Benfica 0-1 FC Barcelona: 10-Man Barcelona Steals a Win Away from Home

FC Barcelona managed to escape with a narrow 1-0 win after going down to 10-man and getting dominated by SL Benfica.

Pau Cubarsi got sent off in the first stage of the first half, and despite being a 10-man down, Barca managed to win after a goal by Raphinha in the second half and an amazing performance by Barca goalkeeper Sczesny.

Benfica can’t believe that they lost this one, and now they will have a big task away from home if they want to progress to the next round.

First Half: Barcelona Stays Level Despite Pau Cubarsi Early Bath

Benfica started the first half with a great chance after just 13 seconds, when their player was one-on-one with Barcelona's keeper Szczensy, and the latter made a great save to deny an early Benfica goal.

In the 13th minute, Barcelona got a great chance to score, but couldn’t after a triple save from Benfica’s keeper.

Barcelona’s world was pulled upside down after defender Pau Cubarsi got sent off for a goal-stopping tackle in the 21st minute.

After just three minutes, Benfica got a freekick from the edge of the box, and the shot was saved by Barca’s keeper.

Szczensy pulled yet another great save in the 43rd minute as he saved a great header from Benfica’s player.

The first half ended 0-0 after a heroic first half performance by Szczensy,

Second Half: Raphinha's Goal and Szczensy Heroics Give Barcelona a Hard Win

Benfica went on the offensive as they had the numerical advantage and wanted to win the game at home.

The Portuguese side nearly went ahead in the 50th minute as the player shot just from outside the box, but Szczensy continued his unbelievable performance, saving the powerful attempt.

However, against the flow, it was Barcelona who opened the scoring after Raphiniha scored a great goal in the 60th minute.

Despite many chances, Benfica couldn’t get back level, and Barcelona achieved a great win away with only 10-men.

Barcelona Wins Despite Being a Man Down

This was a hard fought win for FCB, as despite being the second-best side in this game, they still managed to get out of this game with a win.

Benfica will be hoping to turn the table at Barcelona’s stadium, but this will be a big task, and the team will have to be on the top of their game.

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Barcelona managed to steal a win from Benfica’s stadium after a heroic performance by their goalkeeper Szczensy, after going a man down after just 20 minutes from the game start.

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