Barcelona Match Today delivered another reminder of why Lamine Yamal is becoming impossible to ignore. The 19-year-old opened the scoring nine minutes into Barcelona's 5-2 win over Real Betis in Seville, giving the visitors an early lead in a match that carried the feel of a major test.
The game was framed as first versus third, and Barcelona responded with a performance that kept their perfect La Liga start intact. Yamal's first goal set the tone, and he later added another brilliant solo effort as Barcelona pulled away from Betis.
Yamal's growing impact
What has made Yamal stand out in recent days is not just the goals, but the way he is creating moments that are difficult to explain. Three days before the Betis match, he had already drawn attention for an 'almost rabona' at Galatasaray in Istanbul, another flash of skill that added to the growing buzz around his play.
After the match, Hansi Flick praised the teenager and said, in effect, that he told Yamal he was proud of him because he played a fantastic game. Flick also made a notable tactical decision late on, substituting Yamal before the 90th minute for only the second time since the opening day.
That detail matters because it shows how central Yamal has become to Barcelona's approach. He is still a teenager, but he is already affecting major matches, scoring early, changing games and drawing attention for actions that even seasoned observers are still trying to process.
Jorge Valdano captured that sense of surprise with a simple idea: if Yamal keeps doing strange things, they may not be able to explain it. For Barcelona, though, the explanation in Seville was straightforward enough. Yamal made the difference early, Barcelona controlled the match, and the perfect start continued.
