Barcelona turned the tide in just 20 minutes.

In the early hours of January 29th, Lamine Yamal scored a goal to help Barcelona beat Copenhagen 4-1 in the final match of the Champions League qualifying round.

Yamal shone brightly.

At their home ground Camp Nou, Barcelona needed a win to secure a place in the top eight for direct qualification to the knockout stage. The Catalan team displayed two contrasting performances, but their explosive second-half display confirmed their class and character at the crucial moment.

The match started in the worst possible way for Barcelona. In the opening minutes, Copenhagen unleashed a through ball that tore apart the home team's defense, putting Dadason in a one-on-one situation with goalkeeper Joan Garcia before the striker calmly opened the scoring. It was a familiar goal that Barca often concede in European competitions when they lose concentration and fail to catch the offside trap.

After conceding the goal, Barcelona's performance became disappointingly lackluster. Against Copenhagen's tight 5-4-1 defense, Hansi Flick's team controlled possession but lacked creativity, their movement was slow, and they relied mainly on harmless crosses.

The few significant chances came from a one-on-one missed by Robert Lewandowski and a long-range shot from Eric Garcia that hit the crossbar. The first half ended in boos as Barca appeared helpless and lacked ideas.

Barcelona came from behind to beat Copenhagen.

The turning point came right after halftime. Flick changed the midfield by bringing Marc Bernal on, and at the same time instructed his players to play more aggressively and take more risks. The change immediately paid off.

In the 48th minute, Dani Olmo played a delicate through ball to Lamine Yamal, who assisted Lewandowski to tap in the equalizer. In the 60th minute, Yamal himself scored to make it 2-1 with a deflected shot. Six minutes later, Lewandowski was fouled in the penalty area, and Raphinha calmly converted the resulting penalty. In just 20 minutes, Barcelona scored three goals to turn the game around.

With Copenhagen completely overwhelmed, Barcelona completed the party with a stunning free-kick from Marcus Rashford, who came off the bench. VAR also sided with the home team, disallowing a late goal for the visitors, helping Barca maintain their goal difference of +8 and secure a place in the Top 8.

The 4-1 victory was a well-deserved reward for their explosive second half, helping Barcelona avoid the play-offs and breathe a sigh of relief ahead of the grueling knockout stage.

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