Yamal spotted on TV at SmackDown after rubbing shoulders with WWE stars

BARCELONA star Lamine Yamal stunned fans by appearing on TV at SmackDown.

And the teen prodigy could not hide his excitement as he rubbed shoulders with WWE stars.

The wrestling promotion was in Barcelona, Spain, for its European Tour, which will also include events in Belgium, Germany, Scotland, and London's O2 Arena.

On Friday night WWE welcomed special guests including Yamal to promote the tour.

Yamal, 17, was pictured alongside stars including Triple H, Randy Orton and WWE champion Cody Rhodes.

Rhodes was kind enough to allow Yamal to hold his championship belt as they posed for a photo.

The Kopa Trophy winner was later seen in the crowd alongside Barca team-mates Alejandro Balde, 21, and Hector Fort, 18, enjoying the show at the Olympic Arena.

Fans were stunned to see him in attendance, with one writing on social media: "LAMINE YAMAL IN THE CROWD IN SPAIN!"

A second said: "Lamine Yamal in the crowd for Smackdown, that's actually insane."

A third added: "Bro became a WWE legend at 17yo."

Another said: "Didn’t expect this collab man."

Captioning his post on Instagram, Yamal said: "New WWE champion?"

Yamal's performances this season have once again been nothing short of electric, with 12 goals and 17 assists in 37 games.

After meeting Yamal, Triple H, now the Chief Content Creator for WWE, said: "The future of @fcbarcelona is brighter than ever… enjoy the show."