Barcelona vs Benfica, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 4-1 on aggregate

Barcelona

11': Raphinha
27': Lamine Yamal
42': Raphinha

FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 4-1 on aggregate

Benfica

13': Nicolás Otamendi

Supreme Barcelona dispatch Benfica to reach Champions League quarters

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Raphinha scored twice and Lamine Yamal netted with a stunning strike as a superb Barcelona dismantled Benfica 3-1 in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday, advancing to the quarter-finals with a 4-1 aggregate victory.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
4': Offside, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup is caught offside.
6': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri.
7': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
8': Offside, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup is caught offside.
9': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
10': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
11': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a headed pass.
11': Goal! Barcelona 1, Benfica 0. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
13': Goal! Barcelona 1, Benfica 1. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
15': Delay in match (Barcelona).
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
22': Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
24': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raphinha.
26': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
26': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Goal! Barcelona 2, Benfica 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a set piece situation.
29': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
31': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
31': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
32': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
36': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
36': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
40': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedri.
41': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
42': Goal! Barcelona 3, Benfica 1. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Balde following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
43': VAR Decision: Goal Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (Raphinha).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
45'+4': First Half ends, Barcelona 3, Benfica 1.
45': Second Half begins Barcelona 3, Benfica 1.
46': Offside, Benfica. Orkun Kökçü is caught offside.
48': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
48': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': António Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski following a set piece situation.
49': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
53': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
56': Substitution, Benfica. Renato Sanches replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
56': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
60': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
63': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
63': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Attempt missed. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
66': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Dahl.
69': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona).
69': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Dani Olmo.
70': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski.
70': Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Orkun Kökçü.
70': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Florentino.
71': Offside, Benfica. Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
73': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
74': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
77': Attempt blocked. Samuel Dahl (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
77': Attempt blocked. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
77': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gavi.
78': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Dahl with a cross following a corner.
78': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gavi.
78': Attempt missed. Samuel Dahl (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
80': Attempt missed. Renato Sanches (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
81': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
81': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Frenkie de Jong.
82': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Lamine Yamal.
82': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
83': Offside, Benfica. Nicolás Otamendi is caught offside.
84': Substitution, Benfica. João Rêgo replaces Tomás Araújo.
85': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
86': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a cross.
87': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
87': Attempt blocked. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
87': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
87': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Iñigo Martínez.
88': Attempt blocked. Marc Casadó (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
88': Attempt missed. Marc Casadó (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
88': Hand ball by João Rêgo (Benfica).
90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
90'+2': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
90'+3': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Benfica 1.
0': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Benfica 1.

Statistics

SLB		BAR
8	Fouls	4
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
9	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	1
3	Saves	1
34.9	Possession	65.1
8	SHOTS	20
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
265	Accurate Passes	580
338	Passes	650
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
11	Crosses	10
0.3	Cross %	0.4
42	Long Balls	27
21	Accurate Long Balls	12
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	5
13	Effective Tackles	14
24	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	2
15	Effective Clearances	14
15	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 47,111

Line-Ups

Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
5	Iñigo Martínez
4	Ronald Araújo
3	Alejandro Balde
23	Jules Koundé
20	Dani Olmo
8	Pedri
21	Frenkie de Jong
9	Robert Lewandowski
11	Raphinha
19	Lamine Yamal

Barcelona Substitutes:

Fermín López, Pau Víctor, Ferran Torres, Diego Kochen, Eric García, Marc Casadó, Gerard Martín, Héctor Fort, Iñaki Peña, Pablo Torre, Ansu Fati, Gavi.

Benfica (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
26	Samuel Dahl
44	Tomás Araújo
61	Florentino
10	Orkun Kökçü
8	Fredrik Aursnes
14	Vangelis Pavlidis
21	Andreas Schjelderup
17	Kerem Aktürkoglu

Benfica Substitutes:

Gonçalo Oliveira, Adrian Bajrami, Renato Sanches, Andrea Belotti, Gianluca Prestianni, Zeki Amdouni, Arthur Cabral, João Rêgo, Samuel Soares, Leandro Santos, Nuno Félix, Leandro Barreiro.

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