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VIDEO: Lamine Yamal's left foot is deadly: Barcelona superstar scores yet another goal from outside the box as he bags first of season

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<p>Yamal took aim from the edge of the box for Barcelona against the Bilbao side and found the net, with the aid of a fortunate deflection. He lined it up from around 20 yards and his curling effort skimmed off Yeray's head and beyond goalkeeper Alex Padilla.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Barcelona take the lead! 🔵🔴<br><br>Lamine Yamal curls one from the edge of the box and an unsighted Alex Padilla is left helpless by the deflection 👏 <a href="https://t.co/AUGseplCJa">pic.twitter.com/AUGseplCJa</a></p>— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/PremSportsTV/status/1827399431454409129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LAMINE YAMAL FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX FOR HIS FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON 😱 <a href="https://t.co/H1xqoedwtK">pic.twitter.com/H1xqoedwtK</a></p>— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1827398015285354750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

<p>Yamal laid on an assist in Barcelona's opening game of the season, a 2-1 win over Valencia, and is now back among the goals. Last season, he scored seven goals and laid on seven assists in 50 games, and will hope to improve on that record this term.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Barcelona's next fixture comes against Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday. Yamal is likely to be involved once again.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

VIDEO: Lamine Yamal's left foot is deadly! Barcelona superstar scores yet another goal from outside the box as he bags first of 2024-25 season against Athletic Club | Goal.com US

Lamine Yamal scored his first goal of the Liga season with a great strike from outside the box, that went in via a deflection. 

VIDEO: Lamine Yamal&apos;s left foot is deadly: Barcelona superstar scores yet another goal from outside the box as he bags first of season