Barcelona star Lamine Yamal, 16, went to the bathroom during the match and didn’t come back!
On the second day of Group H of the Champions League, Barcelona won 1-0 away from Porto, finishing 2 out of 2 and rising to 6 points. In the tense match, while Barcelona laughed with Ferran Torres’ goal, Lamine Yamal made history.
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THE YOUNGEST STARTER IN THE TOP 11
Lamine Yamal, whose contract with Barcelona was extended at the beginning of the week until 2026 and whose release clause was set at 1 billion euros, made history in the Champions League after LaLiga.
Yamal, who came on as a substitute against Real Betis in May of last season, made history by being the youngest player in La Liga history at 15 years and 290 days old.
Lamine Yamal, 16, became the youngest player in Champions League history to start in the top 11 after being named by Xavi in the Porto game.
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HE WENT TO THE BATHROOM, BUT HE DIDN’T COME BACK! BARÇA PLAYED WITH 10 PEOPLE
Lamine Yamal left the field to go to the bathroom in the 71st minute of the Porto-Barcelona match.
In the 80th minute Marcos Alonso entered the game in place of Yamal. At that time, Barcelona played with 10 men on the field for about 10 minutes.
Barcelona coach Xavi, in his statement after the match, said: “Yamal was sick. He was suffering from an illness. He’s been telling me this for a while. When he finished the game, he wanted to go to the bathroom, so I asked him to come back immediately. “He left and didn’t come back,” he said.
The young footballer, who attracts attention for his speed and technique with the ball, contributed 2 assists in 10 games this season.