Lamine Yamal led Barça's attack at El Sardinero with his 10th goal of the season

FC Barcelona advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2025/26 Copa del Rey after overcoming a tough match in Cantabria against Racing de Santander (0-2). The leader of La Liga Hypermotion put up a fight in El Sardinero against a Barça side that, once again, had Lamine Yamal as their best player on the field.

On a cold and wet night, the '10' took charge of the Barça attack, with a Marcus Rashford once again erratic and a Ferran Torres, scorer of Barça's first goal with a notable finish, but who also had a rather poor game in the Copa del Rey round of 16.

Lamine, on the other hand, did not stop trying on his flank during the first 15 minutes. A free kick that went slightly high was his only chance before halftime, but in the second half, the player from Mataró was a nightmare for **Mario García, the left-back for the Cantabrians**, who was replaced in the 72nd minute, physically exhausted and booked for stepping on Yamal.

Lamine Yamal reaches 10 goals in 25/26

In the 48th minute, a great pass from the '10' left Rashford one-on-one with Ezkieta, but the local goalkeeper prevented the Englishman's goal with a saving hand. The keeper also appeared to contain, in two stages, a shot from Lamine himself with a bounce two minutes later.

The winger came close to an assist again in the 52nd minute with a cross that **Manu Herrando** miraculously cleared when Ferran was arriving alone to head it in from close range. On a subsequent corner, Yamal came close to scoring an Olympic goal with a very tight cross that surprised Ezkieta and hit the crossbar.

Lamine put Racing against the ropes and the Cantabrians' resistance finally broke in the 66th minute with **a great pass from Fermín López to Ferran** which the 'Shark' took advantage of to score his fifteenth goal of the season.

Lamine Yamal celebrating his goal against Racing de Santander

The locals, however, tried until the end and scored a couple of goals disallowed for offside. In stoppage time, **Manex Lozano** had the equalizer to force a penalty shootout, but he shot directly at **Joan García**'s body in a one-on-one situation where he had a pass to the middle with a teammate free to tap it into an empty net.

Right after, in the last play of the match, Lamine led a lethal counter-attack for Barça. The '10' wanted to assist Lewandowski, but the Pole ran too far ahead. Luckily, Raphinha appeared at the far post, prolonging the play with a low cross that the '10' took advantage of to finish at point-blank range.

For the Rocafona player, it was his 10th goal in 25/26, his first in the Copa del Rey. **The 18-year-old forward now has 20 direct goal involvements in 24 games** and has matched 'Lewy' as the third-highest scorer for Barça, behind Ferran (15) and Raphinha (11)

Lamine Yamal's records against Racing de Santander

1. Minutes played: 90
2. Goals: 1
3. Assists: 0
4. Chances created: 6
5. Passes completed: 43 of 58  (74 %)
6. Duels won: 7 of 17 (41 %)
7. Dribbles: 4 of 7 (57 %)
8. Defensive actions: 1
9. Recoveries: 3
10. Shots on target: 2 of 4 (50 %)
11. Turnovers: 4
12. Fouls suffered: 2