Lamine Yamal stuns Valencia with exquisite chip before VAR denies double

Amid a tense atmosphere at Mestalla against the backdrop of protests targeting the club's ownership, FC Barcelona seized control of possession and wasted little time exploiting space behind the hosts' backline.

Just minutes into the encounter, Fermin Lopez drifted out to the right flank and threaded a pass into the path of Lamine Yamal, who spotted Dimitrievski off his line and produced a sublime chip to make it 0-1.

Only moments later, in the 8th minute, Lamine wheeled away to celebrate what looked to be a quickfire second, rounding off a slick Barca move after Fermin had once again picked out the Spain international.

However, the strike that would have made it 0-2 was soon chalked off for offside following confirmation from VAR.