Lamine vs Mbappé: the new battle of the '10's in LaLiga

The 2025/26 season will be full of several curiosities for lovers of good football, starting because both the '10' of FC Barcelona and that of Real Madrid passed to new hands after the departures of Ansu Fati and Luka Modric, who were owners of the numbers in their respective teams.

In this sense, Lamine Yamal became the new '10' of the Azulgrana team last Wednesday (July 16), while Kylian Mbappé took over the same number at Real Madrid this July 23, thus starting a 'battle' that will be framed in two stars of LaLiga's bitter rivals.

Last season, the new '10' of Barça wore the number '19', while the French striker wore the number '9'. Now, both have gone on to not only be the visible face of the two most important clubs in the world, but also to carry numbers on their backs with great historical weight.

Azulgrana dominance: Barça dominated in the 'Clásicos' of the 2024/25 season with Lamine Yamal

The 2024/25 season left an indelible mark on the recent history of the 'Clásicos'. Barça showed an unsustainable superiority, which allowed them to prevail in the four direct duels against Real Madrid, divided into three different competitions.

In LaLiga, the Blaugrana team made a statement with a 4-0 thrashing in October 2024 at the Santiago Bernabéu, where Lamine Yamal left his mark with a goal and an assist.

A few months later, in January 2025, Barcelona once again defeated Real Madrid, this time in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, with a resounding 2-5, in which Yamal and Mbappé scored.

The finishing touch came in April, in the final of the Copa del Rey, where Barça were crowned champions with 3-2 in extra time. Lamine was again decisive with an assist, while 'Kiki' converted for the 'merengues'.

The last 'Clásico' of last season, played in May, confirmed the Culé dominance accompanied by the prominence of 'LM' with a goal and Mbappé for Madrid with a hat-trick. The Azulgrana team won 4-3 at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium, sealing a perfect campaign against their eternal rival.

Yamal and Mbappé, unstoppable: their statistics ignite the world debate

Now, the next campaign foresees vibrant duels, not only in the Clásico, but also on an individual level, considering that Mbappé in the past campaign scored 44 goals and distributed 5 assists in 59 games, while Lamine Yamal scored 18 goals and assisted in 25 opportunities in 55 matches.

The most shocking thing is that Yamal has just turned 18 years old, and he already had a direct participation in 43 annotations of the Catalan team, beginning to revive a debate of comparisons between the players that are reminiscent of Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Lamine Yamal dominates the market value ranking, ahead of Mbappé

Another point to take into account in this new football battle are the market values, considering that Lamine Yamal leads the list made by Transfermarkt. The '10' of Barça is valued at 200 million euros.

For his part, Mbappé is in the fourth position of the top 10 with a value of 180 'kilos', 20 less than the right winger of Barcelona and behind other players such as Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland.

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This aspect is important to highlight, since both players will want to win everything next season, in addition to maintaining a high competitive level, which, if one or both of them cannot achieve it, could lower their price.

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