"A moment before the second half began on Saturday, Hansi Flick came to an agreement with Lamine Yamal, or tried to. The teenager had scored twice both superb, the second absurd to put them 2-0 up against Villarreal and the coach had an idea. If we score the third, we'll take you off, Flick said; if I score the third, we will, Lamine Yamal replied."
"Saturday's hat-trick, his first at 18 years and 230 days, made him the youngest Barcelona player to score one in the league. Only two footballers had ever got one younger in La Liga history and Jose Iragorri and Pablo Pombo scored theirs in 1930 and 1934, respectively."
"Lamine Yamal slapped hands with Roony Bardghji, delegate Carlos Naval and Flick, but his eyes were turned towards the stands, looking for his mum. He settled into the bench for a while, saw Robert Lewandowski add another to complete a 4-1 victory and then, when the final whistle sounded, headed back out, collected the match ball from Naval and went to find her."
Lamine Yamal scored twice in the first half against Villarreal, with Barcelona leading 2-0. Coach Hansi Flick made a deal with the teenager: if Barcelona scored a third goal, Yamal would be substituted. Yamal agreed to the same terms. Twenty minutes into the second half, both conditions were met simultaneously. Yamal was substituted to standing ovation from 44,256 spectators. Barcelona won 4-1, with Robert Lewandowski adding another goal. After the match, Yamal collected the match ball and gave it to his mother, Sheila Ebana, promising to have teammates sign it. His hat-trick at 18 years and 230 days made him the youngest Barcelona player to score three goals in a La Liga match.
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