Spain’s attacking sensation of Moroccan descent, Lamine Yamal, wrote his name in the history books of the Uefa Champions League on Tuesday night during Barcelona’s encounter against Benfica.
The talented teenager started for the La Liga giants in their second leg meeting with the team from Portugal in their Round 16 tie of the European competition.
On the matchday, Lamine Yamal set up Raphina to score the first goal of the match before producing another magical moment 15 minutes later to get his name on the scoresheet.
His goal and assist contribution in the Uefa Champions League victory has seen him becoming the youngest player to both score and assist in the same Champions League game [17 years and 241 days].
He breaks the record set by Swiss forward Breel Embolo, who achieved the feat in 2014 in Basel’s game against Ludogorets [17 years, 263 days].
Tonight’s showdown saw Barcelona winning 3-1 and 4-1 on aggregate to advance to the quarter-final stage of the Uefa Champions League.
