Yamal sets Champions League teenage scoring record

Lamine Yamal scored Barcelona’s opening goal in a 3-0 Champions League victory over Aston Villa on November 3, 2026, becoming the competition’s highest-scoring teenager, according to match reports. The 19-year-old’s strike took his total before age 20 to 14, moving him past Kylian Mbappé’s 13. Yamal put Barcelona ahead in the seventh minute at Camp Nou. Reports said an Aston Villa defensive error presented him with the ball before he curled a shot into the net. Raphinha added two goals in the second half to complete the win. The result ended Aston Villa’s unbeaten run in the Champions League league phase, according to one match account. Barcelona provisionally moved to second in the standings, the same report said. Yamal entered the match level with Mbappé on 13 Champions League goals scored as a teenager. His latest goal made him the first player to reach 14 in that age category, based on the figures reported after the match. The milestone concerns goals scored before turning 20; it does not change Mbappé’s overall Champions League scoring total. The Barcelona forward had also scored against Feyenoord and Paris Saint-Germain earlier in this season’s competition, bringing his...