Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal shines in Barca’s win over Villareal.
Teen Lamine Yamal produced an outstanding performance in a seven goal thriller match where Barca edged a 4-3 win over Villareal. This was the first start for the sixteen year old in Laliga. Lamine although didn’t finish the match he got himself some credit in the match as he was voted as the man of the match at the end of the game without forgetting he received a standing ovation from Villareal fans upon his substitution.
Lamine’s first start in Barcelona shirt in La Liga meant that he broke the record as the youngest player ever to make a start in La Liga matches. Lamine gave an assist for the first goal which set a record the youngest player to record and assist breaking Ansu Fati’s record in La Liga. The teenage performance also led to the creation of the winning goal by Lewandoski. The player is tipped as the next star from La Masia to fit in Lionel Messi’s boots after the foretold future of Ansu Fati went from grace to grass.
Here is the stats for the 16 year old against Villareal
- One assist provided
- Fourth goal creation
- 90% pass completion
- 60 touches in 77 minutes
- 100% dribbles completed.
