Spanish Giants Spared Humiliating Defeat by Late Own Goal and Controversial Overturned Winner
Barcelona’s perfect away record in the Champions League came to a dramatic and nerve-shredding end in Belgium, as they needed a late own goal and a controversial VAR decision to escape with a 3-3 draw against a spirited Club Brugge.
The Spanish giants were repeatedly caught cold by Brugge’s swift counter-attacks, with Portuguese forward Carlos Forbs proving to be a constant thorn in their side. Forbs set up Nicolo Tresoldi for an early opener and then scored a stunning solo goal himself, twice giving the hosts a lead after Ferran Torres had initially equalized for Barcelona.
The Catalan side, who hit the woodwork twice through Jules Koundé and Eric García, looked destined for a shocking defeat until a massive slice of luck fell their way with 13 minutes remaining. Teenage sensation Lamine Yamal’s attempted cross was inadvertently headed into his own net by Brugge’s own top scorer, Christos Tzolis, leveling the score at 3-3.
The drama reached a fever pitch in stoppage time when Brugge’s Romeo Vermant thought he had scored a legendary winner, only for the goal to be contentiously chalked off by VAR for a foul on goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny.
The nail-biting draw ends Barcelona’s four-match winning run away from home in the competition but felt more like a rescue mission than a dropped victory. For a defiant Club Brugge, the result extends their impressive five-match unbeaten streak at home in Europe, a performance that deserved more than a single point.
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