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LOOK: Vangelis Pavlidis scores a hat-trick in the first half for Benfica after another mistake by Barcelona

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Barcelona need to win to secure a place in the last 16 of the Champions League, but their chances are very low now that Benfica has won 3-1 in their seventh match of the league phase.

It was a terrible start for Barcelona as Spanish left-back Álvaro Carreras sent in a wonderful cross for Vangelis Pavlidis to crash into the back of the net. Wojciech Szczesny, making his first Champions League appearance with Barcelona, ​​had no chance. nothing to stop him.

However, Barcelona only trailed for 11 minutes. Alejandro Balde made a good run into the Benfica penalty area before being fouled by Antonio Silva. Nothing happened on the field, but after a VAR control a foul was called. Robert Lewandowski stepped up from 12 yards and made no mistake to score his 102nd Champions League goal.

Barcelona took control from then on, but Benfica took the lead after a howler from Wojciech Szczesny, giving Pavlidis the chance to score his second goal, which he took advantage of. Now, the Greek striker has achieved his hat-trick after scoring a penalty after a foul inside the area by the Polish goalkeeper, whose return to the Champions League has been a disaster.

It has been a terrible first half hour for Barcelona, ​​​​who now must score three unanswered goals if they want to change the situation.

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