Neymar publicly backed Barcelona's Lamine Yamal to win the upcoming Ballon d'Or and shared his praise on social media. Posting an image on his account, the Santos forward said: "Lamine Yamal is the best in the world."
Social media post
Neymar posted an image on his social media. He shared a statistical comparison graphic produced by Score90 and Sofascore.
What the graphic compared
The graphic compared Neymar's 2017-18 season with Paris Saint-Germain and Yamal's stats from the start of the current campaign with Barcelona.
Numbers in the image
The graphic showed Neymar recording 25 goals and 16 assists in 27 matches in 2017-18 with Paris Saint-Germain. It showed Yamal registering eight goals and nine assists in his opening 10 matches for Barcelona.


