Lamine Yamal unveiled a new trick He called it semirabona

Lamine Yamal played a key role in Barcelona's 4-1 win away to Galatasaray on matchday two of the 2026/27 Champions League League Phase. The Barcelona forward didn't get on the scoresheet but provided two assists. It was his second, setting up Anthony Gordon for the visitors' third goal to make it 3-1, that stole the show. Yamal pulled off a move never seen before on a football pitch, and it quickly became the highlight of the night. A new trick was born.

Did Lamine Yamal just invent a new Rabona trick?

Yamal was carrying the ball along the byline, with Eren Elmalı closing him down. Without breaking stride, he crossed his right foot behind his left leg, mimicking the motion of a rabona — a technique used to cross or strike the ball by swinging the kicking foot behind the standing leg. But Yamal never made contact with the ball. Instead, once his right foot was back on the ground, he used the sole of his boot to drag the ball away from his opponent before picking out Gordon inside the box.

After the match, Yamal appeared on CBS Sports' Champions League coverage, where Thierry Henry asked him about the move. Yamal had his own name for it: "I'd call it something like a rabona, maybe a semi-rabona! It just came to me in the moment, and luckily it worked perfectly to set up Gordon. I've noticed lately that whenever I get close to the byline, defenders tend to go to ground, so I saw an opportunity to try something different. It worked, and I'm really happy with it. I always try to use little tricks to create space for myself. Defenders are always looking to stay tight to you, so any feint that helps you find a bit of room gives you an advantage."