Lamine Yamal is not wasting any time getting to work for Spain.
Days after scoring the opener for the reigning World Cup champions against England in the second minute, he has another early goal after scoring in the second minute against Croatia to give La Roja the advantage.
Spain came down its left flank with Álex Baena - the hero of the 3-2 win over England. His pass looked to be for Fermín López, but the Barcelona man left it for his club teammate at the back post, and Yamal hit a low shot past Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livaković - another Barcelona man.
LAMINE YAMAL WITH HIS FIRST TOUCH OF THE GAME 🇪🇸
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The Spanish superstar places it perfectly into the bottom corner in just the 2nd minute of the game! pic.twitter.com/yxcS14L4SS
The early
goal sent the huge crowd at Sevilla's Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán into a fervor as they enjoyed the first goal scored on home soil since Spain's 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina in the final of the World Cup, which made the team champions for the second time.
The holders of the World Cup and the Euro title, the UEFA Nations League currently is the only major trophy Spain's men can win that they do not currently hold. A win against Croatia would see Spain top a group that also includes Czechia with four matches still to go.
Croatia drew level before the half-hour mark thanks to a goal from Dion Drena Beljo, but Spain hit back in the 31st minute with Yamal playing a corner kick short, getting the ball back and sending in a cross that Marc Pubill headed in.
The 19-year-old Yamal now has scored nine goals in 35 matches for Spain's senior team.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Lamine Yamal scores second-minute goal in second consecutive Spain match
