The one club man who is Spain's under-the-radar hero

This video can not be played Oyarzabal scores twice as Spain ease past Austria Before every Spain game at this World Cup, one name has dominated the back of the shirts worn by fans - Lamine Yamal. He was the focus of the cameras at Los Angeles Stadium too when he arrived for Thursday's last-32 tie against Austria - and again the centre of attention when the players came out on to the pitch. But the player who is perhaps not the biggest name in this Spain squad is the one who has so far shone the brightest - Mikel Oyarzabal. He missed out on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee. But four years later - and before a World Cup debut - he was in the form of his life with 12 goals in 12 international appearances. He also became the first Spanish player to score twice in a World Cup knockout match since Emilio Butragueno against Denmark in the last 16 of the 1986 tournament. The statistics are impressive, but it is not to say he is overshadowed , with the 18-year-old playing a key role in Oyarzabal being able to shine. The Barcelona forward's excellent ball control and dribbling skills clearly unsettles defences and pulled the Austrian defenders towards him to create more space for Oyarzabal. "When you have someone in your team like Lamine Yamal who attracts so much attention, you know you will get more space," said former Germany midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger.