playIs Lamine Yamal the best player in the world? (2:13)The 'ESPN FC' crew react to Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest player to score a LaLiga hat-trick this century as Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1. (2:13)Sam MarsdenFeb 28, 2026, 01:43 PM ETMultiple AuthorsEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLamine Yamal has revealed he has not felt good this season but says he is finally enjoying football again after scoring the first hat trick of his career in Barcelona's 4-1 win over Villarreal in LaLiga on Saturday. Yamal struck twice in the first half at Spotify Camp Nou and again after the break to become the first 18-year-old to net a treble in the Spanish top flight since 1967. However, speaking after the game, he said he has struggled to get going for a number of reasons during the current campaign, before adding that he now feels better heading into the final stretch of the season."I didn't feel great [earlier this season]," Yamal told Movistar.
