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‘We had to put three on him’ - Simone Inzaghi admits Barcelona star Lamine Yamal caused ‘huge problems’ for Inter

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Inter boss Simone Inzaghi had huge praise for Lamine Yamal after Wednesday’s Champions League classic with Barcelona.

The teenager put in a performance that will live long in the memory, scoring a brilliant goal and going close on several more occasions.

Inzaghi admitted after the game that Yamal is a very special talent indeed.

“I’ve never seen a player like Lamine Yamal in the last 8-9 years. We had to put three on him and, obviously, spaces opened up elsewhere,” he told Prime Video.

“He caused us huge problems, as we had to double up the marking every time, it wasn’t enough, so by tripling up we’d leave gaps elsewhere and were forced to sit deeper.