Leo Messi, regarded by many as the greatest footballer of all time, has set a number of records during his illustrious career, and most were achieved during his time at Barcelona. As Lamine Yamal has started to make his mark at Barcelona,

Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal has reached 100 professional appearances. Let's take a look at how his stats compare to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo when they hit the milestone.

After Monday's game against Rayo Vallecano, FC Barcelona star Lamine Yamal reached an incredible milestone, surpassing stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Kylian Mbappe in doing so at an earlier age.

Lamine Yamal has now made 100 senior appearances for Barcelona and Spain, but how does his record compare to Lionel Messi after the same number of matches? While plenty of wonderkids have been dubbed as the ‘next Messi’ in previous years gone by,