Ballon d'Or contender Lamine Yamal hailed by Spanish media after 'dominant' performance vs. Feyenoord

By Matt Law | 10 Sep 2026 08:30, Last updated: 10 Sep 2026 08:32

Lamine Yamal was successful outstanding signifier arsenic Barcelona recorded a 5-1 triumph implicit Feyenoord successful Wednesday's Champions League fixture astatine Camp Nou.

The 19-year-old created past successful his side's Champions League league signifier match, arsenic helium moved onto 23 extremity involvements successful the contention - the outright astir by a teen successful the tournament's history, overtaking Kylian Mbappe (20).

Yamal has 12 goals and 11 assists successful the biggest contention successful European football, and helium was successful genuinely outstanding signifier against Feyenoord, with the Dutch outfit having nary reply to his quality, arsenic the attacker came up with 1 extremity and 2 assists.

The attacker's extremity was a glorious escaped footwear successful the 2nd period.

The Spain planetary is present connected 5 goals and 2 assists successful 5 appearances successful each competitions astatine the commencement of the 2026-27 campaign.

What person the Spanish media said astir Lamine Yamal?

AS had precocious praise for Yamal, posting the headline: "El Barca de Lamine Yamal no suplica, somete". In English, that translates to “Lamine Yamal’s Barca doesn’t beg, it dominates."

Mundo Deportivo, meanwhile, highlighted Yamal's show arsenic captain, claiming that the teenager “did what defines a Ballon d’Or”.

Cadena SER compared Yamal's dribbling connected the nighttime to Juan Roman Riquelme, who is wide regarded arsenic 1 of the champion playmakers of each time.

El Pais, meanwhile, discussed the Ballon d'Or implications, with the Spain planetary viewed arsenic a superior campaigner to unafraid the idiosyncratic award.

What did Hansi Flick accidental astir Lamine Yamal?

Barcelona caput manager Hansi Flick talked up Yamal's Ballon d'Or prospects pursuing the match.

Bayern Munich and England centre-forward Harry Kane is seen arsenic Yamal's main contention to unafraid the idiosyncratic award.

"He’s my player, truthful of people I do. He deserves to triumph the Ballon d’Or.  He’s an exceptional, peculiar player. Anyone who watches his matches knows helium deserves it," Flick told reporters.

“The squad are moving good and precise hard. We’ve got a batch of prime connected the ball. I’m precise pleased. 

“We tin improve, and that’s what we person to purpose for: precocious strength successful training, maintaining a competitory edge, seeing wherever we tin amended and staying focused connected that. We’re demanding the precise best."

Barcelona volition beryllium aiming to marque it six consecutive wins successful each competitions astatine the commencement of the 2026-27 run erstwhile they proceed their La Liga run against Levante connected Sunday afternoon.