Sport Local January 22, 2025

Barcelona Achieves Thrilling Comeback Victory Against Benfica

Barcelona pulled off a thrilling 5-4 comeback win against Benfica in a rain-soaked Champions League clash at Estádio da Luz, with Rafinha shining through the match.


Barcelona Achieves Thrilling Comeback Victory Against Benfica

In the captivating match at the stadium "Estadio da Luz," "Barcelona" secured a victory over "Benfica" with a score of 5-4 in the Champions League. The match, which took place on a rainy evening, ended with a win for "Barcelona." "Benfica" took the lead in the 2nd minute of the match thanks to a goal by the bomber of the Vangelis team, Pavlidis, after which Robert Lewandowski equalized the score from a penalty in the 13th minute. Pavlidis scored his second goal in the 22nd minute and later completed a hat-trick, scoring three more times against "Chiznys". Rafinha reduced the deficit for "Blaugrana" in the 64th minute following a serious mistake by the goalkeeper "Orlovs". Just two minutes later, Araujo scored an own goal, again giving the advantage to the Portuguese team. In the 78th minute, Lewandowski scored his second goal and third for "Barcelona" from a penalty, establishing a score of 4-3. Before the end of the match, "Barcelona" scored the decisive goal in the 87th minute thanks to Eric Garcia, but Brazilian wizard Rafinha, in the final minutes of the match, again pierced the goal of the super goalkeepers, bringing the team from Catalonia the victory. With this victory, "Barcelona" rose to 2nd place in the group with 18 points, trailing the leading "Liverpool" by its full 21 points.