US EditionYamal'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 automatic qualification for the UEFA Champions League round of 16.
- After Dadason's early breakaway goal, Barcelona went into half-time trailing 0-1, prompting second-half adjustments and a renewed attacking push.
- Yamal then struck a curling shot that deflected off a defender and found the top corner to become the go-ahead goal, after assisting Lewandowski's 48th-minute equaliser.
- The hosts dominated after the break, converting chances and closing out a 4-1 victory, with Raphinha converting a penalty and Rashford scoring a late free-kick, giving Barcelona momentum heading into the knockout rounds.
- The 18-year-old Lamine Yamal again proved decisive for Barcelona, leading their comeback while Copenhagen's 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.
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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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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