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Raphinha hit a dramatic winner in the time to prevent, while Barcelona arrived here to beat Benfica 5-4 in a wild adjustment on Tuesday and have a direct qualification direct to the Champions League in the last 16.
Benfica led 4-2 with less than 15 minutes to play, but Barcelona established a very good defeated past to continue being 3 problems to Liverpool leaders.
Vangelis Pavlidis hit a hat-trick in the first part for the hosts, partly thanks to two main errors of Barcelona’s goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
However, a double by Robert Lewandowski of the penalty point, from Eric García’s head, and a splint for Raphinha helped Barcelona claim a very good triumph of the last blow to Lisbon.
“It’s a Gamearray. Benfica made the first half, but we made many mistakes,” said Barcelona coach Flick.
Barça showed that the grain continued to fight after achieving 3-1 in the half time and temporarily granted after Raphinha withdrew one.
“The team’s mentality, still in themselves and was incredible to see,” said Flick.
“At the time, half, we more probably created that they and deserved it. “
Benfica opened the scoring in the minute, when Pavlidis escaped from Pau Cubarsi and pulled her house from the low cross of Álvaro Carreras.
Barcelona temporarily responded with Lewandowski marking the position of the penalty after Alejandro Balde brought through the defender of Benfica Tomas Araujo.
The hosts were placed ahead through a stroke of luck, when Szczesny came out of his purpose of seeing a ball, but crashed into bucket.
Fortunately, the international Greece Pavlidis collected the loose ball and shot it on the empty network.
Barcelona, who attracted Szczesny of his retirement to update the Marc-André Ter Stegen injured in October, temporarily late.
Pavlidis finished his 30-minute hat-trick with a penalty after Szczesny’s error, the flying goalkeeper to see Kerem Akturboglu, but brings it back.
Lamine Yamal and Raphinha died before the break, while Barcelona progresses.
Benfica’s goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin, stored Jules Kounde, who scored, and Lewandowski cannot pass the house of the Pedri harmful ball on the face of the pass.
Raphinha got rid of one for Barcelona somehow while a Trubin authorization hit his head to the edge of the domain and returned to the network.
However, Benfica temporarily hit Ronald Araujo, passing in front of Szczesny, on his own network while looking to cut a cross.
Barcelona continued pushing and Lewandowski changed for penalty after Nicolas Otamendi killed Yamal.
The Catalan giants, who won the Champions League for the last time in 2015, withdrew when the replacement Garcia returned the house of the cozy Cruz de Pedri.
Szczesny stored the back of the old Real Madrid Di Maria star shot in the dramatic Raphinha winner.
With Benfica Horny for a penalty, Barcelona made an immediate escape and the Brazilian end broke into his house to finish a successful battle.
The players on both sides faced after the whistle, while the temperaments sailed after the exciting result.
“We knew how difficult it would be here, in front of their fans, and they know how to play very well, they have higher level players,” Raphinha told Movistar.
“We obtained around 3-1, he addressed what we had to do to replace the game.
“It is an impressive game for everyone. They may simply have won, or we, however, control to take it. »