Yamal has run amok in back-to-back five-goal blowouts for Barcelona. He led its humiliation of Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final last weekend and helped demolish Real Betis 5-1 in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.

FC Barcelona's Gavi rated his teammate Lamine Yamal as the best player in the world behind only Lionel Messi, after both men scored against Real Betis in the Copa del Rey

When Lamine Yamal glided past two Real Madrid defenders before coolly tucking the ball just inside the post, it was hard not to get a shiver that Lionel Messi was back in a FC Barcelona shirt. He still wears dental braces,