Although Barca ended up losing to Royal Antwerp in the Champions League, the match also had some highlights. Lamine Yamal was responsible for a layup that made him the youngest assist maker ever in the tournament.
The 16-year-old Lamine Yamal has set several records this year, becoming a regular part of the first team squad. The Catalan has been given plenty of playing time, especially at the start of the season, but as the situation has escalated and Barca have faced several big opponents, Xavi has overlooked him in the starting line-up.
However, the winger started inside the other day when Barca surprisingly lost to Royal Antwerp. However, Yamal delivered an outstanding performance, during which he also assisted Ferran Torres, who equalized at 1-1 in the first half.
The Catalan’s assist thus set a record in the Champions League, where he became the youngest player ever to register a goal assist. This is written by the sports analysis company Opta, which also notes that Yamal takes the record from another Barca player, namely Bojan Krkic, who in 2007 assisted at the age of 17.
The great talent therefore continues to impress, and the new record only helps to underline the enormous potential that he possesses.
Here is a list of the youngsters record achievements as of now:
- Youngest player to make a Barcelona appearance (15 years, 9 months, and 16 days old)
- Youngest player to start in La Liga (16 years and 38 days old)
- Youngest player to assist a goal in La Liga (16 years and 45 days)
- Youngest player to start in the Champions League (16 years and 83 days)
- Youngest player to score for Barcelona (16 years and 87 days old)
- Youngest La Liga goalscorer (16 years and 98 days old)
- Youngest player to start for Spain (16 years and 57 days old)
- Youngest goalscorer in Spain history (16 years and 57 days)
- Youngest scorer in a European Championship qualifier (16 years 57 days)
- Youngest player to assist a goal in Champions League (16 years and 153 days old)
Quite the resume already for the only 16 year old Barca-talent.
