3 key passes, 2 G/A: Barcelona Golden Boy was unplayable against Real Betis | OneFootball

FC Barcelona have had an excellent start to 2025, putting in a string of incredible performances. They have been scoring goals for fun while conceding very few in return and also managing to win their first trophy of the season.

The Catalan club has been trying out different things in recent weeks and all that Hansi Flick seems to be touching is turning to gold. Against Real Betis, the German coach deployed a system with a false nine and it worked out quite brilliantly.

One Barcelona player who was unplayable on the night against Betis was Lamine Yamal. The 17-year-old, even by his own lofty standards, was having an absolutely incredible game and almost treated the game like his backyard training session.

As per stats collected by SofaScore, Lamine finished the game with one goal and one assist against his name but in all fairness, he should have been given the assist to Raphinha’s goal and should also have had yet another goal and assist that was ruled out, rather inexplicably.

Lamine played 77 minutes on the night, recording 46 touches of the ball. He completed 19 of his 23 attempted passes which also included three key passes. He completed five out of his seven attempted dribbles on the night.

He also completed one out of his three attempted crosses while also winning six out of his 10 attempted ground duels. Considering the number of risky passes he attempts per game, all these stats make for magnificent reading.

More importantly, Lamine seems to have added the goalscoring touch to his game. The Spanish attacker looks as well-rounded as wingers come in the game with even his defensive acumen quite astonishing for a player of his age.

One cannot imagine the heights that Lamine can reach in his career if he continues to keep working on his game. Hansi Flick is slowly yet surely unlocking the player’s full potential and let’s wait and see how it plays out going forward.