But who can stop Lamine Yamal? Phenomenal during the Euro 2024 won with Spain, the FC Barcelona winger, who celebrated his 17th birthday during the tournament in Germany, took advantage of the first day of the 2024-2025 Champions League to score his very first goal in the competition! The great revelation of the Blaugranas last season had not found the net in 10 matches (until the elimination in the quarter-finals against PSG).
On Thursday evening on the AS Monaco pitch, the new football phenomenon equalised for FCB with a personal feat, while the Catalan team had been reduced to 10 against 11 due to the exclusion of Eric Garcia (11th) before conceding the opening goal by Maghnes Akliouche (16th). On an opening by Marc Casado, Lamine Yamal intelligently resisted Vanderson and beat Mohammed Salisu to score with a powerful left-footed shot that eluded Philipp Köhn (28th).
Lamine Yamal behind Ansu Fati
At 17 years and 68 days, Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana (he goes by both first names) becomes the second youngest goalscorer in the history of the Champions League, behind another star from La Masia Barcelona, Ansu Fati, who scored in the Champions League in 2019 at the age of 17 years and 40 days.
Lamine Yamal is also the first player in the history of the most beautiful continental competition to play eleven matches before his majority, now ahead of Youri Tielemans, Jude Bellingham and Warren Zaire-Emery. The PSG midfielder celebrated his 18th birthday last March.
