Yamal brilliance clinches La Liga title, domestic treble for Barcelona
Wonder kid Lamine Yamal again starred in a 2-0 win over Getafe that clinched the La Liga title and a domestic treble for FC Barcelona on Thursday, sealing a stellar debut season for coach Hansi Flick and breakout campaigns by Yamal and Ballon d'Or contender Raphina.
This was Lamine Yamal's season.
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So it just had to be the teenage phenom who scored the decisive goal to clinch Barcelona's 28th Spanish league title.
And what a goal it was for the player who still wears dental braces and sports a new dyed-blond hairdo.
The 17-year-old struck the winner in Barcelona's 2-0 victory at crosstown rival Espanyol on Thursday when he slid past two defenders outside the area and whipped one his now trademark left-footed curlers into the corner of the net.
It was a perfect culmination to Yamal's last 10 months.
After helping Spain win the European Championship last summer, Yamal excelled for Barcelona this campaign with his goals, dribbling and playmaking as he confirmed his status as the next big star of global soccer. Along with Raphinha, Pedri and company, and Barcelona was unstoppable.
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'I always try my best and today I was lucky it went in,' Yamal said. "I am very happy I could help the team and celebrate it.'
Flick's team virtually ended Madrid's title defense when it beat its top rival 4-3 on Sunday, making it four of four clasico victories across all competitions this season.
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