emulate
verb (used with object)
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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If they do so, they will have emulated Rocha and his team-mates, who caused a major upset by knocking Liverpool out of the Champions League last 16 in 2006.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2022