Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé are surely the two best players in the world by ascendancy over their teams, by what they generate on rivals and, above all, by the statistics of both, individually and competing against each other.
The Spaniard added another record to his collection on Tuesday night in the Champions League. His assist for Jules Koundé in FC Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt means he now has more goal involvements in the competition than any other player aged 18 or under. In this way, Lamine surpasses the record previously held by Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappé.
And although it must be taken into account that one did it at Monaco and another at a giant like Barcelona, the numbers are numbers and are not discussed. That is why it stands out conclusively that Lamine Yamal surpassed Mbappé in a statistic referring to the UEFA Champions League.
For the Spanish forward they are already 14 goal participations since his debut in the Champions League, with a perfect balance of 7 goals and another 7 assists, all with FC Barcelona. In this way it exceeds 13 contributions (10 goals and 3 assists) which Mbappé had achieved before turning 19 in the ranks of Monaco.
In this 2025/26 season, Yamal has already scored 6 goals in 12 matches LaLiga. Added to that are 8 assists. In this edition of the Champions League, the Barça player also has two goals and many other assists in 5 games. For its part, Mbappé has 25 goals in 21 games with Real Madrid between LaLiga and the most important European competition at club level.
