Lamine Yamal, a 15-year-old forward, made history by coming off the bench for the final 10 minutes of Barcelona’s 4-0 victory against Real Betis, becoming Barca’s youngest ever debutant in the Spanish top-flight. Although he doesn’t turn 16 until July, Yamal played with confidence and bags of talent, leaving a lasting impression on his coach, Xavi Hernandez. Hernandez praised Yamal’s innate talent in the final third, which he compared to Lionel Messi and Ansu Fati. Yamal’s debut caused a stir among fans, and his teammates believe that he will score his first goal for the club soon.
Barcelona’s Victory Over Real Betis
Andreas Christensen opened the scoring in the 13th minute for Barca before Betis were reduced to 10 men when Edgar Gonzalez was sent off for two bookings. Robert Lewandowski added the second and Raphinha the third, with an own goal from Guido Rodriguez completing the scoring late on after Xavi had also brought on Ousmane Dembele, who returned from a three-month injury layoff. The victory restored Barca’s 11-point lead at the top of the table over Real Madrid as they close in on a first title since 2019 and saw the team return to winning ways after the shock loss at Rayo Vallecano in midweek. Coach Manuel Pellegrini accepted that Barca were the better side, but he was not happy about the red card, with Edgar dismissed for fouls on Raphinha and Pedri in the first half after coming on for the injured Luiz Felipe.
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