Barcelona beat Benfica 1-0 on Wednesday in the Champions League, despite being down to 10 men, to ensure Hansi Flick’s side will head into the return with the advantage.
This game always looked like being a tricky test, as the 5-4 win in the group phase showed us, but Barca played superbly with 10 men and then hit the only goal of the game through Raphinha.
Barcelona’s No. 11 scored the winner back in January when the teams met previously and did it again with a clinical effort from range that was drilled into the far corner.