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Barcelona suffers defeat against Benfica in Lisbon in a thrilling UEFA Champions League match. The game, played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on March 5th, 2025, was decided by a solitary goal from Raphinha for Barcelona in the 61st minute. However, Benfica’s superiority was evident throughout the 90 minutes. The expulsion of P. Cubarsi in the 22nd minute was a key turning point, leaving Barcelona with one man less. Benfica, despite a flurry of yellow cards (four in total), dominated possession (51%) and created numerous scoring chances (26 shots, 8 on target). Referee Felix Zwayer from Germany showed one red card to Barcelona and five yellow cards, three to Benfica and two to Barcelona. Despite Barcelona’s effort, the single goal was not enough to counter Benfica’s dominance. Benfica’s victory leaves the tie open ahead of the second leg.
Substitutions barcelona: at minute 28 R. Araujo came in and D. Olmo went out., at minute 56 F. Torres came in and L. Yamal went out., at minute 79 G. Martin came in and R. Lewandowski went out., at minute 79 M. Casado came in and F. de Jong went out.
Substitutions benfica: at minute 57 S. Dahl came in and T. Araujo went out., at minute 70 A. Belotti came in and L. Barreiro went out., at minute 70 J. Rego came in and A. Schjelderup went out., at minute 84 R. Sanches came in and O. Kokcu went out., at minute 84 A. Cabral came in and V. Pavlidis went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Benfica
Titulares:
Barcelona
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