Lamine Yamal Lamine Yamal was forced off during the closing stages of Spain’s World Cup qualifying victory over Bulgaria on Thursday but reports suggest that the Barcelona forward has avoided any serious injury. Spain boss Luis de la Fuente is openly in awe of the teenage starlet. The talent “touched by God’s wand” underscored his status as one of the world’s best players with another devastating display for his national team, teeing up Mikel Merino’s header to make it 3–0 after playing a role in the first two goals of the night. Bulgaria’s beleaguered left back Fabian Nürnberger, who plays his club football in Germany’s second tier with Darmstadt, unsurprisingly struggled to contain Yamal. Barcelona’s gifted winger dribbled past the 26-year-old on no less than six occasions. ...

Lamine Yamal Barcelona dropped their first points of the La Liga season as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano. Lamine Yamal fired Barca ahead from the penalty spot after he was brought down by Pep Chavarria shortly before half-time. But substitute Fran Perez secured a point for the hosts with a close-range volley for his first Rayo goal. Marc Bartra scored a comical own goal, wildly slicing a cross into his own net, and Aitor Paredes added a second as Athletic Bilbao won 2-1 at Real Betis. Cedric Bakambu hit a stoppage-time consolation before Athletic had substitute goalkeeper Alex Padilla sent off. Borja Iglesias scored four minutes into stoppage time as Celta Vigo escaped with a 1-1 draw against Villarreal, who led through Nicolas Pepe. Carlos Romero's goal early in the sec...