{"id":25589,"date":"2026-03-11T11:45:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/laporta-suffers-an-awkward-moment-of-having-to-choose-between-messi-and-lamine-yamal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:45:41","slug":"laporta-suffers-an-awkward-moment-of-having-to-choose-between-messi-and-lamine-yamal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/laporta-suffers-an-awkward-moment-of-having-to-choose-between-messi-and-lamine-yamal\/","title":{"rendered":"Laporta suffers an awkward moment of having to choose between Messi and Lamine Yamal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">T<\/span>There is an often repeated phrase that time brings everything back into place. That applies to movies, politics, and of course sports. Football is no exception and Joan Laporta knows it. Barcelona&#8217;s president must separate the past from the present in order to talk about the team&#8217;s star players and give them the appropriate dimensions for each era.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Lionel Messi thrills the Baltimore crowd for the first time as Inter Miami takes on DC United<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>During an interview with El Partidaso, he was asked who is better, Lamine Yamal or Lionel Messi, and it was put to the test. To answer this, he resorted to a diplomatic tone that every leader needs to prevent possible disputes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>Ramin is a genius at this point. He is a reference along with Pedri and other first-team players.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Joan Laporta<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He knows that Yamal is a player whose career is currently on track and that it is premature to talk about comparing him to the Argentine or putting him on the same level. In fact, measuring each trajectory is incongruous as Messi is nearing retirement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>Messi is the best player of all time&#8230; he is the player who gave us everything and he is the player who gave Bar\u00e7a everything.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Joan Laporta<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Barcelona has a bright future<\/h2>\n<p>In a different order, Laporta said he is enthusiastic about the club&#8217;s new generation of talent: Kvarsi, Pedri, Ramin, Fermin, Rafinha, Bernal and Joao Garcia. He believes that the work being done at La Masia has, and will continue to bring, great results with players trained in Kuhl&#8217;s DNA.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Support current Barcelona<\/h2>\n<p>In particular, he reaffirmed his faith in coach Hansi Flick, who has brought back the appeal of soccer to the team. He said the German player is leading a project that will make Blaugrana fans fall in love with the club, and fans of other clubs who enjoy watching good football.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/barcelona\/2026\/03\/10\/69b08e45e2704e5a2e8b456e.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TThere is an often repeated phrase that time brings everything back into place. That applies to movies, politics, and of course sports. Football is no exception and Joan Laporta knows it. 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