Barcelona after 3-1 victory against Benfica in the quarter-finals of the Champions League-Diepresse.com
The Catalans won thanks to hits from Raphinha and Lamine Yamal. In the quarterfinals they play against Lille or Dortmund.
Barcelona is the first team in the quarter-finals of the football champions League. Thanks to the hits of the Raphinha (11th, 42nd) and Lamine Yamal (27th), which was big before the break, the Catalans defeated on Tuesday in the round of 16 second leg Benfica 3: 1 (3: 1). Barca had already won 1-0 in Lisbon and meets the winner of the Wednesday duel of OSC Lille with Borussia Dortmund (first leg 1-1) in the next round.
The playful Spaniards let the ball and opponents run, on the wings on the left were Raphinha and on the right the only 17-year-old Yamal could hardly be kept. After the teenager was outstanding, the Brazilian Barcelona brought the lead (11). Captain Nicolas Otamendi used the only chance of Benfica before the break after a corner kick to 1-1 (13th), after which Yamal had his next big appearance and closed with a perfect shot into the far corner (27th).
Before the break, Benfica-Schreck Raphinha struck again in the counterattack (42nd). The left wing scored five goals in three duels with the Portuguese in this royal class season and after ten games leads the CL goal rifle list with eleven goals. In the second half, the hosts went a bit off the gas and controlled the game. (APA)
