Barça trailed 4-2 midway through the second half but made a comeback.
Barcelona defeated Benfica 5-4 last Tuesday, the 21st, at the Estádio da Luz, in a spectacular match during the seventh round of the Champions League league stage. Pavlidis, three times, and Ronald Araújo (own goal) scored for the Portuguese side, while Lewandowski and Raphinha, twice each, and Eric García netted for the Catalans. Find the top football updates at live football score brazil.
The game had it all: goalkeeper mistakes, an own goal, an accidental goal, three penalties, and a hat-trick from Greek forward Vangelis Pavlidis in the first half, which was overshadowed by Barça’s comeback. With the win, Barcelona secured a spot in the Round of 16 with one matchday to spare.
Benfica opened the scoring through Pavlidis in the first minute, but Lewandowski equalized with a penalty in the 12th. Before the 30-minute mark, Pavlidis struck twice more, taking advantage of mistakes by Szczesny to give the Portuguese side a commanding lead. In the second half, Bruno Lage’s team managed to hold off the pressure until a bizarre moment from their goalkeeper: attempting a clearance, he accidentally hit the ball off Raphinha’s head, which ricocheted into the net.
Three minutes later, Ronald Araújo misjudged a cross and scored an own goal, making it 4-2 for Benfica and seemingly quelling Barça’s momentum. But in the 32nd minute, Lewandowski converted another penalty to reignite hope. The tension peaked when Eric García equalized in the 86th minute.
In what seemed to be the final play, Benfica had a free kick and created chaos in Barcelona’s box, with the hosts appealing for a penalty on Amdouni by Frenkie de Jong during the scramble. Out of the mayhem, Ferrán Torres launched a long ball to Raphinha, who sprinted from midfield, dribbled past a defender in the box, and scored to secure Barcelona’s historic victory. Be ahead of the game with BB Score.
