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Lamine Yamal Nets First Senior Hat-Trick in Barcelona’s 4-1 Win Over Villarreal

The 18-year-old moved atop Barcelona’s scoring chart with 18 goals.

Overview

  • At 18 years and 230 days, he became the sixth under-19 to score a La Liga hat-trick and the third-youngest to do so.
  • The display coincided with Hansi Flick’s 100th match as Barcelona coach.
  • The treble lifted his season tally to 18, overtaking Ferrán Torres on 16 as the club’s leading scorer.
  • Yamal said he has overcome a recent pubalgia issue and is enjoying his football again.
  • Spanish sports dailies featured him on their front pages, with AS describing his second goal as “a work of art.”