Khaberni - Barcelona struggled to secure the three points against Eintracht Frankfurt at Camp Nou on Tuesday night, as the Catalan team found itself behind after a goal by Ansgar Knauff, but the Catalan team came back strongly after the break to reverse the score and achieve victory in the UEFA Champions League.
Two goals from Jules Kounde sealed the match for Barcelona, while Marcus Rashford and Lamin Yammal provided two decisive assists for Hansi Flick's team during the game.
Lamin Yammal delivered a decisive pass to Jules Kounde who scored the winning goal for Barcelona; this increased the 18-year-old’s tally to 14 direct contributions in the UEFA Champions League (seven goals and seven assists), thus surpassing Kylian Mbappe, who achieved 13 contributions (10 goals and 3 assists) as the player with the most goal contributions in the history of the competition before reaching 19 years of age.
It is likely that Yammal will continue to bolster this record, as he will not celebrate his nineteenth birthday until the coming July; this gives him more time to add more goals and decisive assists in the continental championship.
However, Yammal will be forced to watch Barcelona's next game in the UEFA Champions League from the bench, as the young star received his third warning in the 2025-2026 edition during the Eintracht Frankfurt match, resulting in an automatic suspension for one game, thereby depriving Flick of his brilliant talent in Barcelona's next European appearance in January against Slavia Prague.
Lamin Yammal was replaced in the final minutes of the Barcelona match against Eintracht Frankfurt, and the young player seemed displeased with the decision to take him out before the final whistle at Camp Nou. After the match, a question was directed to Hansi Flick about the teenage star, and he spoke about the reason for this change.
Flick told reporters: "Lamin was a little frustrated when he came off, but he was carrying a yellow card and we needed to inject some fresh blood. These were three very important points. We controlled the match; it was a very tough encounter. They defended deeply. We need to focus on ourselves and ensure we gather six more points."
Barcelona will now refocus on La Liga, where they lead four points ahead of their rival Real Madrid, and with only two matches remaining in the league for 2025 for Flick's team, the first on Saturday against Osasuna, while the last match will be on December 21 against Villarreal, which will be held at "La Cerámica", home of the Yellow Submarines, after attempts to move the match to Miami failed.
