Barcelona is the first team to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a comfortable 3-1 victory over Benfica in the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Company on Tuesday evening provided a 4-1 total victory in their last 16 draw.
It was a very strong performance from the first half from Barcelona, because they blew their opposition with three goals – and it means that they could easily see the procedure in the second period. According to Movistar+ (via Diario AS), head coach Hansi Flick spoke in the 90 minutes.
'I am of course happy. We have respected Benfica, their coach. It was a difficult game for us, but we did very well. “
Lamine Yamal was the core of everything that is good for Barcelona against Benfica. He assisted Raphinha for the opener, before he found the back of the net himself in a spectacular way. Flick gave his opinion on the goal of the 17-year-old sensation.
“I am happy with him, he hadn't scored for a long time.”
Barcelona is the choice of many people to win the Champions League, given their incredible form about the vast majority of the 2024-25 campaign. As a result, Flick was also asked if his party should be classified as favorites to win the competition this season.
“We have to see who we play.”
It will be Lille or Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals of the Champions League for Barcelona, with the possible semi -final opponents who are probably Inter Milan or Bayern Munich. They are on the “easier” side of the draw, so reaching the final at least should be the goal for the high -flying Catalans. However, there is still a long way to go before that can become a reality, and there is no doubt that Flick will only be focused on the next game, which is atletico Madrid in La Liga this weekend.
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