Published January 22,2025
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Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time at hand Barcelona a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a spot within the final 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday after a hat-trick from Vangelis Pavlidis gave the hosts a two-goal halftime lead.
Greek striker Pavlidis opened the scoring after two minutes with a tap-in earlier than Robert Lewandowski equalised from the spot as VAR awarded Barca a penalty for a Tomas Araujo foul on Alejandro Balde within the eleventh minute.
Pavlidis restored Benfica’s lead, capitalising on a poor run out by goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who left the ahead with an open aim. The 26-year-old bagged his third with a penalty after Szczesny fouled Kerem Akturkoglu on the half-hour mark.
A blunder by Benfica keeper Anatoliy Trubin additionally proved pricey as he cleared the ball straight onto Raphinha’s head and into the online for a weird aim because the guests pulled one again within the sixty fourth minute to make it 3-2.
Barcelona’s defensive misfortune continued nonetheless and Benfica prolonged their lead once more 4 minutes later due to an personal aim from Ronald Araujo earlier than Lewandowski scored his second with one other medical penalty within the 78th.
Substitute Eric Garcia then equalised with a towering header from a tremendous Pedri cross three minutes from time earlier than Raphinha discovered the winner six minutes into stoppage time from a fast counter-attack that surprised the house crowd.
Source: www.anews.com.tr