Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane when asked about players he likes to watch play these days in football, named Lamine Yamal, Vitinha, and Joao Neves. However, he is much more captivated by FC
Barcelona's prodigy, Lamine Yamal. Post 2021, Zinédine Zidane has not been on the pitch, but he is still very interested in sport. And there is one player from FC Barcelona Lamine Yamal, who has impressed him the most.
While speaking at the event organized by La Gazzetta dello Sport, the 53-year old former midfielder said, "Beyond his position on the pitch, a player who gives me chills whenever he touches the ball is Lamine Yamal. Against Inter Milan last season in the Champions League at San Siro, he did everything. On his own.” Yamal is currently falling under the best players in the football world, and was in the list of 2025 Ballon d'Or award. The 18-year old player has made 11 appearances for Blaugrana with 27 goals and 38 assists.
"Vitinha or Joao Neves. They never lose the ball," Zinadine Zidane on two PSG players
During the conversation, Zindane, while mentioning Yamal, also talked about two PSG players who played a crucial role in the French outfit's success in 2024/25 UEFA Champions League campaign. "Then I think of Vitinha or Joao Neves. They never lose the ball." Vitinha joined PSG in 2022 and played 163 games for the team, scoring 20 goals and setting up 18 more.
Joao Neves, who played in the midfield with him, moved to Paris in 2024 and played 63 games for Luis Enrique's squad, scoring and assisting 10 times each. Meanwhile, Yamal's availability for Girona on Saturday and the upcoming Champion's League match with Olympiacos is quite uncertain. The 18-year-old has had trouble with his groin at the start of the 2025–26 season.
