Lamine Yamal scored a fantastic goal as Barcelona came from behind three times to draw at Club Brugge in a remarkable Champions League game on Wednesday.
The hosts thought they had won the game in injury time when Romeo Vermant slid in on Wojciech Szczesny before scoring into an empty net – but the goal was disallowed by the video assistant referee for a foul.
Club Brugge took a sixth-minute lead when Carlos Forbs burst away down the right before squaring the ball for Nicolo Tresoldi to slide in.
However, less than two minutes later, Barca were level through Ferran Torres’ first-time finish from Fermin Lopez’s cross.
Fermin then curled a shot off the post – the first of three times Barca would hit the woodwork.
Suddenly, they were behind again as Brugge played their way through their high line too easily and Christos Tzolis fed Forbs, who slotted home inside the box.
Barca hit the crossbar twice, through Jules Kounde and then Eric Garcia’s drive from at least 30 yards out.
And then, Yamal struck as he beat two defenders with wonderful skill before playing a one-two with Dani Olmo and beating another man before slotting in.
BBC Sports reports that Forbs, who spent last season on loan with Wolves, missed a huge opportunity – but moments later made up for it by running on to Hans Vanaken’s through ball before clipping a shot past Szczesny.
Brugge thought they had a chance to make it 4-2 when Anthony Taylor awarded a penalty, for an Alex Balde tackle on Forbs, but the decision was overturned by the video assistant referee.
Barca took advantage of that let off when Yamal’s cross was nodded into his own net by the unfortunate Tzolis.
But right at the end Szczesny, who had dawdled on the ball, got hugely lucky when VAR bailed him out after losing the ball to Vermant.
