Lamine Yamal is already Barcelona's assist leader in 25/26

Published New:19/10/2025 - 00:02h

Updated New:19/10/2025 - 00:03h

Lamine Yamal had a standout return with Barça against Girona (2-1). The '10' played 63 minutes and already has 5 assists in the 25/26 season despite missing 5 of 11 games for the Azulgrana team

FC Barcelona enjoyed the return of Lamine Yamal in the victory against Girona (2-1). The 18-year-old winger returned as a starter and completed a remarkable first half, including an assist to Pedri González for the goal that allowed the 'culés' to open the scoring in the 13th minute.

The '10' received a ball from Jules Koundé to enter the area on the right side and passed to Pedri, who found the necessary space to send a pass into the net and make it a partial 1-0. Lamine had started the match on fire, creating many problems for Álex Moreno and Daley Blind.

His assist in the 13th minute was Yamal's fifth in 6 matches, putting him in sole lead for team assists. Marcus Rashford should also have 5 goal assists, but LaLiga did not register his pass to Dani Olmo in the rout against Getafe (3-0) as such. In LaLiga, only Luis Milla equals the Catalan winger's 5 assists.

Hansi Flick Gave Lamine Yamal 63 Minutes of Playing Time Against Girona

Lamine Yamal attempting a volley in the Barça-Girona (2-1) match

On Saturday, Lamine completed a positive return to Montjuïc. Discomfort in the pubis prevented him from being available against Sevilla and traveling with Spain during the October break, but the player from Mataró looked very good against Girona. Especially in the first half.

The 18-year-old forward played 63 minutes in which he completed 4 dribbles and 26 passes (81%). In addition, he attempted 6 shots, but only 1 of them was on target. He also created 2 clear chances and another pair of defensive actions.

In the post-match press conference, Hansi Flick assessed the performance of the '10' upon his return to the starting eleven. "I think he's fine, but we'll see tomorrow. He hasn't told me anything after the match, and that's good. He was only going to play 60 minutes, we had no other option," the Barça coach pointed out.

Lamine Yamal has missed 5 of Barça's 11 matches in the 25/26 season due to pubalgia. The coaching staff's objective is to ensure that the forward arrives in top physical condition for the Clásico on October 26 against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu. Therefore, it is likely that he will not play more than 65-70 minutes on Tuesday against Olympiacos either.