Lamine Yamal leads Barcelona’s rout of Copenhagen to qualify for Champions League Round of 16 | OneFootball

Lamine Yamal rose to the occasion with a stunning display in Barcelona’s 4-1 win against Copenhagen in the final group stage game of the Champions League to help the Catalan giants secure an automatic qualification to the Round of 16.

The Blaugrana got off to a terrible start after Copenhagen pounced on Jules Kounde’s miscued pass and took the lead inside four minutes, with Viktor Daoason finding the net.

Barca restored parity early in the second half when Dani Olmo threaded in a defence-splitting pass in the path of Yamal, who squared it for Robert Lewandowski. The Polish striker was clinical with his strike.

Yamal provided the lead for the hosts after his left-footed strike took a huge deflection before finding the net.

The 18-year-old winger was also instrumental in Barca’s third goal. He found Lewandowski inside the box with a weighted chip, but the veteran striker was brought down to win a penalty.

Raphinha blasted home from the spot to put the Catalan giants in a comfortable position.

Substitute Marcus Rashford put the game to bed with a stellar free kick.

Coming off a stellar performance against Real Oviedo, where he scored a magnificent bicycle kick, Yamal has now produced back-to-back influential performances.

The Spanish prodigy created three big chances and completed six dribbles. His work rate was impressive again, making seven recoveries and winning eight ground duels.

Yamal has now scored 12 goals and provided 13 assists in all competitions this season.

Olmo was solid in the midfield, taking up the onus in the absence of Pedri and Frenkie de Jong.

The 27-year-old’s extraordinary vision and passing range unlocked Copenhagen’s defence, creating three big chances and delivering eight passes into the final third.

Centre-backs Pau Cubarsi and Gerard Martin also shone in the victory.