Gerard Pique has boldly stated that teenage wonderkid Lamine Yamal would not get into Barcelona’s dream team alongside Lionel Messi and Co.

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• Blaugrana dominated under Guardiola
• Teenage star shining in the present
• Informed he wouldn't make star-studded XI

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Between 2008 and 2012, with Pep Guardiola calling the shots, the Blaugrana dominated Spanish and European football. They collected three La Liga titles during that period, along with two Champions League crowns and a couple of FIFA Club World Cups.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Argentine icon Messi was the undoubted star of the show, as he helped himself to more Ballons d’Or, but one all-time great was ably assisted by others in the form of Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Thierry Henry.

• WHAT GERARD PIQUE SAID

  There were few chinks in the armour of that star-studded squad and, with that in mind, ex-Barca defender Pique has told when asked if a leading light from the class of 2024-25 would make Guardiola’s starting XI: “My feeling is that Lamine Yamal would not be playing in our generation.”

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  That is some shout, as Yamal has been breaking all kinds of records since making his senior debut for Barcelona at the age of 15. He is a now a European Championship winner with Spain and the proud holder of Kopa Trophy and Golden Boy awards.

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