Barcelona teenager Yamal wins LaLiga Player of the Season award
- On Friday, Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal was named LaLiga Player of the Season after helping the club secure their second successive domestic league title.
- The 18-year-old defeated Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé for the honor, finishing as Barcelona's top league scorer with 16 goals and 11 assists despite injury absences.
- Barcelona's Hansi Flick was named Coach of the Year on Thursday, while Levante's Carlos Espé earned Young Player of the Season honors after netting 11 goals.
- Although a hamstring injury sidelined Yamal for the final six matches, the winger is expected to be fit for Spain at the FIFA World Cup starting next week.
- Barcelona described the winger as a "proverbial headache for opponent defences," noting he forced rivals to make a real effort to stop his attacking threats.
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Barcelona's young star Lamine Yamal was voted the best player in the last season of the Spanish championship. Yamal convinced the Spanish football public mainly with excellent performances throughout the season, in which he did not have major fluctuations in form, foreign press agencies report.
In 28 league matches, Yamal scored 16 goals and provided 12 assists, finishing as his team's top player in both statistics. The teenager is currently recovering from a season-ending left hamstring injury. He is expected to be one of the stars of the Spanish national team in the World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, which begins on June 11. Yamal's teammates in the recently concluded season were Robert Lewandowski, who is leaving Barca, and g…
Ballon d'Or: 'He's an animal' - Rodri names player to win award
Manchester City midfielder Rodri has backed Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal to win the Ballon d’Or in the near future. Rodri and Yamal are both international teammates with the Spain national team. Speaking to DAZN, the 29-year-old described Yamal as an ‘animal’ in the game of football. Rodri, who famously beat Real Madrid’s Vinicius to win the Ballon d’Or in 2024, said of Yamal, “One day he will win a Ballon d’Or because he is an animal. “[He is …
Barcelona teenager Yamal wins LaLiga Player of the Season award
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