"Barcelona overcame a scare to boost their hopes of automatic qualification for the Champions League last 16 with a hard-fought 4-2 win at Slavia Prague. The Spanish champions conceded an early goal and were pegged back to 2-2 before the break on a freezing night in the Czech capital but recovered with second-half goals from Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski. Fermín López scored both their goals in the first half after Vasil Kusej bundled Slavia into a surprise lead but the hosts levelled when Lewandowski turned the ball into his own net. That was reward for a positive performance from Slavia but Barca, without the suspended Lamine Yamal, ultimately proved too strong with Marcus Rashford making a big impact from the bench."
"Barça took time to settle but Eric García signalled a more positive approach just before the half-hour mark as he forced Jindrich Stanek to tip over from distance. The equaliser came in the 34th minute after a nice move as Raphinha found Frenkie de Jong on the edge of the box with a neat backheel. The Dutchman slipped in López and he drilled in from a tight angle, beating Stanek at his near post. López gave his side the lead for the first time on 42 minutes with another fine finish, this time from the edge of box. Pedri was given too much space to turn and López whipped a shot into the top corner."
"The lead did not last until half-time as Slavia caught the visitors napping at another corner. Holes was again allowed to get in a glancing header at the near post and the ball rebounded in off Lewandowski. Barça stepped up the tempo after the break and Stanek kept out shots from Pedri and L&oac"
Barcelona conceded an early goal to Vasil Kusej and were pegged back to 2-2 before half-time after Robert Lewandowski turned a corner into his own net. Fermín López scored both first-half goals for Barcelona, including a drilled finish from a tight angle and a top-corner strike after Pedri was given space. Dani Olmo and Lewandowski scored second-half goals to restore and secure the lead. Marcus Rashford made a significant impact after coming on from the bench. Eric García and Pedri had notable attempts while Slavia Prague produced a positive performance and created early chances on a freezing night.
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