Lamine Yamal to face Cristiano Ronaldo in Nations League final. | lamine yamal vs real madrid

Lamine Yamal helped France beat France 5-4 in a 5-0 win in a studs-up match in which he scored twice to earn himself the Man of the Match award. And this week, he reached the semi-final against the Iberian rivals. Spain's success in winning Euro 2024 in Germany last season was due to the dangerous play of Bingham Yamal and Nico Williams.

 And Williams was named man of the match in the 2-1 victory over England in the Euro 2024 final. The match in the group stage will pit the 2021 Nations League winners against Portugal, who won the tournament in 2019. 

Yamal, who is just 17 years old, will face Portugal's veteran Cristiano Ronaldo, who is 23 years his senior. Ronaldo scored the decisive goal as Portugal beat Germany. 

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said: "We are competing against a great player, the player Cristiano Ronaldo. His name alone is enough and I want to give him immense praise."