

After just ninety-nine seconds, Arthur Vermeeren gave Antwerp the lead. However, Ferran Torres of Barcelona tied the score shortly before halftime. Vincent Janssen gave Antwerp the lead once more, but Marc Guiu, a 17-year-old, seemed to tie the score in the ninetieth minute. However, Antwerp stormed downfield from the opening kickoff and defeated the opposition through George Ilenikhena, another adolescent. On their Champions League debut, Antwerp had previously lost all five of their prior Group H games and were out of the European competition.
However, the Belgian champions, who won their first domestic championship since 1957 and qualified for the Champions League, battled to the finish to guarantee that no team in the 2023–24 group stage would finish with zero points. Against a Barca club that had manager Xavi rested numerous first team players with the group's top place and certain passage to the knockout stages, they gave their supporters something to cheer about.