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Lamine Yamal started the 2024-25 season encouragingly in Barcelona’s LaLiga comeback 2-1 victory over Valencia.
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Hugo Duro opened the scoring for Los Che in the 44th minute but Robert Lewandowski levelled just before half-time before notching a penalty minutes after the interlude.
Yamal, 17, set up the Poland striker's leveller after squaring Alejandro Balde's deep cross to the back post for the club’s leading marksman, taking him to 10 goal contributions for the Blaugrana.
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How Yamal fares alongside other teenagers
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Yamal’s 10 involvements (five goals, five assists) in 38 LaLiga appearances is behind only Bojan Krkic's 13 (10 goals, three assists) and Ansu Fati's 12 (11 goals, one assist) among teenagers before turning 18 in the Spanish top flight in the 21st century.
10 - Lamine Yamal has been involved in 10 goals in 38 games in @LaLigaEN (five goals and five assists); only Bojan Krkić (13, 10 and three) and Ansu Fati (12, 11 and one) were involved in more goals before the age of 18 in the competition in the entire 21st century.
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) August 17, 2024
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What comes next?
The Euro 2024 winner with Spain ix expected to feature in Barcelona’s first home match of the 24-25 season against Athletic Club on August 24.
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