Lamine Yamal: Barcelona star finding new ways to amaze
After Lamine Yamal ignited the European Championship last summer, he was still looking for new ways to surprise those who watched him in action.
The 17-year-old wrote his name into a Champions League history book on Tuesday night, becoming the youngest player ever to score and assist in the game Help Barcelona defeat Benfica Arrived at the quarterfinals.
This season, he contributed to 28 goals and contributed 60 goals to the club and the country.
Just to emphasize – he is only 17 years old.
The teenager’s performance was confidently covering up his years, taking the quality of his assists and goals for Benfica.
After a crazy run towards the visitors’ box, he waved a brilliant ball in the defense and found Rafenha at a distance.
Then it was his turn to enter the scoring table, which he did in a spectacular way. Thanks to the space at the edge of the box, Yamal effortlessly defeated the outstanding strike that goalkeeper touched the distance.
“His goal is spectacular,” said teammate Rafenha.
“It shows what Lamin is – he is a spectacular player with a high quality.”
Barcelona beat Benfica 3-1 at night, defeating the last eight games in total 4-1, and they will face Dortmund or Lille.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick said: “Lamine hasn’t scored for a long time, six games and over a month, so he’s happy because it’s a very important goal for us and it’s an outstanding effort.”
“We are all happy for him because he is a great kid and a great player.”
