Barcelona have advanced to the last eight of the Champions League after beating Benfica 3-1 at home in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. In this game, Barcelona’s young Yamal shines, he not only set up Rafinha in the 11th minute to break the deadlock, but also scored himself in the 27th minute to put the team 2-1 ahead. With the outstanding performance in this game, Yamal created a new record since the reform of the Champions League.
According to statistics, Yamal was only 17 years and 241 days old on the day of this match, and he became the youngest player to complete a single game since the 1992/93 season. The birth of this record, undoubtedly for Yamal’s career, to add a strong and heavy color.
Yamal’s goal was not only his first goal in the Champions League knockout round, but also made him the second youngest player to score in the competition’s history. The record for the youngest goal in a Champions League knockout game is also held by a Barcelona player, when Bojan scored against Schalke in 2008 at the age of 17 years and 217 days. Although Yamal failed to break the record, his performance was impressive enough.
After the game, Yamal has 29 goals in 37 appearances for Barcelona this season, which is the highest figure among Under-21 players in the five major leagues. Yamal’s outstanding performance has not only injected new vitality into Barcelona’s attack, but also made him a new favorite in the hearts of fans.
Yamal’s rise offers hope for Barcelona’s future. As a young player, he has excellent skills, a keen sense of smell and a strong desire to win. In future games, we have reason to believe that Yamal will continue to contribute more goals and assists for Barcelona and become an indispensable member of the team. At the same time, we also look forward to Yamal being able to continue to create more records and glory in the Champions League.
