US EditionHeartbreak for Newcastle as Yamal's late penalty rescues draw for Barca
- On Tuesday, Barcelona's Lamine Yamal scored a stoppage-time penalty to level the Champions League last-16 first leg 1-1 at Newcastle United.
- After substitute Dani Olmo was tripped in the box, match officials awarded a penalty following Malick Thiaw's challenge deep into stoppage time.
- From the penalty spot, Lamine Yamal then slotted past Newcastle goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to level the game after Harvey Barnes opened the scoring in the 86th minute from Jacob Murphy's cross.
- The draw sends Barcelona, five-time winners, into next week's return at the Nou Camp on March 18 as favorites to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
- Even the measured head coach Eddie Howe called it the biggest recent match, with Newcastle fans seeing Joelinton's ruled-offside goal leave the tie finely balanced.
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That was really close! Lamine Yamal saved at least a 1:1 in minute 96 by penalty to FC Barcelona in the starting match of the Champions League eighth final at Newcastle. Newcastle was very close to the victory against Barcelona. Harvey Barnes, who had already hit the pole before (74.), brought the "Magpies" to the lead of Jacob Murphy (86.).Yamal ice coldAfter a foul of the German Malick Thiaw to Dani Olmo, however, there were still penalty mete…
Night to suffer the one that lived the Barça in Newcastle, from where he returned home alive in the Champions and with intact options to access quarterfinals if he tunes the engines face the game back. A penalty from Lamine Yamal in the addition saved the furniture and meant the tie for those of Flick.Keep reading...
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