Lamine Yamal set a new milestone for FC Barcelona even though he was on the losing side of a 2-1 defeat by AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League on Thursday, Afrosport reports.
The 17-year-old equalised after the Blaugrana had fallen behind to Maghnes Akliouche’s strike which came in the wake of Eric Garcia’s sending off.
The strike by Yamal saw him become the second youngest scorer at 17 years and 68 days) for the Blaugrana in Europe’s premier club competition behind Ansu Fati’s record set at the age of 17 years and 40 years.
2 – Lamine Yamal, who has scored a goal in two consecutive games for the first time with #Barcelona 🔵🔴 (57 apps), has become the second youngest goalscorer in #ChampionsLeague history (17 years and 68 days), second only to Ansu Fati (17 and 40). Star. pic.twitter.com/WzBaiS6Lzw
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He becomes the 13th different teenager to score for Barcelona in the Champions League, with Dutch giants Ajax providing the most in the competition with 14 players.
It marked back-to-back to games the Euro 2024 champion scored in after netting a brace in the 4-1 La Liga away win at Catalan rivals Girona last weekend.
It also took his tally to four goals and as many assists in just six competitive games so far this term.
The result also brought to an end Barca manager Hansi Flick’s winning run having claimed maximum points in their opening five La Liga games.
