Lamine Yamal Breaks Kylian Mbappe's Champions League Record

Barcelona player Lamine Yamal, who is called to be, or at least that is what football fans want, Kylian Mbappe's generational rival, is attempting to replicate what Cristiano vs. Messi was. He has just broken a record held by the Real Madrid forward in the Champions League: the most goals in the European competition for a player under 20 years old.

Until before this Tuesday's match between Barcelona and Aston Villa, Lamine had equaled Mbappe's mark of 13 goals. However, the Culer player had the great advantage that his 20th birthday would not come until July 2027, so it was more than clear that he was going to achieve this record sooner or later. And, indeed, it was early, since the Barça academy winger opened the scoring against those coached by Unai Emery.

Just over a week ago, both were competing to see who would take the Ballon d'Or, which in the end was won by Harry Kane. Now, fate puts them in another contest, which has been won by the Blaugrana player. This list acquires more relevance when knowing that in the next position is Erling Haaland, with 10 goals. As well as great football names like Jude Bellingham, Patrick Kluivert, Karim Benzema, and Raul Gonzalez.

Meanwhile, Mbappe keeps scoring goals, although no longer within the age limit established by said list. This Wednesday, he took charge of scoring Madrid's second goal in their visit to Greece to face AEK. A match that became too complicated for the merengues, who could not go ahead on the scoreboard until the 90+2nd minute, thanks to a rocket from their captain, Federico Valverde.

The Greeks knew how to set up a heavy match for Mourinho's side, going ahead on the scoreboard on two occasions. However, thanks to the mental strength that characterizes the Chamartin side, they were able to come out ahead of an adverse situation, just as happened three weeks ago at the Stadio Olimpico. Bellingham was chosen as the MVP of the match thanks to his extraordinary goal and his work in midfield.

With this victory, added to other results such as Liverpool's defeat in Turkey, Aston Villa's at the Camp Nou, and Real Betis' in Germany, the 15-time Champions League winners were able to sleep in second place in the overall table, only behind Paris Saint-Germain, since they have a quite wide goal difference. The board's goal of finishing among the top 8 places is getting closer and closer.