17-year old Barcelona forward:
...who scored his 22nd goal on his landmark 100th Barcelona game.
He put on a masterclass...
"I don't think I have seen a 45 minutes like from one individual before in my life. It is unbelievable," said TNT Sports pundit Ally McCoist as the players walked off the pitch at half-time.
"Lamine is the kind of talent that comes along every 50 years, and to see him up close really impressed me. He caused us huge problems because we were supposed to double up on him and it wasn't enough."--Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi.
"He's special, he's a genius. In the big matches, he shows up.
"If it only comes every 50 years like Simone said, I'm glad it's for Barcelona."--Barcelona manager Hansi Flick.
"a future Ballon d'Or winner. He was unplayable at times. His goal was outrageous. It's ridiculous watching Yamal. You know, effectively, what he always wants to do – he wants to come inside on his left foot. So you over-compensate and he has got the ability to drag it with his left foot on to his right foot, and he can actually put a decent ball in with his right foot too. He is just a phenomenal talent and I love watching him."--Stephen Warnock, BBC
The records continue to fall
It is tough to even fathom how much Yamal has achieved at his age.
This was his 100th Barcelona appearance, and a 22nd goal to go with four in 19 games for Spain.
Yamal has 27 assists too, including two in Saturday's Copa del Rey final extra-time win over Real Madrid.
The two greatest players of this generation - Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo - did not make their international debuts until they were 18, while Yamal won Euro 2024 the day after his 17th birthday.
Messi scored one goal before he was 18, with Ronaldo bagging five.
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He also holds records for being the youngest Champions League starter, youngest player to score in a knockout game, a quarter-final and now a semi-final.
Yamal is Spain's youngest player and goalscorer and the youngest player and goalscorer in a European Championship.
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"...this kid is doing stuff at 17 we have never seen before. The comfort and ease he plays with is remarkable and he is as at ease off the field. As a pure football talent I'm going as far as to say I think Lamine Yamal is on another level to any player playing the game in the top five leagues in world football. Truly unbelievable."--Rio Ferdinand
"A cheat code. I just want to see Lamine Yamal get the ball and everybody else get out of the way."--Owen Hargreaves.
"Out of this world"-Craig Burley.