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PARIS: Liverpool boss Arne Slot admitted his team had been extremely fortunate in their 1-0 win away to Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League last 16 first leg on Wednesday as he heaped praise on goal-scoring hero Harvey Elliott.
LISBON: Raphinha claimed Barcelona a 1-0 Champions League last-16 first leg win at Benfica on Wednesday, despite the Catalan giants playing most the game with 10 men. Teenage defender Pau Cubarsi was sent off midway through the first half of the tight clash in Lisbon with the score goalless. Raphinha drilled home after 61 minutes to give five-time winners Barcelona a slim advantage on Bruno Lage’s side ahead of the second leg next Tuesday. Barcelona have not won the competition since 2015 but are expected to go deep this season, after a draw which many consider favorable. Hansi Flick insisted before the game there was no such thing as an “easy” tie and the coach was proven right on a tense evening in the Portuguese capital. Wojciech Szczesny made a smart save to deny Benfica’s Kerem Akturkoglu after just a few seconds, and the opening stages were played in a way that indicated both sides were picking up where they left off in Barcelona’s 5-4 group stage win in Lisbon a few weeks ago. Dani Olmo fired narrowly wide at the other end as Barca threatened, before Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin produced a stunning triple save to keep the score level. The Ukrainian first parried Dani Olmo’s prodded effort, then made a brilliant reaction stop to thwart Robert Lewandowski converting from point-blank range and mopped up Lamine Yamal’s attempt from the rebound. Barcelona were dealt a blow when 18-year-old center-back Pau Cubarsi was sent off after 22 minutes. The Spaniard scythed down Benfica striker Vangelis Pavlidis, who scored a hat-trick in the group match, as he ran through on goal. Szczesny saved Orkun Kokcu’s drive from the free-kick, with Flick sacrificing Olmo for defender Ronald Araujo to steady the ship. The Polish
Laga Benfica vs Barcelona di Estadio Da Luz, Kamis (6/3) dini hari WIB masih seimbang 0-0 pada babak I. Barca main 10 orang karena kartu merah Pau Cubarsi.
Barcelona harus bermain dengan 10 orang saat mengalahkan Benfica. La Blaugrana menang tipis 1-0 berkat gol Raphinha.
Barcelona meraup kemenangan heroik saat bertandang ke Benfica. Main dengan 10 orang sejak babak pertama, Barca menang 1-0 berkat gol Raphinha.
Barcelona vs Benfica Live Streaming, Champions League Live Telecast: Barcelona look to continue their solid run in the Champions League as they take on Benfica in the Round of 16 1st Leg encounter in Lisbon. Barcelona qualified as the second best team in the group stages just behind Liverpool and had just one loss in eight matches. On the other hand, Benfica were 16th with just 4 wins in 8 matches. They defeated Monaco in the playoffs to book their spot in the knockout stages of the competition. The game comes less than two months after the two teams met in arguably the most exciting of all the matches in the group stage of the tournament, which saw Barcelona come back to win 5-4 after trailing 3-1 and 4-2 on a chaotic night that saw Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha each score twice, with Raphinha sprinting half the length of the pitch to score the winning goal in the sixth minute of injury time.
Melawan Barcelona bukan hal mudah untuk Benfica. Namun, tim asal Portugal itu tak peduli meski Blaugrana favorit di Liga Champions.
Bek kiri Benfica, Alvaro Carreras, menilai bahwa Barcelona bukan hanya Lamine Yamal. Ia bakal mewaspadai semua pemain El Barca yang masuk ke daerahnya.