Barcelona has managed to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after defeating Benfica with a final score of 3-1 in Montjuic, thus closing the series with an aggregate score of 4-1. Raphinha scored a brace for the Catalan team, while Lamine Yamal also contributed with a goal. Hansi Flick's team is now awaiting an opponent between Borussia Dortmund or Lille in the next round.
The match tilted in favor of Barcelona when Lamine Yamal, in a failed attempt, managed to assist Raphinha to open the scoring in the 10th minute. However, Benfica quickly equalized with a header goal from Nicolás Otamendi after a corner. In the 27th minute, Yamal was key again by scoring a decisive goal with a shot into the corner. Before halftime, Raphinha increased the lead following a counterattack led by Alejandro Balde.
In the second half, Barcelona controlled the pace of the game and Benfica could not score despite their attempts. Pavlidis had a goal disallowed for offside and Zeki Amdouni was close to scoring, but his shot was cleared off the line by Jules Koundé. On the other hand, PSG managed to eliminate Liverpool at Anfield in an exciting penalty shootout. The man of the match was Gianluigi Donnarumma, who saved two key penalties in the shootout and allowed his team to advance to the quarter-finals.
In another match, Inter Milan overcame Feyenoord with an aggregate score of 4-1 and will face Bayern Munich in the next phase. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich secured their place in the quarters with a 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen. Harry Kane and Alphonso Davies were the authors of the goals that sealed the qualification of the Bavarian team. Alisson Becker and Désiré Doué also had decisive performances in Bayern's penalty victory.
