The strange 'disappearance' of Lamine Yamal in Barcelona's Porto win
The forward mysteriously left the pitch during the second half of the 1-0 victory
Lamine Yamal was the anecdote in Barcelona's 1-0 win over Porto on Wednesday. In the 75th minute, the Blaugrana forward threw the ball out of bounds to allow a Porto player lying on the ground to be treated. The player from Mataró then went to the dressing room and did not return, due to an untimely indisposition.
Xavi's intention was to wait for the young player to return to the game, which is why Barça had to play several minutes a player down. Finally, the coaching staff decided to bring on Marcos Alonso to replace him.
Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to start in the Champions League on Wednesday, but he was unable to become the youngest goalscorer in the history of the competition.
At 16 years and 83 days, he still has the whole season to surpass Ansu Fati, who has held the record at 17 years and 40 days since 10 December 2019, when Barça beat Inter at the Giusseppe Meazza.
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