Tommy Martin: Even in defeat Yamal made us fall in love all over again

Here we have another left-footed kid out of the Barcelona hit factory who seems to be able to pull the biggest football occasions into whatever shapes he feels like

BOY WONDER: Lamine Yamal of Barcelona looks dejected at full-time following the team's defeat and subsequent elimination after. Pic: Marco Luzzani/Getty Images

You were the width of a post away from getting another column about what useless things most people were getting up to when they were Lamine Yamal’s age.

That’s how close it was to one of the greatest Champions League ties of all time being defined by someone who can’t vote and presumably still leaves his dirty socks lying around his bedroom.