In the “good old days”, the biggest talents were given the task of filling the water bottle for the established stars. A bit put on the edge, but still. Now the best teenagers expect VIP status on and off the match arena. For Lamine Yamal it started early, extra early. As a 19-year-old, he wrote himself into Champions League history on Tuesday.
It took seven minutes for the 19-year-old to score the first Barcelona goal against Aston Villa, a game that ended in a 3-0 victory.
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Yamal’s 1-0 score was his 14th in the Champions League. Erling Haaland reached 10 goals before the age of 20, on Tuesday the Spaniard also passed Kylian Mbappé, who had 13 before he turned 20, reports statistics agency Opta.
We are not sure that it is a sign of health that everything happens at a younger and younger age, but choose to congratulate the 19-year-old.
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