Lamine Yamal, now an 18-year-old three-time La Liga champion, added yet another record to his precocious career, becoming the youngest player ever to win three league titles.
Despite missing El Clásico due to injury, Yamal enjoyed the match from the stands, cheering on goals from Rashford and Ferran Torres, and later joined the celebrations. The injury didn’t stop him from experiencing another great day: his third La Liga title at just 18 years old. Unsurprisingly, this allowed him to set yet another age-related record.
At 18 years and 301 days, the Barcelona star became the youngest three-time league champion in the history of the competition. He not only surpassed the previous record held by fellow Barcelona player Thiago Alcántara but shattered it by nearly two years—Thiago achieved the feat at 20 years and 30 days (2008-09, 2009-10, and 2010-11).
The Barcelona sensation has won three of the four league seasons he has participated in. With his incredible youth, he possesses great ambition to continue expanding his trophy collection, which is on track to becoming one of the most outstanding in La Liga history.
He still has a long way to go to catch the all-time leader, Paco Gento (12 titles), or Leo Messi, who set the highest mark at Camp Nou (10). But if injuries spare him and he continues his career at Barcelona, he has the potential to challenge those numbers.
Despite missing the final weeks of the championship, the number 10’s contribution has been undeniable from a statistical standpoint: 16 goals and 11 assists, along with his leadership and influence on his teammates.