The historical brand that places Lamine Yamal on the same step as Pelé

Barcelona's crack dispatched a double in the 5-4 triumph of La Roja over Les Bleus and already scored three goals in total before reaching the age of majority, something had only been able to achieve or Rei.

He is barely 17 years old, but A while now is a serious thing. It is enough to see the matches of Barcelona and the selection of Spain, where last Thursday gave a true football chair nothing more or nothing less than against France: He dispatched with a double in the 5-4 victory in the Nations League and matched a historical record of Pelé.

On the Mercedes-Benz Arena playing field, The young end left his stamp with a personal play that resulted in a penalty and subsequently changed it by goal. Minutes later, He violated Mike Maignan's arch again with an accurate definition.

These conquests join the one that had already noted Les Bleus during the last Eurocupin the match that ended with a red triumph 2-1 in Munich.

Thanks to these three shouts before the same rival and before reaching the age of majority, Yamal became the second player in history to achieve such a feat. As published by the media 'l'Equipe', The only one who had managed to score that amount of goals to France before the age of 18 was Pelé in the 1958 World Cup.

In that World Cup, O Rei shone with a triplet in the semifinal in front of the Gallic cast, in the beating 5-2 that deposited Brazil in the Grand Final. Since then, No youth had reached such a record in front of this European adversary until the emergence of Barça jewel.

The comparison with Pelé soon replicated in European networks and media, where even Voices are already heard that apply as a serious candidate for the next gold ball. The impact it is generating on the elite is so great that many see it as the next reference for world football.

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