The 'show' of Lamine Yamal: 12 goals and 17 assists

Lamine Yamal experienced one of his best nights with FC Barcelona on Tuesday against Benfica (3-1). The player from Mataró shone in a magical first half, crowned with a spectacular assist to Raphinha in the 11th minute and a stunning goal from outside the area in the 27th. Both Samuel Dahl and Florentino and Tomás Araújo surely had nightmares with the '19' returning to Lisbon, after the young player wreaked havoc down the right flank throughout the match.

The young player tested Trubin's reflexes with a long-range shot in the 9th minute, just before assisting Rafa, after a dribble to leave Florentino behind. The Barça winger seemed to want to finish at the far post of the opposing goalkeeper, but he delivered a perfect pass that the Brazilian converted into the 1-0, finishing first time into an empty net. The visitors quickly equalized, but Lamine continued to create danger down the flank, with his usual speed and unpredictable resolution when entering the opponent's area.

Lamine paved the way for the Blaugrana qualification with a memorable goal

Thus came the 2-1 in the 27th minute. The player from Rocafonda received from Raphinha, left Tomás Araújo behind, and cut to his right. With time and space, from the edge of the area, Yamal unleashed a curling shot, seemingly without much power, but with the perfect placement to nail it into the left corner of Trubin's goal. A stunning goal to remember with a weapon that is already becoming habitual for the 17-year-old player, since that blast against France in the 'semis' of the Euro.

In the 82 minutes he was on the field (Fermín López came on for him 8 minutes before the end), he completed 25 of 37 passes (68%) and generated two goal opportunities, in addition to shooting 5 times (2 on target). In individual duels, he won 7 of 16 and completed 5 dribbles out of 12 attempts, as well as recovering another 5 balls. Alongside Raphinha, he was the engine of the Blaugrana attack on an intense night that the team resolved with character and good play.

Lamine's performance is a scandal: 25 goals generated in 2024/25

In this way, the young player totals 12 goals and 17 assists in all competitions this season, with 3 goals and 3 assists in 9 appearances in the Champions League, where he has always played at least 70 minutes in each match. Lamine, in fact, surpassed 3,000 minutes of action in the 24/25 season in a total of 37 appearances with Hansi Flick's team. In total, he has been involved in 25 goals, only surpassed by Rafa (25/17A) and Lewandowski (34G/3A).