Teenage sensation Lamine Yamal becomes Barcelona's youngest ...

30 Apr 2023

Lamine Yamal Barcelona Real Betis 2022-23

Lamine Yamal became Barcelona's youngest-ever La Liga player in an impressive 10-minute appearance against Real Betis on Saturday.

Came on with 10 minutes remainingAlmost scored shortly after his introductionFirst senior appearance for Blaugrana

WHAT HAPPENED? The 15-year-old made his long-awaited league debut for the Blaugrana, coming on in the 83rd minute of Barca's 4-0 thrashing of Betis. Yamal touched the ball 12 times and had a shot on goal in a lively showing. His introduction came a week after he was named in Xavi's matchday squad for the first time.

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THE BIGGER PICTURE: A dynamic winger, Yamal is the latest of a long line of promising talents to come out of Barcelona's famed La Masia academy. The club accelerated him past the B team level after Xavi called the teenager up to training last September.

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WHAT NEXT? Yamal will hope to see the pitch more regularly as Barcelona close out the league title with their final six games of the campaign.

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