UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 4-1 on aggregate · Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys · 47,111 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Supreme Barcelona dispatch Benfica to reach Champions League quarters

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

BAR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Wojciech SzczesnyG
  2. 5Iñigo MartínezCD-L
  3. 4Ronald AraujoCD-R
  4. 3Alejandro BaldeLB
  5. 23Jules KoundéRB
  6. 20Dani OlmoAM
  7. 8PedriLM
  8. 21Frenkie de JongRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 11RaphinhaAM-L
  11. 19Lamine YamalAM-R

SLB · 4-3-3

  1. 1Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 4António SilvaCD-R
  4. 26Samuel DahlLB
  5. 44Tomás AraújoRB
  6. 61FlorentinoCM
  7. 10Orkun KökçüLM
  8. 8Fredrik AursnesRM
  9. 14Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 21Andreas SchjelderupLF
  11. 17Kerem AktürkogluRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 13' Goal! Barcelona 1, Benfica 1. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 48' António Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 56' Substitution, Benfica. Renato Sanches replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  7. 56' Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
  8. 70' Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Dani Olmo.
  9. 70' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  10. 70' Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Orkun Kökçü.
  11. 70' Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Florentino.
  12. 81' Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  13. 82' Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Lamine Yamal.
  14. 84' Substitution, Benfica. João Rêgo replaces Tomás Araújo.
  15. 87' Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Iñigo Martínez.

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