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The 16-year-old helped Barca beat Tottenham

Published:2023-08-09 By Hoàng An(MetaSports) Comments
Spain midfielder Lamine Yamal contributed three goals to help Barca beat Tottenham 4-2, to win the Joan Gamper Cup for the 11th time in a row.

Scoring: Lewandowski 3, Torres 81, Fati 90, Ezzalzouli 93 - Skipp 24, 36

Yamal was born in 2007, entered the field in the 80th minute to replace Raphinha on the right wing of the home line. It only took him 13 minutes to make his mark on three goals, including an assist and skillful dribbles. From a 1-2 lead, Barca won 4-2 in reverse in a familiar friendly match at Camp Nou before the new season.

Yamal was born in Spain to a Moroccan father and a mother from Equatorial Guinea. He joined Barca in 2014, being the youngest player in Barca history to play in La Liga last season. Every goal of Barca, the camera immediately turns to the 16-year-old midfielder even though he has not scored any goals. Yamal's disruptive ball helped Barca to come back.

Barca used a strong starting lineup, with Robert Lewandowski leading the attack. The Polish striker opened the scoring after three minutes with a close-range cushion from Raphinha's cross.

Tottenham used the second team, when Harry Kane did not go to Spain, and Son Heung-min as a substitute was not used. However, the new coach Ange Postecoglou made a mark when helping the visitors control the ball, passing short and fast. In the second half of the first half and the first half of the second half, Tottenham even kept the ball better than the hosts, and scored twice thanks to midfielder Oliver Skipp.

However, Tottenham gradually withdrew the pillars to rest in the second half of the second half, causing them to lose the game and lose three consecutive goals. In the 81st minute, Yamal escaped quickly to the right and stretched to clear the deck for Ferran Torres to cushion the empty net. In the 90th minute, the 16-year-old passed Reguilon and then passed in the middle for Torres to poke a slot for Ansu Fati to score in the face-to-face position. Three minutes later, Yamal overtook Reguilon again when the defender was injured and did not attempt to steal the ball. Barca's young talent split the armpits for Fermin Lopez to dive, stretch them horizontally for Abde Ezzalzouli to cushion the empty net.

Tottenham players were not too sad after the final whistle, as they laughed with their opponents. Postecoglou's teachers and students showed positive signs before the Premier League opening match against Brentford on August 13. And Barca will play the first La Liga match against Getafe a day later.

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