Late Yamal penalty earns Barcelona draw at Newcastle in Champions League

Late Yamal penalty earns Barcelona draw at Newcastle in Champions LeagueBarcelona needed Lamine Yamal’s penalty with the last kick of the game to cancel out Harvey Barnes’s opener.Published On 10 Mar 2026Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal struck ⁠from the ⁠penalty spot with the final kick of the game to salvage ⁠a 1-1 draw with Newcastle-united" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="3606" data-entity-type="organization">Newcastle United in the first leg of their ⁠Champions League last-16 tie, cancelling out a late strike from Harvey Barnes.Newcastle appeared set to take a ‌slender advantage into the second leg after Barnes scored in the 86th minute, when he volleyed home Jacob Murphy’s cross on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Familiar foes Real Madrid and Man City renew rivalry in Champions Leaguelist 2 of 4Australia grants asylum to five Iranian women footballerslist 3 of 4Ugly scenes, bloodied shirts as fans battle after Celtic beat Rangerslist 4 of 4Lamine Yamal gives Barcelona hard-fought 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbaoend of listBut elation for the home fans turned to heartbreak when Malick ⁠Thiaw brought Dani Olmo ⁠down in the box in the fourth minute of stoppage time, and Yamal fired the penalty into ⁠the bottom corner as Aaron Ramsdale dove the ⁠wrong way.Newcastle’s Joelinton thought ⁠he had scored earlier in the second half when he smashed home the rebound of Barnes’s shot ‌off the post, but the linesman quickly raised his flag for offside. ‌The ‌second leg is at Barcelona on March 18.Elsewhere on Tuesday, Mario Lemina’s early diving header handed Galatasaray a 1-0 victory over Liverpool in their Champions League last-16 first leg in Istanbul, leaving the tie finely balanced after ⁠a compelling contest in which both sides saw goals disallowed.The Turkish champions struck after seven minutes, when Lemina nodded home after Victor Osimhen headed a corner back across goal, giving them a precious advantage ahead of ⁠the second leg at Anfield.In Italy, Bayern Munich dismantled ⁠Atalanta 6-1 ⁠in a dominant Champions League last-16 first-leg performance on Tuesday, seizing ⁠control from the outset in Bergamo.