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Yamal misses sitter in the box, redeems himself with penalty

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Yamal misses sitter in the box, redeems himself with penalty Lamine Yamal missed an incredible chance to put Barcelona ahead against Newcastle in the Champions League clash this Wednesday. After a shot from Raphinha, Ramsdale deflected it, and Yamal appeared at the edge of the SIX-YARD BOX to finish, but he sent it wide. Watch the moment of the shot: Luckily for him, a few minutes later, VAR alerted the referee about a penalty on Raphinha.

Yamal took the penalty with skill and managed to put Barça ahead. The goal was Lamine Yamal's 10th in the Champions League. He reaches this milestone at 18 years old, equaling Mbappé's record.

The eventful first half in Spain ended with Barça leading 3-2 (4-3 on aggregate). The Spanish team opened 1-0 with Raphinha, but Newcastle equalized. Then Barça made it 2-1, but the English team quickly equalized again.

Until Yamal scored the third from the penalty spot. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.