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Barcelona is still in this match and, with almost nothing left to face Benfica, they have once again made it 4-3 in the Champions League classic.
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. The Greek striker would shortly after get his hat-trick from a penalty after a foul inside the area by the Polish goalkeeper, whose return to the Champions League has been a disaster.
Raphinha had made it 3-2 in strange circumstances, but Ronald Araujo put the ball into his own goal for Benfica to get the fourth goal of the night just a few minutes later. However, Barcelona are back within one as Lewandowski scored his second penalty of the night.
🚨🇪🇺 GOAL | Benfica 4-3 Barcelona | Lewandowski
LEWANDOWSKI RECOVERS ONE FOR BARCELONA!pic.twitter.com/eXHzx0npOJ
— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) January 21, 2025
It was a crazy game, but Barcelona are now close to escaping with something from this game. Can they force a tie in the final minutes?
