Lamine Yamal is the great future hope for Spain and FC Barcelona.
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The Spanish hope Lamine Yamal even delights the fans from Madrid with his performances, Endrick immortalizes himself in the Brazilian history books and Kobbie Mainoo plays his way into the hearts of England.
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- Almost three months before the start of the European Championships and the Copa América, youngsters and shaky candidates had another opportunity to play their way into the spotlight in the international test matches.
- Several teenagers were able to draw attention to themselves. For example, Spain’s Lamine Yamal, Brazil’s Endrick or England’s Kobbie Mainoo.
- The European Championship starts on June 14th. The Copa América on June 20th.
Spain and Brazil provided a great spectacle. In a wild game, the two top nations split 3-3. Shortly before the end, Rodri scored the supposed winning goal for the Spaniards with a penalty kick (87th). In the sixth minute of injury time, Lucas Paqueta also equalized with a penalty kick.
Two young stars in particular shone at the cracker in Madrid. Barça’s Lamine Yamal played cat and mouse with his opponents. The winger took the first penalty after a dribble in the penalty area (even if the action looked more like a swallow than a foul), Yamal initiated the second goal – a crazy solo from Dani Olmo – and the teenager circled with the outside of his foot for the third goal the ball beautifully into the path of Dani Carvajal, who ended up falling over in the penalty area and was rewarded with a penalty whistle.
Yamal dribbles knots into the legs of the Brazilian stars
The 16-year-old even received a standing ovation at the Santiago Bernabéu when he was substituted in stoppage time – especially as a Barcelona professional. An honor that only a few football legends such as Diego Maradona or Ronaldinho have received in the Spanish capital.
It is another highlight in the career of the super talent, who made his debut for his home club at the age of 15 and has already worked his way up to becoming a regular player this season. For the Catalans, Yamal has 6 goals and 7 assists in 39 games. In the Spanish national team, the right winger is the youngest player in the association’s history and the youngest goalscorer for Furia Roja (2 goals in 6 international matches).
Endrick inspires Brazil
Yamal’s counterpart in the Seleção is Endrick. Just last Saturday, the Palmeiras striker scored the only goal of the game against England. Endrick secured victory for Brazil and set a record – at 17 years and 246 days, the youngest player to score an international goal at Wembley Stadium. It was also the talent’s first goal for Brazil in the senior national team.
Endrick, who will move to Real Madrid at the end of the season, scored nine minutes after coming on in London. In Madrid, as a half-time joker, he only needed a good four minutes to make the score 2-2.
As a reward, he received a warm hug from his father at his future workplace.
Mainoo inspires England
After his brief appearance on his debut against Brazil, Kobbie Mainoo was allowed to start for England for the first time against Belgium (2-2). And the 18-year-old midfielder from Manchester United knew how to convince. Mainoo is praised to high heaven by the English press.
“Kobbie Mainoo’s debut comes just in time to give England various options at the European Championships,” writes for example «The Independent». And further: “He played excellently and stood out with his wit and his composure. He offers something new and exciting to an England midfield that is so close to being world-class.”
Also Jude Bellingham raves: “He is a brilliant player and I am sure that he will have a great career at Manchester United and hopefully also in the national team.” After the game, the teenager was even named England’s player of the match.
✨🏴 Kobbie Mainoo has been awarded with the England Player of the Match… on his first start ever. pic.twitter.com/miyr2WCc2Y
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 26, 2024