On Standby for Champions League / Yamal Gears Up to Break Mbappé's Dream Record
Lamine Yamal is determined to break Kylian Mbappé's enticing record.
According to "Verzeh Se", the European Champions League, the cup that everyone is looking to conquer, has become one of the biggest challenges for 19-year-old Lamin Yamal. Where mistakes are costly and superstars emerge, the Barcelona player has set a string of records that would have seemed unthinkable just a few years ago.
One of these achievements is also registered in his name: Yamal scored 11 goals in this competition before he turned 19, one more than Kylian Mbappe's 10 goals at the same age. Now this French footballer has once again become his next target. Before turning 20, the Real Madrid striker had scored 13 goals in the Champions League, a record that has long been a benchmark for measuring the impact of one of the most decisive strikers of his generation.
Now the name mentioned in this competition is Yamal. After scoring against Feyenoord in the first game of the league stage this season, Barcelona's number 10 has recorded 12 goals and 11 assists in his 34 games in the most prestigious European club competition. Therefore, he is only one goal away from reaching Mbappé's record of 13 goals, a statistic that, considering the brilliant form of this player, seems very close to being recorded and even surpassed.
Yamal's career in the European Champions League is a series of record breaking events. At the age of 16, he played his first game in this competition in the match against Antwerp, led by Xavi Hernandez on the Barcelona bench. In the same season, 2023-24, he became the youngest player to start in the Champions League against Porto, although he was forced off the pitch due to illness.
Yamal also became the youngest player to score and assist in the same match in the 2024-25 season during the first leg of the round of 16 against Benfica under Hansi Flick. In addition, in April 2025, in the match against Inter, he won the title of the youngest scorer in the history of the Champions League semi-finals.
Each chapter adds another page to a story that moves at breakneck speed. What might be the pinnacle of a career for others is just the next step for Yamal. In Barcelona, it is no longer just about his genius, his ability to disrupt the opponents' defensive structure or his skill in one-on-one situations. Statistics, historical records and the question of how far he can go have also become the subject of discussion. This player now has his eyes on Tuesday's match against Galatasaray. In his generation, Mbappe was the measure of precocity. Yamal is now a threat to break some of his records, although the comparisons don't tell the whole truth.