Yamal reaches 13 Champions League goals before turning 20
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
FC Barcelona’s Spanish forward Lamine Yamal scored his 13th Champions League goal against Paris Saint-Germain, despite his team’s 4-2 defeat. At 19, he has matched Kylian Mbappé’s total before the age of 20, but the Frenchman reached the mark in 23 matches compared with Yamal’s 36, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Lamine Yamal, the Spanish winger for FC Barcelona, scored his 13th Champions League goal in the 4-2 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday 20 October 2026. At 19, he has matched Kylian Mbappé’s tally of goals in the competition before turning 20, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Mbappé reached that total in 23 matches, compared with 36 for Yamal. Born on 13 July 2007, the Barcelona forward will have another chance to score in Barça’s next European match, scheduled for 3 November against Aston Villa.
PSG won the match 4-2 in Paris, a result already reported on 20 October. Yamal’s achievement is an individual milestone from that game, whose Paris victory over Barcelona was reported the previous day.
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