Lamine Yamal Secures Barcelona's Spot In Champions League Last 16 With Goal And Assist

Barcelona booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a 4-1 over Copenhagen on Wednesday. While Hansi Flick's side would eventually run out comfortable winners thanks to second-half goals from Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Marcus Rashford, they suffered through a frustrating opening 45 minutes after they went behind to a fourth0minute goal from teenager Viktor Dadason.

While Barça enjoyed the lion's share of the ball in the game's opening moments, they were completely undone by an incisive Copenhagen attack as Mohamed Eyenoussi's straight through-ball carved open the hosts' centre backs, with Flick's trademark high line giving 17-year-old Dadason a one-on-one with Joan Garcia that he dispatched with a cool side-foot finish.

The hosts started to turn the screw, however, as Lewandowski got a clear look at goal from an errant back pass, but his finish was uncharacteristically wasteful. Erica Garcia also almost equalised, but his deflected effort was kept out expertly Dominik Kotarski in the Danish side's net.

Barça continued to dominate the ball, boasting 75% of possession at the end of the first half, but they struggled to break the visitors down, with Eric Garcia's thunderous effort that hit the crossbar and Yamal's snatched effort the best they could muster.

Yamal was crucial in finally bagging the equaliser, however. Shortly after the resumption of play, Dani Olmo's beautiful pass scythed through the left side of the vistiors' defense, setting the Spanish wonderkid towards goal. Rather than take a shot himself, Yamal laid the ball off perfectly for Lewandowski with the outside of his left boot, allowing the Polish legend to sweep home his 106th Champions League goal.

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