Spain routs Saudi Arabia 4-0 as teenage Yamal makes his mark
It was billed as a warm-up, but Yamal's goal turned it into a statement.
Spain cruised to a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia in an international friendly, with 18-year-old forward Lamine Yamal getting on the scoresheet to become the youngest goalscorer of the night.
The team moved the ball with their usual rhythm, yet the camera kept drifting back to the teenager: the way he took the ball on the wing, picked his moment, and finished with a composure that doesn't come with a learner's permit.
Saudi Arabia's back line was pulled apart without ever really recovering, and the second half played out more like a training exercise than a contest. For Yamal, it was another tidy line on a CV that seems to update itself faster than most transfer rumours.