Confirmations, surprises, goals and crazy upsets. The matches that opened the penultimate round of the Champions League group stage provided all the possible emotions.
Liverpool recorded their seventh win in as many games. The Reds won 2-1 against Lille and qualified for the 1/8, although they are not yet guaranteed first place. Salah in the 34th and then Elliott in the second half gave Liverpool success, while the French temporarily equalized the numbers with David.
The real spectacle was in Lisbon, where Barcelona won 5-4 against Benfica. In “Da Luz” everything happened: three goals, three penalties and an epic overthrow of the Catalans.
After 30 minutes of play, the score was 3-1 for the Portuguese, after goals scored by Pavlidis, while Lewandowski had temporarily equalized the scores with a penalty.
Although it seemed that the surprises were over, in fact they had just begun. In the 64th minute, Raphina reduced the difference to 3-2, while in the 68th minute, Benfica scored the fourth with an own goal by Araujo.
But the madness continued. Lewandowski in the 78th, again with a penalty narrowed the score, while Garcia three minutes before the end tied it at 4-4. The winning goal for the Catalans was scored by Raphina in the 96th minute, which gave Barcelona qualification.
Equally fantastic was the overthrow of Atletico Madrid against Bayer Leverkusen. Despite Barrios' red card and the Germans' advantage with Hincapie, the Spaniards did not give up. Julian Alvarez was the hero of Colconero, with the equalizing goal in the 52nd and the winning goal in the last seconds of the game. Atletico climbs to third place, waiting for Arsenal, Inter and Brest.
A disappointing draw for Juventus, which stopped at 0-0 with Club Brugge. The point received was enough for the Bianconeri to secure a place in the play-offs, while direct qualification seems far away. Atalanta also passed in the play-offs, destroying Sturm Graz with 5-0. In other matches, Monaco defeated Aston Villa 1-0, while PSV Eindhoven and Stuttgart also recorded victories. (A2 Televizion)
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