Clearly, this duel between Benfica and Barcelona turned into a nightmare for the goalkeepers. After Wojciech Szczesny’s catastrophic first period which cost the Catalans two goals after a huge ball and a penalty given to the Portuguese, the Lisbon goalkeeper returned the favor after returning from the locker room. The Brazilian Raphinha took the opportunity to reduce the gap.
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Shortly after the hour mark, Anatoliy Trubin gave Barça a nice gift. While trying to clear the full axis, the Ukrainian goalkeeper missed his pass. The ball went straight to the head of Raphinha who, by opposing well, scored the goal of hope (3-2, 64th).
Goals and errors galore
Already assured of qualification for the play-offs, the Blaugrana club tried to overthrow the Lisbonites but a CSC from captain Ronald Araujo allowed Benfica to regain two goals in advance in the wake of Raphinha’s gag goal (4-2, 68 ).
-If the (generous) penalty transformed by Robert Lewandowski, the second of the evening for the Pole, reignited the suspense (4-3, 78th), this poster between the Lusitanian club and Barcelona gave rise to rather improbable pawns and great defensive errors on both sides. The downpours of rain that fell on the field during this spectacular clash did not really help the goalkeepers to shine. Quite the contrary.
Original article published on RMC Sport
