It promised to be the duel of this match: Konrad Laimer at left-back and Lamine Yamal on the right wing went head-to-head in the round of 32 clash between Austria and Spain.
Did this world-class matchup produce a winner?
Well, if you only look at the number of nutmegs handed out, that victory clearly goes to Yamal.
In the first half alone, the 18-year-old nutmegged Laimer no fewer than three times. At times, the Bayern star looked quite old against his opponent ten years his junior, in the truest sense of the word.
But the full truth is this: in Spain’s 3–0 win over Austria, Yamal won only 38 percent of his duels. Laimer, meanwhile, came out on top in 57 percent of them. Still, that probably won’t do much to console him over the defeat...
Did this world-class matchup produce a winner?
Well, if you only look at the number of nutmegs handed out, that victory clearly goes to Yamal.
In the first half alone, the 18-year-old nutmegged Laimer no fewer than three times. At times, the Bayern star looked quite old against his opponent ten years his junior, in the truest sense of the word.
But the full truth is this: in Spain’s 3–0 win over Austria, Yamal won only 38 percent of his duels. Laimer, meanwhile, came out on top in 57 percent of them. Still, that probably won’t do much to console him over the defeat...
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