Newcastle United were on top for large parts against Barcelona, but a last-gasp Lamine Yamal penalty denied them a first-leg victory.

Lamine Yamal scored a penalty with the last kick of the game to snatch Barcelona a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

Harvey Barnes thought he had gifted Newcastle a slender advantage to take to Camp Nou next week, but Malick Thiaw gifted Barcelona a way back into the game.

Just four minutes in, Joan Garcia spilled a tame Sandro Tonali header from a corner, but Pau Cubarsi was hovering behind him to clear the danger off the line.

Garcia then made a stretching save to keep out Anthony Elanga`s low drive, while Dan Burn`s poked block only narrowly rolled wide of his own goal at the other end shortly after.

William Osula then sent a looping header over the bar, but Barcelona improved in the second, with Robert Lewandowski firing their best chance just past the far post.

Newcastle thought they had taken a 74th-minute lead. An unmarked Barnes curled a strike off the post before Joelinton turned in the rebound, but the flag was immediately raised against him.

However, Newcastle found their opening in the 86th minute. Jacob Murphy curled a lovely cross in from the right, and Barnes drifted off his marker to scuff his shot in via a deflection off Garcia`s face.

Barcelona clawed their way back level in the 96th minute, though. Dani Olmo checked back inside, drawing a foul from Thiaw in the box, and Yamal sent Aaron Ramsdale the wrong way to pick out the bottom-left corner.

Data Debrief: Yamal to the rescue

Barcelona were far from their best at St. James` Park, but they managed to ensure they would not have a deficit to overturn in the second leg, though they did leave it late. Timed at 95:50, Yamal scored the Blaugrana`s latest penalty goal in the Champions League.

Hansi Flick`s side scored with what was only their second shot on target (nine overall), while their 1.42 expected goals (xG) bettered Newcastle`s 1.37, though it was inflated by the penalty.

Barnes had looked to be the hero for the Magpies; only Kylian Mbappe (14), Anthony Gordon (12) and Julian Alvarez (10) have been involved in more Champions League goals this season than him (nine - six goals, three assists).

The tie is finely poised for next Wednesday`s clash, though, and Newcastle`s longest-ever unbeaten streak in the Champions League stretched to six games (W3 D3).

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