On par with a legend! Lamine Yamal equals Maradona's Barcelona goal tally

Barcelona’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal continues to shine.

Details: After the match against Elche in La Liga’s 22nd round, the 18-year-old winger has officially matched the great Diego Armando Maradona’s goal tally for Barcelona.

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Yamal now has 38 goals in official competitions for the Catalan giants—exactly the same number the Argentine legend scored for the Blaugrana between 1982 and 1984.

It’s worth noting that the match against Elche ended with a 3-1 victory for Barcelona. Besides Lamine, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford also found the net for the hosts. This season, Lamine Yamal has already racked up 13 goals.

Reminder: Barcelona set a unique scoring record in Europe.