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LAMINE REACHES 10 ASSISTS IN THE TOURNAMENT

Lamine Yamal opened the floodgates against Valencia with his 10th assist in LaLiga

Published:27/01/2025 - 01:12h

Updated:27/01/2025 - 01:16h

Lamine Yamal recorded his tenth assist of the season in LaLiga against Valencia (7-1). The player from Mataró provided the first goal of the Blaugrana rout, scored by Frenkie de Jong

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FC Barcelona crushed Valencia (7-1) on Sunday in another fruitful day for Lamine Yamal with the Blaugrana team. The winger, although he did not score any goals, added another assist this season, his tenth in LaLiga. With this, the '19' solidifies his lead in the tournament's assist chart, with four more than Iñaki Williams, Jude Bellingham, and his teammate Raphinha, the latter scoring the third goal for the Catalans against the 'Ché' team.

For Barça, the return to Montjuïc was positive from start to finish thanks to the brilliance of the player from Mataró. In the 2nd minute, the youth player surged down the right and alerted Frenkie de Jong's arrival in the area. The Dutchman appeared behind Yarek, surprising a defense that was just trying to settle. Lamine delivered a low pass directly to the left foot of the midfielder, who controlled it first to set himself up to the right and unleash a shot that was impossible for Mamardashvili.

Lamine Yamal continues to improve his records with Barça in the 24-25 season

After the goal from '21', the match turned into a Blaugrana monologue from start to finish. In addition to Frenkie and Raphinha, the rout was completed by Fermín López (double), Ferran Torres, Robert Lewandowski, and César Tárrega (own goal). Fermín assisted 'Lewy' and Rafa's goals, while Balde and Cubarsí did the same for the goals of 'Tiburón' and the one from El Campillo, respectively.

In total, Yamal completed 28 of 34 passes (82%) in the 71 minutes he was on the field, where he also had 5 successful dribbles out of 7 attempts, along with 8 of 13 individual duels won and a couple of recoveries. Additionally, he shot once on goal, with a couple of shots blocked by opponents. Pau Víctor came on for him 19 minutes before the end, with the match already completely settled (6-1).

For Lamine, there are 13 assists in 27 matches across all competitions this season (10 in La Liga, 2 in Champions, and 1 in the Copa del Rey). In La Liga, he is followed by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), and Raphinha (with 6), while Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo Goes (Real Madrid), Bryan Zaragoza (Osasuna), Óscar Mingueza (Celta de Vigo), and Álex Baena (Villarreal) remain with 5 assists.