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Lamine Brings Mataró Street Art to Europe's Highest Stage in FC Barcelona Win Over Galatasaray

The 19-year-old took the game into his own hands at the Ali Sami Yen and wowed us with otherworldly skill in the process.

14.10.26, 18:42 Updated 14.10.26, 18:50

One of the many similarities that Lamine Yamal shares with Lionel Messi - and the Incredible Hulk - is that you should make him angry at your peril.

Before FC Barcelona's Champions League clash with Galatasaray on Tuesday, Mario Lemina feigned knowing who the Ballon d'Or candidate was and confessed to only being aware of Leroy Sané.

There was already a bit of needle between the winger and the Gabonese defender before half time, as Barça reacted to going a goal down, which had only been seen once before this season.

Just as in Sevilla, Hansi Flick's men refused to trail at the interval with Joao Cancelo equalising on this occasion.

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Tom Sanderson

has lived in Barcelona since 2019, when he became Forbes' lead reporter on FC Barcelona and Spanish football. He's been The Guardian's most prominent writer on Brazilian football for almost a decade as part of a journey that began in São Paulo. In London, he also became the Daily Mail's first-ever Spanish content writer in its sports department.

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