Lamine Yamal: the king of assists in LaLiga extends his lead

FC Barcelona maintained its lead in LaLiga EA Sports thanks to a hard-fought victory against Unión Deportiva Las Palmas (0-2). In Gran Canaria, Hansi Flick's team once again had an inspired Lamine Yamal, despite the physical toughness with which Diego Martínez's side approached the match from start to finish. The '19' opened the way to the fifth consecutive victory for the culés with his eleventh assist of the tournament.

In the 62nd minute, Dani Olmo recovered a ball in midfield and passed it to the player from Mataró. Despite suffering a clear push from an opponent, Lamine recovered and returned the pass to the egarense, who managed to cut inside the area onto his left foot to unleash an unstoppable shot that, after hitting the crossbar, found the back of the net defended by Cillessen. The young player had already been close to assisting Raphinha, but the Brazilian was not precise in his finishing.

Lamine Yamal, second highest assister in LaLiga in the last two years

Saturday's assist was the 15th of the season for Yamal in 33 matches across all competitions, and in LaLiga, he has now provided 17 assists since his debut in the tournament on April 29, 2023. Since then, only Álex Baena (21 with Villarreal) has provided more assists than the Barça academy player. Behind them are Antoine Griezmann and Iñaki Williams, with 16. The '19' culé also has 10 goals in 60 matches in the Spanish Primera División.

As for the 24/25 season, Iñaki Williams remains as Lamine's closest competitor in the assist leaderboard, with the same number as Raphinha (7). The Brazilian also added an assist in Gran Canaria, providing the pass that Ferran Torres converted into the definitive 0-2 in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Four other players (Álex Berenguer, Álex Baena, Sergi Cardona, and Jude Bellingham) remain with 6 assists so far in LaLiga.