The 17-year-old was at his rampant best in Spain's 5-4 win vs France — but it was his second goal that gave a glimpse of how unusual he is

Cristiano Ronaldo showered Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal with great praise, but he also implored fans to not put too much pressure on the 17-year-old as he continues to develop during his professional career.

Lamine Yamal added to his Ballon d’Or case by scoring twice and outperforming his counterparts as Spain beat France 5-4 in their Nations League semifinal.

The UEFA Nations League comes to a conclusion on Sunday, June 8 when Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal take on Lamine Yamal's Spain in the final.

The Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany is the venue for the game. Spain-Portugal will be broadcast on Fox. Spain-Portugal will be available to stream on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports mobile app. Vix will stream the game in Spanish.

Cristiano Ronaldo got brutally honest on the meteoric rise of Barcelona star Lamine Yamal ahead of Spain vs Portugal.

Three years before Yamal was born, Lionel Messi’s Barcelona rookie card was released and there was no debate about it. By the third edition of Panini’s 2004 Megacracks, there was just one Messi trading card, the #71BIS, where a PSA 10 grade most recently sold for $312,000 via Fanatics Collect (19 in existence, with a gem rate of just 2%).

He’s a football legend. I, like all the players, have huge respect for Cristiano. I will do my job, which is to try to win, and that’s it,' said Yamal

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente says Lamine Yamal deserves to win the Ballon d'Or after the 17-year-old's impressive performance against France.