Lamine Yamal celebrates after scoring Barcelona’s late equaliser from the penalty spot towards Newcastle United. Picture: AFP
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Lamine Yamal’s last-gasp penalty earned Barcelona a 1-1 draw at Newcastle United within the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday, whereas Liverpool misplaced 1-0 to Galatasaray in Istanbul for the second time this season.
Atletico Madrid piled extra distress on Tottenham Hotspur by successful 5-2 on a nightmare night for visiting goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, whereas Bayern Munich are all however by means of to the quarter-finals after thrashing Atalanta 6-1 in Italy.
At St James’ Park, Newcastle had been heading for an evening to savour when Harvey Barnes broke the impasse on 86 minutes as he turned in a Jacob Murphy cross for his sixth Champions League aim this season.
Nonetheless, Barcelona had been awarded a penalty deep in damage time when Dani Olmo was tripped by Malick Thiaw and Yamal — a peripheral determine all through the sport — transformed with the final kick of the match within the 96th minute.
That may make Newcastle’s process more durable going to the Camp Nou for the return subsequent Wednesday as they intention to achieve the quarter-finals for the primary time.
“There’s hope, after all there may be. We consider in ourselves, we consider in our capabilities. I feel we have proven that right now,” stated Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe.
The winners of that tie look prone to face Atletico within the final eight, after Diego Simeone’s aspect tore aside Spurs on the Metropolitano, with Julian Alvarez scoring twice.
It was a horrible evening for struggling Tottenham and an particularly dreadful one for his or her Czech goalkeeper Kinsky, whose two earlier appearances this season had come within the League Cup.
His slip when trying to clear led to Marcos Llorente slotting in Atletico’s sixth-minute opener, and Antoine Griezmann then took benefit of a Micky van de Ven slip to seize one other for the hosts.
The sport was simply quarter-hour previous when Kinsky made a whole mess of an tried first-time move, gifting the ball to Alvarez for 3-0.
The 22-year-old Kinsky’s humiliation was compounded as he was then substituted by coach Igor Tudor, however alternative Guglielmo Vicario couldn’t maintain out Robin Le Normand’s header to make it 4-0 halfway by means of the primary half.
Pedro Porro pulled one again, however Alvarez ran half the size of the pitch following an outstanding Griezmann lay-off to get Atletico’s fifth early within the second half.
Dominic Solanke fired in on 76 minutes to make it 5-2, maybe giving Spurs a glimmer of hope for the return.
Sensible Bayern hit six
Nonetheless, it’s arduous to see how they arrest a hunch which has seen them lose all 4 video games beneath new coach Tudor, and 6 on the bounce general.
“Sadly, it occurred on this huge recreation, these errors. So we paid for this begin of the sport, it was an excessive amount of for us,” lamented Tudor, who stated he wanted to “protect” the devastated Kinsky by taking him off.
“I have been teaching for 15 years, I’ve by no means carried out this. It was essential to protect the man, protect the staff.”
Earlier, Liverpool misplaced by a single aim to Galatasaray, simply as that they had when the golf equipment met in Turkey within the league part.
Mario Lemina scored the one aim for the Turkish league leaders, heading in from shut vary after Victor Osinhen nodded down a nook.
Osimhen had the ball within the web once more within the second half, just for an offside resolution to come back to Liverpool’s rescue.
The Anfield aspect might want to do a lot better if they’re to show the tie round subsequent week at dwelling.
“It is already a tough place to come back to, however once you’re 1-0 down it makes it even more durable,” stated Liverpool boss Arne Slot.
Bayern confirmed their standing as one of many main contenders to win the competitors by crushing Atalanta in Bergamo, with Michael Olise in impressed kind.
Harry Kane performed no half as Josip Stanisic tapped in an early opener and Olise utilized a fantastic end to make it 2-0 halfway by means of the primary half.
Olise arrange Serge Gnabry to make it 3-0 earlier than half-time, and the latter additionally hit the bar late within the first half.
Nicolas Jackson received the fourth early within the second half, and the excellent Olise curled within the fifth, his fifteenth of the season.
Jamal Musiala netted the sixth, and there may be certainly no means again for Atalanta, even when Mario Pasalic received one again in stoppage time.
