Lamine Yamal vs Bynoe-Gittens, a duel of dribblers

Lamine Yamal is an excellent footballer. At 17 years old, he is managing to put the world at his feet. Winner of the Kopa Trophy and the Golden Boy 2024, which accredit him as the best young player in the world, he only thinks about continuing to grow and becoming a Barça legend, as he himself said. He is still a minor, but he has already managed to place eighth in the Ballon d'Or rankings. His game is coffee for coffee lovers. The importance he has at Barça is enormous and the great ability he has to dribble, added to his speed and quality, make him one of the best wingers in the world.

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens is a 20-year-old left winger born in London. He began his sports training at Reading until, at 14, he signed for the Manchester City academy. He spent two years as a 'sky blue' student, until Borussia Dortmund took advantage of his vacancy to add him to their ranks. He started out playing a few minutes with the first team in 22/23, the following season he gained importance and this season he is managing to become a starter, also thanks to Adeyemi's injury. He is a speedster with great dribbling skills.

Two specialists in the art of dribbling

If there is one thing these two players have in common, apart from their youth, it is that they are both very unbalanced. Their speed is unquestionable, although in this aspect Gittens takes the cake, with UEFA recording a maximum speed of 33.46 km/h compared to the Spanish teenager's 31.71. They are also specialists in dribbling, something that makes them two very uncomfortable players to cover for opposing full-backs.

When comparing the statistics of both attackers in the Champions League, through the specialised portal Footy Stats, it can be seen that they live tempting their opponents. Lamine Yamal, in 4 games played, one less than Bynoe-Gittens, as he did not play against Brest; has attempted 26 dribbles, which generates an average of 7.11 per game. In contrast, the Englishman has tried 23 dribbles, which is 6.79 per match.

Regarding the success of his feints, the Dortmund player is superior to the Barça player. The Londoner has completed 14 of the dribbles he has attempted, which gives him a success rate of 60.87%. For his part, the Rocafonda native manages to make 42.31% of his dribbles go well, having completed 11 of 26. It should also be noted that the Barça player has faced Monaco, Young Boys, Bayern and Red Star, while the Borusser has played against Bruges, Celtic, Real Madrid, Sturm Graz and Dinamo Zagreb.

The statistics make it very plausible: both are very entertaining to watch. In a duel in which Barça and Dortmund will need to give everything to be able to win and get closer to the European leaders, their wingers will delight the spectators with their dribbling ability. Today they will be rivals, but the reality is that the British striker was a player considered by the Barcelona board this summer. Without a doubt, if he had been able to pull on the Barça jersey, the opposing full-back pairings would have nothing but headaches.