Barcelona awaits the brilliance of its young star Lamine Yamal during the clash against Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, as he is close to achieving a remarkable record in the tournament.

Lamine Yamal enters the match with great motivation, not only because of the importance of the encounter but also due to the opportunity to make history in the Champions League. He has five goals and four assists in eight matches played in the current edition.

According to Opta data, scoring or assisting a goal in the upcoming match will make him the youngest player to contribute to 10 goals or more in a single edition of the tournament, at the age of 18 years and 269 days, surpassing Erling Haaland's record, who achieved 11 goal contributions in the 2019/2020 season at the age of 19 years and 212 days.

The young winger missed two matches this season, the first due to injury in the team's opener against Newcastle, and the second due to suspension against Slavia Prague, but he was strongly present in the rest of the matches.

Lamine Yamal directly contributed to scoring in six out of eight matches, scoring in the 6-1 victory over Olympiacos, scoring and assisting in the 3-3 draw against Club Brugge, and providing an assist in the 2-1 win over Eintracht, before returning to score and assist in the 4-1 victory over Copenhagen, as well as in the 7-2 win over Newcastle, then scored a goal in the 1-1 draw against the English team.

His scoring impact was absent only in the matches against Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, which ended in Barcelona's losses in this European edition.

On the other hand, Lamine Yamal will face a strong challenge against Julian Alvarez, who is delivering impressive numbers with Atletico Madrid, scoring 8 goals, providing 4 assists, and creating 29 chances, along with leading the list of players with the most high-intensity pressures in the tournament with 702 times, according to Opta statistics.