Raphinha has scored another goal against Benfica in a challenging first stage of the Champions League round of 16.
The Brazilian wing player intercepted a bad pass given by Antonio Silva to unleash an unstoppable shot in the direction of the goalkeeper Anatoliy Truin from the Portuguese.
Although the Ukrainian had no chance to save the strike, the ball hit the right corner to give Barcelona a crucial road at Estadio da Luz.
The winner of Raphinha comes after the Catalans were reduced to 10 men after Pau Cubarsi was sent away for the removal of Vangelis Pavlidis near Wojciech Szczny's Box.
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick was forced to make changes immediately when he replaced newcomer Dani Olmo for Center Back Ronaldo Araujo only six minutes after the red card.
It is expected that Blaugrana could not keep the game because they only recorded 10 shots against 26 from Benfica.
Veteran Szczesny, however, shone with a remarkable representation when he made a total of eight saves, with the last minutes of the game after a strike by Renato Sanches.
Now Barcelona gets a crucial lead from one goal prior to their home game after Raphinha had taken another goal against Benfica, after the January showdown, who ended with one of the most exceptional comebacks in the history of the Champions League.
During the previous match in Da Luz, De Brazilian scored the fifth and last goal in the 96th minute, in a match that concluded 5-4 on the scores.
His winner came after the Catalans initially lost 3-1 at the end of the first half time, after two mistakes by Szczesny and his own goal from Araujo.
In addition to the hat trick of Vangelis Pavlidis, the collision was also reminded by a few controversies while the Portuguese side protested about the non-crash of a penalty kick, just a few moments for the winner of Raphinha.
'(It is) impossible to be tired after a competition like this. We had an idea before the competition, but the red card changed the plans. We could stay focused, “said the Brazilian after the last whistle.
'With the red card I knew that we would have few opportunities … I knew that if I had a chance, I had to score. And I did. '
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