Lamine Yamal, the player who Sanchez was assigned to mark for the next 87 minutes or so of his life, had dribbled past him and four other team-mates in practically his first involvement of the match.

Asked about Lamine Yamal in the aftermath of the teenager’s scintillating display against Inter, his Barcelona coach Hansi Flick called the winger a “genius”. Others went further ...

Lamine Yamal is still only 17 years old, didn’t you know? The chances are you’ve heard that a lot recently, especially over the past 24 hours following his sumptuous performance against Inter ...