Yamal breaks Mbappé's UCL teenage scoring record at 19

Barcelona's Lamine Yamal edged past Kylian Mbappé for the Champions League teenage scoring record, netting his 14th goal in just 37 appearances during Tuesday's 3-0 win over Aston Villa at Spotify Camp Nou. The 19-year-old curled home in the seventh minute after a Villa defensive error, surpassing Mbappé's mark of 13 goals.

Yamal already held the record for youngest player to start a UCL match (16 years, 83 days vs Porto in 2023) and placed third in the 2026 Ballon d'Or behind Harry Kane and Mbappé. This season he's operating at a different level—13 goals and 11 assists across 15 appearances in all competitions.

Mbappé needed 72 total UCL goals to set the teenage benchmark; Yamal reached 14 in barely half the games. The Spaniard turns 20 in July, meaning he could extend this record significantly before aging out of the "teenager" category.

With Barcelona cruising in the league phase and Yamal forming a terrifying partnership with Raphinha and Lewandowski, the question isn't if he'll break more records—it's how many.

Is Yamal already the greatest teenager in Champions League history, or are we just witnessing the beginning?

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/04/ucl-lamine-yamal-makes-history-after-breaking-kylian-mbappe-record/