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Lamine Yamal Becomes Barcelona's Youngest-Ever Captain

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Barcelona's prodigious talent, Lamine Yamal, etched his name into the club's history books by becoming its youngest-ever captain. This milestone occurred during the Catalans' dominant 5-1 victory over Feyenoord in their opening Champions League group stage match.

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Yamal, at just 19 years and 58 days old, was handed the captain's armband in the 71st minute. The starting captain for the match, Raphinha, passed it to him upon his substitution, bestowing this honor upon the young Spanish international. Just six minutes later, the gifted youngster scored his first goal as Barça captain, netting the team's fourth goal. Yamal now boasts five goals in five appearances since the start of the season.

With this achievement, Yamal surpassed Bojan Krkić's record, who captained the team in a Copa del Rey match in 2010 at the age of 20.

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