Barcelona were at a disadvantage against Benfica at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, when excellent young centre-back Pau Cubarsi was sent off in the 22nd minute, leaving the home team short-handed early on.
Raphinha scores the only goal for Barcelona in a one-man showdown
However, the Catalan team fought hard to maintain their position. In addition, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny continued to show excellent performance, saving many goals to help coach Hansi Flick's team gradually overcome difficulties.
In the second half, with solid defense and impressive counter-attacks, Barcelona suddenly gained the advantage when Raphinha took advantage of an opponent's mistake to score the opening goal 1-0 in the 61st minute.
Thanks to this goal, Barcelona players persisted with their defensive play to successfully protect the favorable result, before returning home in the second leg to hope to complete the precious ticket to the Champions League quarter-finals. According to Hansi Flick: "I am extremely proud of my team. They were fantastic".
Meanwhile, in Paris, Liverpool survived PSG for most of the match, with the home side having plenty of chances to score, but were unable to overcome the English visitors’ defence and the brilliance of goalkeeper Alisson.
Harvey Elliott scores last-minute goal for Liverpool, leaving PSG stunned
Then in the final minutes, coach Arne Slot made a decision to change the game when he brought in player Harvey Elliott to replace Mohamed Salah in the 86th minute. Just 1 minute later, Elliott became Liverpool's hero when he scored the opening goal 1-0 and also sealed the match, after a low shot into the opponent's net with his first touch of the ball in the match.
This result gives Liverpool many advantages when hosting PSG in the second leg at home at 3:00 a.m. on March 12.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich put one foot in the quarter-finals early when they beat Leverkusen 3-0 thanks to goals from Kane (2 goals) and Musiala. Similarly, Inter Milan beat Feyenoord 2-0 away thanks to goals from Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/barcelona-thieu-nguoi-van-danh-bai-benfica-liverpool-lam-psg-choang-vang-185250306071735704.htm
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