Instagram was exploding.
Twitter, now X, was like a wildfire.
Clip after clip after clip of his winner from halfway up the pitch. The long run, the impossible strike, the shirt-whirl celebration, teammates chasing him, the stadium shaking as the ball crossed the line. Edited montages, slow-motion angles, commentary reactions from ten different countries, fan cams, tactical analyses, freeze-frames of Valverde clutching his head — everything.
His mentions were a battlefield of takes.
"Once-in-a-generation goal."
"Teenager doing Messi numbers."
"Best wonderkid in the world right now?"
"This kid is SCARY."
"Lukas Brandt & chaos are synonyms."
"TOP 3 TEENAGERS: 1. Yamal 2. Endrick 3. Lukas… OR IS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND???"
Barcelona fans were fighting for Yamal.
Madrid fans were campaigning for Endrick.
But anyone with eyes could see it: Lukas wasn't just competing with them — he was outpacing every teenager and most adults too.
