Yamal vs Messi: All You Need to Know About Finalissima 2025

After a summer filled with international competitions, two dominant players came out on top. Spain defeated England 2-1 in the championship match to win the UEFA Euro 2024 competition. Lamine Yamal, who turned 17 the day before the championship game, was the competition's breakout star with one goal and four assists in seven games. She won the Best Young Player of the Tournament accolade.

One of the rising stars of the sport is the FC Barcelona academy product, Lamine Yamal. Following Spain's victory, Yamal is expected to serve as another Barcelona product, solidifying his status as the greatest of all time. 

After Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0 during extra time in the Euro final, Lionel Messi and his team won the Copa America, their third consecutive major tournament trophy. La Albiceleste captured the World Cup in 2022, the Copa America in 2021, and the World Cup again in 2024.

When the two nations play, Messi—who recently made news for participating in a picture session with Yamal when the youngster was only several months old—may be handing the baton.

Details about the Finalissima 2025 as Spain faces Argentina. 

The Finalissima's inaugural version, earlier known as the European/South American Nations Cup, took place in 1985. It had to be discontinued in 1993, until it got renamed in 2022, and the match witnessed Messi and Argentina defeat Italy 3-0.

Argentina has defeated Denmark and Italy in both of all three Finalissimas that have been staged. Uruguay lost to France 2-0 in the inaugural competition.  It is anticipated that 2025 will see the next Finalissima. The 2022 game took place on June 1 following the conclusion of the regular season, while a precise date has not yet been announced, it is expected that it would be held in the first week of June.

Messi and Yamal will get the opportunity to play each other in an official match in the 2025 Finalissima. It would be expected that both players would need to be available for the game and in good health. If Messi chose to step away from international football prior to then, that would be the only alternative scenario in which they wouldn't cross paths.