“Take a moment to picture a Lamine Yamal goal. The image you have conjured likely looks as follows. Yamal collects the ball on the right wing, cuts inside onto his left foot, and finds the top or bottom-left corner with a rasping shot. Most defenders know what is coming, but what looks like a simple move has often proven unstoppable. The teenager became the youngest player in Barcelona history to score 50 senior club goals with his double against Rayo Vallecano on August 31. Yamal reached the landmark aged 19 years and 49 days, one of many records that have tumbled since he became the youngest to score in La Liga back in October 2023. …”
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