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Lamine Yamal becomes Barcelona's youngest captain at 19

Channel News Asia Thursday 10 September 2026, 03:01 UTC 1 min read
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Lamine Yamal becomes Barcelona's youngest captain at 19 Sept 10 : Lamine Yamal became the youngest Barcelona captain at 19 years and 58 days old during the Spanish champions' 5-1 win over Feyenoord in the Champions League on Wednesday. First-choice captain Raphinha handed the armband to the Spanish forward when the Brazilian was substituted in the 71st minute.

Lamine Yamal becomes Barcelona's youngest captain at 19 Sept 10 : Lamine Yamal became the youngest Barcelona captain at 19 years and 58 days old during the Spanish champions' 5-1 win over Feyenoord in the Champions League on Wednesday. First-choice captain Raphinha handed the armband to the Spanish forward when the Brazilian was substituted in the 71st minute. Bojan Krkic was Barcelona's previous youngest skipper, having captained the team during a 2010 Copa del Rey match when he was 20.
Lamine Yamal (ORG) Barcelona (LOCATION) Feyenoord (ORG) the Champions League (ORG) Raphinha (PERSON) Spanish (ORG) Brazilian (ORG) Bojan Krkic (PERSON)
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