Barcelona staged a remarkable comeback in Lisbon, overcoming a 3-0 deficit to defeat Benfica 5-4 in a thrilling Champions League encounter.
The hosts enjoyed a dream start, with Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis completing a first-half hat-trick, aided by two significant errors from Wojciech Szczesny. Robert Lewandowski netted a penalty for Barcelona to reduce the deficit.
The second half saw further drama unfold. Raphinha scored an unfortunate own goal before Lewandowski converted another penalty to keep Barcelona in contention.
Eric Garcia headed home a late equalizer, and in a dramatic turn of events, Raphinha scored the winning goal in the 96th minute, leaving the home crowd stunned.
This victory secured Barcelona’s place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
