Gazeta Esportiva.com
·21 January 2026
Six-goal thriller: Barcelona beat Slavia, close in on top eight

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·21 January 2026

Barcelona continues to chase a direct spot in the Champions League Round of 16. On Wednesday, the Catalan team came from behind to defeat Slavia Prague 4-2 at the Fortuna Arena in the Czech Republic.
With this result, Barcelona climbed to ninth place in the Champions League, with 13 points—the same as Chelsea, who are in eighth and the first team in the direct qualification zone for the Champions League Round of 16. On the other hand, Slavia Prague bid farewell to the tournament. The Czech team remains in 34th place, with three points, with no chance of advancing to the Round of 16 playoffs.
🏆 Competition: Champions League | Matchday 7 🏟️ Venue: Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 📅 Date: January 21, 2026 ⏰ Kickoff: 18:59 🟨 Yellow Cards: De Jong (Barcelona).
Goals
Lineups
Slavia Prague: Stanek; Holes (Vicek), Zima, and Chaloupek; Sanyang (Saracevic), Sadílek, Provod, Dorley, and Moses (Doudera); Kusej (Chytil) and Chory (Schranz) Coach: Jindrich Trpisovsky
Barcelona: Joan García; Baldé (Bernal), Gerard Martín, Eric García, and Koundé; Pedri (Olmo), De Jong, Raphinha, Fermín López (Araujo), and Bardghji (Rashford); Lewandowski Coach: Hansi Flick
Slavia Prague opened the scoring at nine minutes into the first half. After a corner taken by Sadílek and a flick-on by Holes, Kusej pushed the ball into the back of the net. Despite the pressure on the Czechs, Barcelona only managed to equalize at the 34th minute. After a through ball from De Jong, Fermín López struck across goal to level the score. Eight minutes later, Fermín López found the net again. After a pass from Pedri, the Spaniard finished with precision to put Barcelona ahead.
However, at the 44th minute, Slavia Prague equalized once more. From another corner taken by Sadílek, Lewandowski deflected the ball into his own net, sending the game into halftime all square.
In the second half, Barcelona asserted themselves and scored their third goal at the 18th minute. After a scramble in the box, Olmo seized the rebound and finished with precision to restore the lead for the Catalans. Seven minutes later, Barcelona sealed the result. After a fine individual play, Rashford crossed to Lewandowski, who simply redirected the ball into the net to score the visitors' fourth.
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