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VIDEO: A 'generational sh*thouse'?! Ninja Turtles mask quickly confiscated from Yamine Lamal as Spain wonderkid laughs at reporter's sneaky plan to troll Kylian Mbappe

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  • Teenager on target in win over Les Bleus
  • Wanted to poke fun at Real Madrid-bound rival
  • Still has plenty to smile about in Germany
  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    The Barcelona wonderkid has often been billed as a generational talent, with the record books being rewritten at just 16 years of age. He has helped Spain to the final of this summer’s European Championship and will face against England in Berlin on Sunday the day after his 17th birthday.

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  • THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Yamal helped to book Spain’s tickets to that showpiece event with a stunning goal in their semi-final clash with France – a contest that saw World Cup Mbappe fail to inspire Les Bleus in his role as captain. That duo will be rekindling their rivalry next season when lining up on opposing sides of the fierce Clasico divide for La Liga giants Barca and Real Madrid.

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    DID YOU KNOW?

    Yamal had hoped to get another one over on Mbappe when making his way through the media zone at the end of Spain’s last-four triumph, with the teenager seeing a Ninja Turtles mask - handed to him by a cheeky journalist - taken off him by a press officer before he could showcase it to the world.

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  • WHAT NEXT?

    Mbappe has worn a mask of his own at Euro 2024, after breaking his nose in a tournament opener against Austria, while growing accustomed to Ninja Turtles jibes that are often aimed in his direction. Yamal still had a smile on his face after being denied the opportunity to troll Mbappe, with there plenty for him to be happy about at present.