Barcelona gem will no longer be able to break historic UCL record held by teammate

The rise of Lamine Yamal helped Barcelona fans get over the unfortunate situation of Ansu Fati, who for long was seen as the heir to Lionel Messi’s throne.

After all, Fati broke record after record and was a force to reckon with in front of the goal during his initial years at the club.

His injury brought his progression to a screeching halt, however, and left a void that Yamal has filled in well.

Yamal has already broken several records recently, including being the youngest debutant for Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League – a position that was held by Ansu Fati.

There is, however, one record that Fati still has to his name that Yamal can never aspire to break.

Scoring in the Champions League

For all his successes last season, Yamal did not score for Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League and thus lost the chance to earn another special place in history.

Yamal will not break Ansu’s record of being the youngest goalscorer in the UCL. (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)

As it stands, Fati is the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Champions League as he scored against Inter Milan in the group stage of the 2019-20 season. He was just 17 years and 40 days old at the time.

Yamal made his special debut in the competition last year at just 16 years and 68 days but his failure to find the back of the net pushed his pursuit by a further year.

Unfortunately, however, he will be 17 years and 68 days during Barcelona’s first Champions League game tomorrow and thus stands just under a month late to break Fati’s record.

Regardless of the age factor, Yamal will undoubtedly look to find his first European goal for Barcelona tomorrow night especially given that he scored a special brace in just the last game.

Poetically, Fati is also expected to make his return for Barcelona on the same night against Monaco.

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Author : Adithya Eshwarla

Publish date : 2024-09-17 10:33:46

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