Late Yamal penalty earns Barcelona draw at Newcastle in Champions League | Football news

Barcelona needed Lamin Yamal’s penalty with the last kick to cancel out Harvey Barnes’ opener.

Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal struck from the penalty spot with the final kick of the match to earn a 1-1 draw against Newcastle United in the first leg of their ⁠Champion League last-16 tie, canceling out a late strike from Harvey Barnes.

Newcastle looked set to take a slender advantage into the second leg after Barnes scored in the 86th minute, who headed home Jacob Murphy’s cross on Tuesday.

But jubilation turned to heartbreak for the home fans as Malik ⁠Theaw brought down Dani Olmo in the box in the fourth minute of stoppage time, and Yamal fired a penalty into the bottom corner after Aaron Ramsdale dove the wrong way.

Newcastle’s Jolinton thought they had scored first in the second half when Barnes’ shot was deflected off the post, but the linesman quickly raised his flag for offside. ,

The second leg is in Barcelona on March 18.

Elsewhere on Tuesday, Mario Lemina’s early diving header handed Galatasaray a 1-0 win over Liverpool in their Champions League last-16 first leg in Istanbul, the tie nicely balanced after a strong contest denied both teams the goals.

The Turkish champions struck seven minutes later when Lemina headed home after Victor Osimhen headed a corner across goal to give them a valuable advantage ahead of the second leg at Anfield.

In Italy, Bayern Munich demolished Atalanta 6-1 in a dominant Champions League last-16 first-leg performance on Tuesday, seizing control from the start in Bergamo.

The visitors raced into a three-goal lead in the opening 25 minutes as the home side struggled to gain any sort of grip on the contest.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid tore Tottenham Hotspur apart in a stunning first-half blitz on Tuesday to secure a 5-2 win in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie and leave the Premier League side with a mountain to climb in London.

The visitors’ ⁠22-year-old goalkeeper, Antonin Kinski, endured a night to forget in his first appearance since October and only his third of the season.

Two costly errors from the Czech helped Atlético take a commanding lead and he was substituted in the 17th minute by manager Igor Tudor immediately after Atlético’s third goal.