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Yamal's goal and assist propel Barcelona to Champions League round of 16

Lamine Yamal assisted and scored key goals to complete Barcelona's comeback, securing a top-eight Champions League finish and round of 16 spot.

  • On Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, FC Barcelona beat FC Copenhagen 4-1 at the Spotify Camp Nou to secure an automatic place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16.
  • After Dadason's early breakaway goal, Barcelona went into half-time trailing 0-1 at Camp Nou, prompting second-half adjustments and a renewed attacking push.
  • The young winger's assist and subsequent finish turned the game in Barcelona's favour as Lamine Yamal dribbled into the area to set up Robert Lewandowski's 47th-minute equaliser and then scored with a deflected curling shot for the go-ahead goal.
  • The second half saw Barcelona dominate, with Raphinha scoring from the spot and Rashford sealing victory with a free-kick at 84', securing their knockout round spot.
  • The 18-year-old Lamine Yamal again proved decisive for Barcelona, leading the comeback with a goal and assist while 17-year-old Viktor Dadason scored his third Champions League goal before turning 18.
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FC Barcelona reassembled in the second half the initial goal of Copenhagen to avoid repesca (4-1) and has finally ranked fifth in the first league of the Champions League, after a match in which Hansi Flick's were from less to more.

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The strikers set up a game that had ambushed the defenses, as is already customary in Camp Nou, and Barça entered the Top 8 of the Champions. The goals gave life to a game without any game or more history than the hierarchy already known equally of Lamine Yamal. Barcelonist uncertainty lasted very little because even with a 0-1 the remonte, as is usually the norm, and the victory was taken for granted before an opposite easy like Copenhagen.

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There is nothing like suspense. Everything tastes better when it comes with epic, when heroes emerge to shake off a fatal fate. That’s what Barça has done throughout the phase...

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Yamal's goal and assist propel Barcelona to Champions League round of 16

Lamine Yamal came through for Barcelona again. With an assist and a goal, Yamal led Barcelona’s comeback against Copenhagen and helped the Catalan club secure a top-eight finish in the league phase of the Champions League on Wednesday.

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The first premise of the Barça equation was to win and that result took an hour to see on the Spotify Camp Nou scoreboard. It took the Blaugrana to do their homework but they went from the anguish of not knowing if they would respond well to the test to the happiness of getting the first great European goal sealed.Continue reading...

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