Lamine Yamal chases Mbappé's record: one goal away from matching his Champions League tally

At just 19 years old, Lamine Yamal has turned the Champions League into the stage where he keeps building a collection of records that seemed unthinkable only a few years ago. The Barcelona attacker already left his mark on the competition by scoring 11 goals before turning 19, one more than the 10 Kylian Mbappé had managed at the same age. Now the French forward has become his next target.

• Lamine Yamal has 12 goals and 11 assists in 34 Champions League appearances.
• He is one goal away from matching Mbappé's 13 Champions League goals before turning 20.
• He became the youngest player to score and assist in the same Champions League match, in the last 16 against Benfica in 2024-2025.
• He is also the youngest player to score in a Champions League semi-final, against Inter Milan in April 2025.
• His next chance to keep breaking records comes on Tuesday against Galatasaray.

One goal away from Mbappé's under-20 Champions League mark

For a long time, Kylian Mbappé set the benchmark: 13 Champions League goals before turning 20. That number helped measure the impact of one of the most decisive forwards of his generation. Now Lamine Yamal is the name appearing in the same race.

After scoring against Feyenoord in the opening match of this season's league phase, the Barcelona number 10 has 12 goals in 34 games played in Europe's top club competition. That leaves him one strike away from matching the Real Madrid attacker's record. Given his current form, the mark is very close to being equalled or even surpassed.

Lamine Yamal's youngest-player records in the Champions League

Lamine Yamal's Champions League history is a series of firsts. He made his debut at 16 against Antwerp, with Xavi Hernández in the Barcelona dugout. In that same 2023-2024 campaign, he became the youngest player to start a match in the competition, against Porto, although he had to leave the pitch due to illness.

He added another milestone as the youngest player to both score and assist in the same Champions League game, achieved in the first leg of the round of 16 against Benfica during the 2024-2025 season, now with Hansi Flick in charge. In April 2025, he became the youngest footballer to score in a Champions League semi-final, against Inter Milan.

From wonderkid to the face of historic numbers at Barcelona

Every season adds another page to a story moving at a pace that is hard to process. What would be the greatest achievement of a career for most players is just another step for Lamine. At Barcelona, the conversation is no longer only about his confidence, his ability to unbalance defences or his one-on-one talent.

Now the discussion includes numbers, historic records and how far the winger can go. Mbappé was the reference for early-career productivity in his generation; Lamine now threatens to surpass several of his records, even if comparisons do not tell the whole story.

Galatasaray, the next stop to extend the legend

The player is already focused on the next Champions League fixture, which arrives on Tuesday with the match against Galatasaray. It looks like another opportunity to keep scoring and move even closer to a record that seemed reserved for the French forward.

At just 19, Lamine Yamal has not stopped breaking records since bursting onto the elite stage. Going beyond the 13-goal barrier before turning 20 in the next round would place him, once again, in territory that until recently seemed impossible.