Raphinha bags brace as Barca breeze past Benfica

Raphinha scored twice and Lamine Yamal netted a stunning strike as a superb Barcelona dismantled Benfica 3-1 in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday, advancing to the quarter-finals with a 4-1 aggregate victory. It was an inspired evening for teenager Yamal who was virtually unplayable running up and down the right channel, creating most of Barca’s scoring chances.

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Atletico Madrid strike at the death to stun Barcelona

Alexander Sørloth struck deep in stoppage time to hand Atletico Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at Barcelona on Saturday that moved them top of LaLiga with their 12th consecutive victory across all competitions. Pedri had given the host a first half lead before Rodrigo De Paul drew Atleti level early in the second half teeing up an exciting finale that was decided by Sørloth.

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Raphinha hat-trick inspires Barcelona to demolition of Bayern Munich

FC Barcelona captain Raphinha scored a hat-trick to lead them to a commanding 4-1 home victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday, ending a near decade-long winless run against the German powerhouses. The Brazilian winger gave Barca the lead inside the opening minute but the Catalans were pegged back by Harry Kane. A goal from Robert Lewandowski restored the home side’s lead before Raphinha completed his hat-trick.

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Lewandowski bags brace as Barca blitz Young Boys

Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Barcelona comprehensively beat Young Boys in the Champions League. Lewandowski struck after eight minutes for the hosts, poking home Raphinha’s ball across the box at the back post. Barca doubled their lead as Brazil forward Raphinha netted the rebound from Pedri’s blocked shot.

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PSG punish 10 man Barca to progress – Champions League

Quarter-final 2nd leg FC Barcelona 1-3 PSG (Agg. 4-5) Paris Saint-Germain are through to the Champions League semi-finals after a

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