Barcelona secured an improbable victory over Benfica on Tuesday night, scoring in the 96th minute, and snatching victory from the jaws of defeat after the home side had a penalty appeal turned down
One unlucky football fan missed out on a massive bet after Raphinha scored a late winner for Barcelona in the Champions League match against Benfica.
Raphinha scored Barcelona's winner deep into stoppage time before he was involved in a post-match confrontation after taking issue with some of the insults hurled at him
The hero of FC Barcelona's thrilling 5-4 comeback against Benfica in the Champions League, Raphinha declared that he will "kill and die" for his team.
Raphinha's transformation at FC Barcelona has been nothing short of remarkable. Once linked with a move away under Xavi Hernández, he's become a key player and captain under Hansi Flick.
It’s customary for the Champions League to overdeliver on drama but rarely quite like Tuesday night’s game between Barcelona and Benfica.
Raphinha scored a late and controversial winner as Barcelona came from behind to win a remarkable game 5-4 against Benfica and qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League. The last-minute goal was allowed to stand despite Benfica claiming they should have had a penalty moments before as Barca took all three points.
Hansi Flick has the best-performing attack in the Champions League so the Manchester United forward feels like an odd fit
Barcelona's thrilling stoppage time victory against Benfica was the cherry on the cake of a brilliant start to matchweek 7 of the UEFA Champions League league phase. The Catalans were shaky for most of the match and with 15 minutes to go,
Benfica opened the scoring in the second minute, when Pavlidis escaped Pau Cubarsi and fired home from Alvaro Carreras' low cross. Barcelona responded swiftly with Lewandowski scoring from the penalty spot after Alejandro Balde was brought down by Benfica defender Tomas Araujo.
Paris came from 2-0 down to defeat City, while Santiago Giménez struck twice to help Feyenoord see off Bayern.