Spain wonderkid Lamine Yamal has matched an incredible La Roja record with a briiliant assist in their quarter-final against Germany.
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Yamal assists Spain openerGets third assist of Euro 2024Matches four Spaniards in record bookWHAT HAPPENED?
Throughout Euro 2024, Yamal has been setting the stage alight for Spain and at the age of just 16 years old, the Barcelona youngster has matched a European Championship record held by the likes of Cesc Fabregas, David Silva and Dani Olmo. As per OptaJose, Yamal garnered his third assist of the tournament, the most in a single European Championship tournament by a Spaniard.
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Yamal has been having possibly the best season by a teenager in the 21st century and the 16-year-old has already racked up over 50 appearances for Barcelona and Spain in his first full professional season. His performances with the Blaugrana made it difficult for Luis de la Fuente to ignore as he became the youngest player to play in the Euros.
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Yamal has also become the teenager with the most assists in the European Championship with his assist tonight helping him break the record set by Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal in 2004.
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Spain managed to win 2-1 in extra time and will now play the winners of France's titanic clash with Portugal in the semi-final.