FC Barcelona had a great afternoon against Villarreal this Saturday in La Liga. Winners at home (4-1), Hansi Flick’s men consolidated their lead at the top of the Spanish championship, temporarily taking four more points over Real Madrid. A lead notably due to one player, above all: Lamine Yamal. Author of a major performance, the young Blaugrana winger once again led the Catalan attack. In 73 minutes played, the Spaniard touched 70 balls and was untenable in his right lane.
Opposing left-back Sergi Cardona, Yamal increased his acceleration and dribbling, tormenting the Yellow Submarine defense. Elusive, he embodied Barcelona’s main offensive weapon throughout the match. But beyond its influence in the game, the Barcelona phenomenon has stood out above all for its effectiveness. The prodigy scored his 11th (28th), 12th (37th) and 13th (69th) league goals of the season in just 22 appearances. His second achievement, after a festival on the side against three Villarreal players, even shocked more than one, including his own mother present. A first hat-trick in the Catalan jersey for the man who, at 18 years and 230 days old, continues to stack records.
Yamal capsizes the Camp Nou
Already involved in 101 goals with Barça in all competitions, he also became the second most prolific player under the age of 18 in the history of the Spanish championship with 27 goals, behind Raúl (28). His demonstration obviously did not leave the public indifferent. When the Catalan winger left the field to give way to Roony Bardghji, the 44,000 spectators at the Camp Nou gave him a loud ovation, saluting a performance that had already been remembered.
After the match, the Iberian number 10 was delighted with the performance of his teammates and his performance. “ I’m very happy with the team’s victory, they were a very good opponent, and I’m happy to have scored three goals. My second goal? I waited for them to come towards me to dribble past them and score… People wanted me to score 100 goals at 16 years old. I would like it toohe indicated to Movistar+ before being raised on this subject on the Blaugrana club media. I try to enjoy playing in this club, in this stadium. When I have matches like that, it makes me happy. When I was substituted, I looked at my mother… It’s the club of my life and I’m very happy. » There is no doubt that FC Barcelona supporters will also be happy to have such a player in their team.
