Lamine Yamal Champions League Record: Youngest Ever to Reach 25 Goal Contributions
Lamine Yamal added another line to his Champions League record on Tuesday night, and he did it without scoring. The Barcelona winger set up two goals in three minutes against Galatasaray in Istanbul, becoming the youngest player in Champions League history to reach 25 goal contributions.
Yamal was 19 years and 92 days old. The previous holder of the milestone was Kylian Mbappé, who got there at 20 years and 306 days.
That puts Yamal more than a year and a half ahead of the Frenchman, and a long way clear of the rest of the list. How Yamal reached 25 Champions League goal contributions Galatasaray made the start Barcelona feared.
Aleksey Batrakov put the hosts ahead, and a noisy crowd at RAMS Park made sure every Barcelona touch was met with whistles. João Cancelo levelled things up for the visitors, and then Yamal took over the game.
His passes set up Fermín López in the 50th minute and Anthony Gordon in the 53rd. Karim Adeyemi added a fourth late on.
The two assists took Yamal from 23 contributions to 25, and his tally in the competition now stands at 12 goals and 13 assists. One of the two assists drew particular attention.
Reports described it as an "almost rabona" delivery, and Yamal explained the thinking behind it afterwards. Barça Blaugranes scored him a nine out of ten and named him the match's MVP, writing that the two assists alone made the case.
He also collected the player of the match award. He has now provided four assists in two Champions League appearances this season, and Barcelona sit top of the league phase table with two wins from two.
The youngest players to reach 25 Champions League goal contributions The gap Yamal has opened is the most striking part of the record. According to Tribuna, the list reads: Rank Player Age at 25 contributions 1 Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) 19 years, 92 days 2 Kylian Mbappé (Monaco, PSG) 20 years, 306 days 3 Erling Haaland (Salzburg, Dortmund) 21 years, 139 days Jude Bellingham and Lionel Messi complete the top five, according to News Directory 3.