The 17-year-old midfielder rescued Barca

In the 73rd minute, Yamal received the ball on the right side at a distance of about 20 meters, when the penalty area was full of people. He quickly curled his left foot towards the far corner, not giving goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic any chance to block. This goal helped Barca close the gap with Real Madrid at the top of the table to five points, despite playing one more match.

Yamal was born in 2007, has not yet reached his 17th birthday, but has scored six goals in 38 matches for Barca, not including two goals in four matches for the Spanish team. He holds many records such as the youngest player to score for Barca, score in La Liga, score in the Spanish team, or play in the knockout round of the Champions League.

Yamal's goal on the evening of March 8 was compared to Lionel Messi by the away team coach. Mr. Javier Aguirre said that he used to watch Messi play in the youth team and saw him like a mouse, constantly wriggling and scoring goals. “Yamal is also a mouse like that,” Mallorca coach said.

However, coach Xavi Hernandez said that comparing Yamal to Messi is not good for this young player. "It's true that Yamal has a few moments like Messi, but comparing these two players is somewhat unfair to Yamal," the Barca coach said. "You should not compare anyone to Messi, because he is the best player in history."

Barca could have taken the lead earlier, but midfielder Ilkay Gundogan took a poor penalty kick to the right and was pushed away by goalkeeper Rajkovic. But Yamal's goal was enough for Barca to win three points, increasing their unbeaten streak to eight matches in all competitions. They also did not receive any more injuries even though Raphinha had to leave the field in the first half. "The players who played the match against Mallorca can all play the return leg of the 1/8 round of the Champions League against Napoli," Xavi said.

Hoang An