Is Yamal the best player in the world right now?

Is Yamal the best player in the world debate; Champions League reaction plus ask our experts

Speaking to US broadcaster CBS Sports after Wednesday’s game, former Arsenal and Barcelona forward Thierry Henry said: “It is great to see a new guy on the block who looks like he might be dominating football, and I wish that for him, but let’s not put him under pressure.

“One thing that amazes me in football is you always think that there is nobody better than Ronaldo than Ronaldo and Messi, Gullit, Maradona, a lot of people, and then Lamine Yamal arrives.

“It is crazy to think that guy is 17 years old, it is just crazy, it is not normal.”