Thursday 13 / March / 2025
Barcelona: Raphinha scored twice and Lamine Yamal once as Barcelona advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League with a 3-1 win over Benfica.
The Catalan club advanced 4-1 on aggregate score after last week's 1-0 victory and will play either Borussia Dortmund or Lille in the quarterfinals, the Spanish MARCA newspaper reported.
Raphinha's double makes him the leading scorer in the Champions League this season with 11 goals. He had scored the lone goal last week in Lisbon.
The Brazil forward put Barcelona ahead in the 10th, then assisted in Yamal's 27th-minute goal before adding his second in the 42nd.
Nicolás Otamendi scored for Benfica in the 13th to become the third-oldest scorer in a Champions League knockout game at the age of 37 years, 27 days, according to UEFA. Yamal's goal meant he became the second-youngest at 17 years, 241 days, it added.
