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22.01.2025

"Barcelona" snatched victory from "Benfica", trailing by 2 goals during the match

Barcelona's footballers achieved a comeback victory over Lisbon's Benfica in the seventh round match of the Champions League main stage. The match, held in the capital of Portugal, ended with a score of 5:4. Benfica led 3:1 and 4:2.

For the home team, Vangelis Pavlidis scored a hat-trick (2nd, 22nd, 30th minutes), and Barcelona's defender Ronald Araújo scored an own goal (68th minute). For the visitors, Robert Lewandowski converted two penalties (13th, 78th minutes), and Raphinha (64th, 90+6 minutes) and Eric García (87th minute) also scored.

Barcelona, with 18 points, is in second place in the Champions League standings and has advanced to the round of 16. Benfica, with 10 points, is in 18th place. In the final round on January 29, Barcelona will host Atalanta from Bergamo, while Benfica will face Juventus in Turin on the same day.