Watch the Game Highlights from Benfica vs. Barcelona, 03/05/2025
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00:02Less than two months on from their last meeting two of the most famous names in the European game go head-to-head once more
00:10Another nine goal extravaganza is clearly too much to expect
00:15But there's January and has seven Champions League goals this season
00:19Lewandowski have combined for 58 goals between them already this season, 17 of them in the
00:29Champions League.
00:32And we're almost ready and it's the home side preparing to get us underway.
00:50Nobody scored more goals in Europe's top five leagues than Robert Lewandowski this season.
01:00What a setting for a big Champions League night, the perfect stage for stars to shine.
01:08And we're underway in Lisbon.
01:15Homeside in their traditional red and white change strip for Barcelona this evening as
01:20the hosts venture forward straight away.
01:22Oh, and almost a sensational start there from Atacolu inside the penalty area.
01:30Well it was a nine-goal thriller.
01:32Quickly dispossessed, relieved of possession as Benfica look to come piling forward once
01:37again.
01:38And your body's in the penalty area in the shot on the turn from Leandro Valero.
01:46Great start for Bruno Lages' team.
01:49And in the Liga Portugal, three points behind the leader Sporting with a game in hand.
01:56And on the front foot straight away here in this first leg.
02:04This is Pau Kubasi forward and via the yoke collected here by Dani Olmo.
02:11That was really nicely done and Pedri sends the ball on its way.
02:16Lewandowski waits in the middle.
02:17Here comes Rafinha.
02:20Back out to Dani Olmo who sends it wide.
02:23Well, you can't take your eyes off this one.
02:29Pedri's delivery a little too long for Lewandowski.
02:38Sheer determination does.
02:41Barging into Coutinho, Pedri.
02:45Into the centre he goes.
02:46Almost there.
02:47Lewandowski.
02:48Magnificent double, triple save from Anatoly Trubin.
02:59Great attacking play here from Barcelona.
03:01Olmo denied, Lewandowski denied and Lamine Amal as well, all in the space of a few seconds.
03:08It remains goalless, just.
03:14Two old pros there, Lewandowski and Otamendi.
03:17And now surging, powering up to the penalty area Pavlidis who's challenged right on the
03:23edge of the box.
03:24It's a red card, a straight red card, young team mate Pau Kubasi, but look at this here.
03:33Kubasi with the challenge.
03:35Standing in front of and off to the side of Barca's defensive wall, it's Coutinho for
03:41Benfica.
03:43Saved and headed wide by Pavlidis as it spun his way.
03:47Coutinho with a terrific free kick, Szczesny equaled to it.
04:01The breakthrough here against the ten men of Barcelona, who've been very impressive
04:05as a ten since Kubasi's red card.
04:10Schilderup, across it goes, here's a chance, Szczesny's there again, this time it's Aktokoglu
04:16once more.
04:17How good to get the ball past Wojciech Szczesny this evening.
04:24Aktokoglu denied for the second time in the opening 45 minutes by Barcelona.
04:34That'll do it for the first half.
04:37No goals but plenty of incident and action.
04:47It's the ten men of Barcelona against the eleven of Benfica.
04:51Barcelona in black tonight, getting us underway at the start of the second half.
04:55Still the away tag is made by Inigo MartÃnez.
04:59Valde with a chance to clear.
05:02Comes off the head of Araujo.
05:08Just spread the play away to Schilderup.
05:12Faced by Jule Koundé, great support here.
05:16Camiros across and Pavlidis over the top.
05:21First good chance of the second half.
05:24And it falls to Benfica and to their top scorer, Vangelis Pavlidis.
05:37Goal.
05:56Austens with the head up.
05:58Got up the head of Robert Lewandowski.
06:01Kuczu's pass is a good one.
06:04Schilderup backtracking rapidly here now.
06:07Schilderup, Austens!
06:09Great save Szczesny and then just hooks it away.
06:13With Pavlidis waiting to pounce.
06:16More brilliant goalkeeping from Wojciech Szczesny.
06:20Couldn't find a way past Dahl.
06:24And Antonio Silva's given it away.
06:26Will he be made to pay for that?
06:28Oh, he certainly will!
06:30It's a big, big mistake by the Benfica defender.
06:35And Rafinha gleefully dispatched it into the back of the Portuguese.
06:46Kuczu away to the far side.
06:48He'll take the return.
06:50And Austens!
06:52Too close to Szczesny.
06:55Kuczu has gone forward on the left.
06:58Austens.
07:00Here's Rago.
07:02Looking for the run of Dahl.
07:04Good play from Dahl.
07:06Really nicely done.
07:07Looks to set up a chance.
07:08Doesn't quite fall.
07:10At the feet of Vangelis Pavlidis.
07:13Excellent defending by Ronaldo Raojo.
07:16Inside the last quarter of an hour.
07:27João Rago.
07:30Another chance here.
07:32On the turn!
07:33After Colu.
07:35But they're not quite there yet.
07:38Dahl goes short.
07:40Sánchez can't get it over.
07:43The acrobatic efforts there.
07:45Under the circumstances, it's been an outstanding effort.
07:51But Benfica looking for one late chance.
07:53Doesn't quite fall.
07:55Benfica looking for one late chance.
07:57Doesn't fall for Arthur Cabral.
07:59Not very quick to get out of the way.
08:01It's Ronaldo Sánchez!
08:03And it's a great save again.
08:05From Wojciech Szczesny.
08:09Here's the shot.
08:10And the save.
08:11It was straight at.
08:15The block made by Valde.
08:21There goes the final whistle.
08:25From the ten men of Barcelona.