Lamine Yamal magic helps Spain overcome France to reach Euros final

Records tumbled at his feet like confetti, social media feeds scrolling at a faster rate than the ball spun. They list Pelé, Wayne Rooney and plenty more. Icons and wunderkinds consigned to a second spot behind the Spanish winger whose future we cannot know but whose night here shall live forever.

MAGIC MAN: Spain's Lamine Yamal celebrates after scoring his side's first goal. AP Photo/Manu Fernandez.

France 1 Spain 2

Mike Maignan is standing in the perfect spot. Now he’s diving across to his right, a gymnastic yellow burst, elastic limbs stretching to cover every single millimetre of the upper left of his goal, every entry point blocked. But there’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.