15-year-old Lamine Yamal made history on Saturday night as the youngest-ever FC Barcelona player to appear in a La Liga game. The Blaugranes thumped Real Betis 4-0 at the Camp Nou.
Barca opened the scoring in the 14th minute when center-back Andreas Christensen headered the ball into the net from a corner. In the 33rd minute, the game went from bad to worse for the visitors when Edgar Gonzalez was sent off after receiving his second yellow card in a matter of minutes.
Just three minutes later, Barca made the most of their one-man advantage as striker Robert Lewandowski scored his nineteenth La Liga goal this season courtesy of a Jules Kounde assist. Raphina added a third goal just three minutes later, giving Barca a comfortable lead going into halftime.
Yamal came on in the 83rd minute, almost scoring just moments later in what would have been a dream start to his professional career. On the other end of the spectrum, Real Betis midfielder Joaquin came on in the second half in what will be his final appearance at the Camp Nou. The 41-year-old player is set to retire at the end of the season.
