Lamine Yamal Breaks Kylian Mbappe Record During Barcelona vs Inter Milan
Lamine Yamal broke a Kylian Mbappe record during Barcelona's latest UEFA Champions League semi-final showdown against Inter Milan. The first leg took place at the Camp Nou and ended in an exciting 3-3 draw.
Marcus Thuram (1') and Denzel Dumfries (24') scored in quick succession to give the Nerazzuri a 2-0 lead. Lamine Yamal (24') and Ferran Torres (38') then found the back of the net for La Blaugrana. Dumfries struck once again (65') to make it 3-2 for Inter.
A Raphinha shot deflected off Yann Sommer to end up in the Inter net, which was counted as an own goal against the Swiss shot stopper (3-3). Yamal's goal marked his first in a Champions League semi-final stage. He is now the youngest player to score in the last four of the UCL at the age of 17 years and 291 days. Kylian Mbappe previously held the record when he scored at the age of 18 years and 140 days.
Lamine Yamal (17y 291d) is the youngest player to score in a
— Squawka (@Squawka) April 30, 2025
Champions League semi-final, breaking Kylian Mbappé's record from 2017 (18 years and 140 days). 💫 https://t.co/9hpg9mp2Ma
Mbappe used to play for AS Monaco when he captured that record and he scored against Juventus during a 2-1 defeat away. Since then, the Frenchman has played for PSG and now Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappe has an impressive record in the competition, scoring 55 goals and 26 assists in 87 appearances.
As for Lamine Yamal, he has been racking up some impressive statistics in the UCL as well. He has scored five times and set up four more in 12 appearances for Barcelona this season in the competition and has played a key role in their road to the last four.
The Latest Real Madrid News:
River Plate's Franco Mastantuono Communicates His Transfer Decision To Real Madrid
Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid Exit Terms Could Be Resolved Later Today
Celta Vigo Forward Insists They Are Not Afraid of Santiago Bernabeu Despite Copa Del Rey Drama
Real Madrid Facing Defensive Injury Crisis Ahead Of La Liga Title Run-In
Apratim is an experienced sports journalist having covered European and World Football, Combat Sports, Olympic Sports, and more for online media publications like Sportskeeda, EssentiallySports, and more. He is currently an MSc. in Sport Marketing student at Loughborough University, London.