LAMINE YAMAL
The goal that made history: Lamine Yamal shines at FC Barcelona
Published:7/02/2025 - 01:10h
Updated:10/02/2025 - 04:20h
Lamine Yamal scored in Barça's five-goal victory over Valencia with a goal that allows him to surpass the 10-goal mark for the first time in his career.
The FC Barcelona once again delivered a stunning performance against Valencia, this time in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. In their visit to Mestalla, the azulgrana team overwhelmingly dominated the che side and secured their place in the tournament's semifinals, in a victory where, as usual, Lamine Yamal left his mark.
Despite all the attention being on Ferran Torres after his spectacular 'hat-trick', the star from Mataró continued to do his work from the shadows, and in the end, he got his reward. The forward was one of the main threats of the azulgrana offense, whose attacks almost always culminated on the side of the disruptive '19', a major 'headache' for the che defense.
Thus, the only goal from the winger in the match would come. In the 58th minute, with a decisive 0-4 on the scoreboard and the match already decided, the player from Rocafonda nailed the final coffin with a shot that, after being deflected by Diakhaby, found its way into the net of Dimitrievski, who saw his goal breached for the fifth time that night.
A record goal for Lamine Yamal
With this goal against Valencia, Lamine surpasses the 10-goal mark in a single season for the first time in his short career. The academy player has scored 11 goals this season, distributed across LaLiga (5), Champions League (2), Copa del Rey (2), and Supercopa de España (2), far exceeding the 7 goals scored in his first year with the first team (2023/24) under Xavi Hernández.
| COMPETITION | MATCH | GOALS |
|---|---|---|
| LaLiga | FC Barcelona-Athletic Club: 2-1 | 1 |
| LaLiga | Girona-FC Barcelona: 1-4 | 2 |
| Champions League | AS Mónaco-FC Barcelona: 2-1 | 1 |
| LaLiga | Osasuna-FC Barcelona: 4-2 | 1 |
| LaLiga | Real Madrid-FC Barcelona: 0-4 | 1 |
| Supercopa de España | Athletic Club-FC Barcelona: 0-2 | 1 |
| Supercopa de España | Real Madrid-FC Barcelona: 2-5 | 1 |
| Copa del Rey | FC Barcelona-Betis: 5-1 | 1 |
| Champions League | FC Barcelona-Atalanta: 2-2 | 1 |
| Copa del Rey | Valencia-FC Barcelona: 0-5 | 1 |
Additionally, with this goal from Yamal, Barça now has 109 goals in the 35 matches they have played this season. An impressive statistic considering that in the 53 matches of the previous season, the culés 'barely' scored one goal less.
Hansi Flick thus becomes the sixth coach to achieve this remarkable milestone, alongside Pep Guardiola in 2011/12; Helenio Herrera in 1958/59; Ferdinand Daučík in 1951/52; Juan José Nogués in 1942/43; and Romà Forns in 1927/28, further enlarging his legend in the City of Barcelona despite having only been in charge for almost 8 months.
