Pure magic! Lamine Yamal reaches 18 assists this season

Lamine Yamal has started the decisive phase of the 2024-25 season with FC Barcelona in spectacular form. After scoring the first goal in the rout against Girona (4-1), the '19' was once again a key player in the first half against Atlético de Madrid, once again driving Reinildo crazy in a one-on-one. Around the 27th minute, the player from Mataró rubbed the lamp with a through ball to Ferran Torres that resulted in a 0-1 lead for the culés.

The youth player caught the diagonal of the 'Shark', threading a perfect pass between three opponents for the '7' to finish first, anticipating goalkeeper Musso. Three minutes later, Lamine earned a yellow card for Reinildo due to a late tackle from the Brazilian. Before halftime, it was Julián Álvarez who was cautioned for trying to stop a counterattack from the player from Rocafonda. Wednesday's match marked the eighteenth assist of the season for the 17-year-old player, equaling Raphinha.

Lamine Yamal, the 'king' of assists in Spain

Thus, Lamine establishes himself as the 'king' of assists in Spanish football. The winger is the leader of LaLiga with 11 assists, followed by Rafa and Iñaki Williams (both with 8); while in the Cup, he already has 4 assists in the same number of matches. The '19' provided two of the goals in the 'five' against Betis (5-1) and also had an assist in the first leg of the 'semis' against Atleti.

His other three assists of the season came in the Champions League against Bayern Munich (4-1), Borussia Dortmund (2-3), and Benfica (3-1). Whenever Yamal provided at least one assist this season, Barça managed to secure at least a draw in the three main competitions in play. Undoubtedly, the azulgrana team can aspire to win everything in 2025 with Lamine in such great form.