🎥 Lamine Yamal scores and assists in first game as Barcelona's new No.10
After a stellar season in which he helped Barcelona win the LaLiga title and the Copa del Rey, the 18-year-old was handed the club's prestigious number 10 jersey, once worn by Lionel Messi.
And Yamal wasted no time in living up to the hype with a virtuoso performance in Thursday's pre-season friendly with FC Seoul.The Spain international almost opened the scoring in the 8th minute, only for his shot to bounce back off the post into Robert Lewandowski's path for a tap-in.
But Yamal soon did get on the scoresheet with a great low strike which just crept into the corner.
It's only pre-season, but he's already looking very sharp indeed.
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