Lamine Yamal 'Happy Again' After Scoring First Hat Trick For Barcelona
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Barcelona's teenage sensation Lamine Yamal has admitted to enduring a difficult period this season despite his meteoric rise, revealing that he is finally "happy again" after a historic performance. The 18-year-old was the star of the show at the Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday, netting his first career hat-trick in a convincing 4-1 victory over Villarreal. Barcelona’s teenage sensation breaks another record Yamal netted twice in the first half and once after the break to become the youngest player to score their first hat-trick in the Spanish top-flight (18 years and 230 days old) in the 21st century. The feat also saw him become the first player of his age to score a treble in the Spanish top flight since 1967, further cementing his status as one of global football's elite talents. Only two players have ever registered a hat trick at a younger age, although you have to go back nearly 100 years to find them: José Iraragorri aged 17 years and 337 days in 1930 and Pablo Pombo aged 18 years and 200 days in 1934. The numbers behind Yamal's season remain staggering, even with his admitted dip in form. His trio of goals against the Yellow Submarine took his season tally to 18 in 34 appearances across all competitions. Remarkably, this already equals his entire goal return from the previous season, achieved in 21 fewer matches. His milestone also placed him in the history books alongside legends from nearly a century ago, with only two players ever recording a La Liga hat-trick at a younger age. Yamal opens up on recent struggles and finding rhythm Speaking to Movistar in the aftermath of the win, the winger opened up about the personal and physical struggles that have hampered his enjoyment of the game during the current campaign. "I didn't feel great [earlier this season]," Yamal told Movistar. "There was the [groin] problem and, generally, I wasn't happy. It was a mix of many things. You could tell. I have felt a lot better for a week or so now. I am smiling when I am pla
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- No Data Available - BROWSE BY SPORTS & TEAMS PLAYERS SHOWS PERSONALITIES TOPICS Built on Barcelona Barcelona Lamine Yamal 'Happy Again' After Scoring First Hat Trick For Barcelona Updated Mar. 2, 2026 1:56 p.m. ET share facebook x reddit link Barcelona's teenage sensation Lamine Yamal has admitted to enduring a difficult period this season despite his meteoric rise, revealing that he is finally "happy again" after a historic performance. The 18-year-old was the star of the show at the Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday, netting his first career hat-trick in a convincing 4-1 victory over Villarreal. Barcelona ’s teenage sensation breaks another record Yamal netted twice in the first half and once after the break to become the youngest player to score their first hat-trick in the Spanish top-flight (18 years and 230 days old) in the 21st century. The feat also saw him become the first player of his age to score a treble in the Spanish top flight since 1967, further cementing his status as one of global football's elite talents. Only two players have ever registered a hat trick at a younger age, although you have to go back nearly 100 years to find them: José Iraragorri aged 17 years and 337 days in 1930 and Pablo Pombo aged 18 years and 200 days in 1934. The numbers behind Yamal's season remain staggering, even with his admitted dip in form. His trio of goals against the Yellow Submarine took his season tally to 18 in 34 appearances across all competitions. Remarkably, this already equals his entire goal return from the previous season, achieved in 21 fewer matches. His milestone also placed him in the history books alongside legends from nearly a century ago, with only two players ever recording a La Liga hat-trick at a younger age. Yamal opens up on recent struggles and finding rhythm Speaking to Movistar in the aftermath of the win, the winger opened up about the personal and physical struggles that have hampered his enjoyment of the game during the current campaign. "...
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