Pedri scored a remarkable goal and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sentenced for Barcelona to defeat Galatasaray 2-1 on Thursday, with the deceased Catalan club entering the Europa League quarterfinals.
Barça had to row against the tide when Brazilian defender Marcão overtook the Turkish hosts in the 28th minute, appearing only to head a corner kick.
After saying goodbye in the group stage of the Champions League, Europe's continental second division has become the lifeline of a frustrating season for Xavi Hernandez's team.
They managed to stay afloat with a great reaction in Istanbul.
Pedri gambetted two rivals inside the box to make it 1-1 in the 37th minute and Aubameyang completed the comeback by defining boca de jarro at 49. The goal of the Gabonese attacker, who joined Barça on the edge of the closing of the winter pass market, sentenced the tie after the 0-0 draw in the first leg last week.
“It was a victory of character because at Camp Nou we ended up with a result that was not what was expected,” said Pedri. “We knew that we were going to be very tight here and it was really crazy. We got it out of the desire to win.”
The Barça also tied with Napoli at home in the tournament's play-off after being eliminated from the Champions League, but they were successful 4-2 in Italy to move on.
Also on Thursday, the Scottish Rangers advanced by winning 4-2 on the global scoreboard despite losing 2-1 to Red Star in Belgrade.
Thanks to the goal of Ivorian attacker Jeremie Boga, Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 and qualified by winning 4-2 on aggregate.
Another Spanish club, Sevilla, defended a 1-0 lead by visiting West Ham in the second hour.
The German Leipzig match against Spartak Moscow was canceled due to the expulsion of Russian clubs from all competitions following the country's invasion of Ukraine. Leipzig automatically advanced to the quarterfinals.