Lamine Yamal Breaks 3 Records After Champions League Masterclass in Barcelona vs Inter Milan
- Lamine Yamal received rave reviews following a memorable display in Barcelona's 3-3 Champions League draw with Inter Milan
- The Spain international was instrumental in Barcelona's comeback in both the first and the second halves
- The 17-year-old broke three records after scoring once, but his team have work to do in the second leg of the semi-final next week
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Lamine Yamal stole the show in Barcelona's Champions League semi-final clash against Inter Milan on Wednesday, April 30. He scored one goal in the 3-3 draw and broke some records in the process.
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What records did Lamine Yamal break?
Yamal has been breaking records since he made his debut for Barcelona in April 2023. Against Inter Milan, Yamal was unstoppable.
The Serie A giants went 2-0 up, but Yamal inspired a quick comeback to help level matters. He scored his team's first goal and was instrumental throughout the game. They salvaged a 3-3 draw.
The bad news is that Barcelona failed to win at home in the first leg of the semi-final, meaning they will need to avoid defeat in the second leg next week.
Interestingly, the game was Yamal's 100th senior appearance for Barcelona. He has now registered 22 goals and 33 assists, per BBC Sport.
He is the youngest player to play 100 times for Barcelona. Players he surpassed include Gavi (19 years and 29 days), Bojan Krkic (19 years, 2 months, 24 days), Pedri (20 years, 2 months, 4 days), and Ansu Fati (20 years, 5 months, 15 days).
According to Opta, Yamal became the second teenager to score in the round of 16, quarter-final, and semi-final in a single Champions League season since Kylian Mbappe in the 2016/17 campaign.
The Spaniard is also the youngest-ever (17 years 291 days) scorer in the Champions League semi-final, a record previously held by Mbappe (18 years and 140 days).
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Best reactions to Lamine Yamal's performance
"As a pure football talent I’m going as far as to say I think Lamine Yamal is on another level to any player playing the game in the top 5 leagues in world football. 17yrs old - Truly unbelievable."
"Lamine Yamal is the best footballer in the world man, I’m sorry my eyes are simply not lying to me, I don’t care about your stats."
This is what separates Lamine Yamal from the rest. Barcelona go 2-0 down and he says “give me the ball and let me take over.” Elite mentality for a 17 year old. 👏
"I'm too young to remember much of Messi even in his early-to-mid twenties. I feel like watching Lamine Yamal right now is making up for missing that time."
Erling Haaland praises Lamine Yamal
Earlier, TUKO.co.ke reported that Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland commented on Lamine Yamal's performance.
The Norwegian striker was impressed with the teenager's performance against the Italian side.
Yamal has been instrumental all season for Barcelona, and their success in the league and Europe will depend on him.
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