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Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (4-1 Agg): Lamine Yamal, Raphinha Shine To Send Hosts Into Last Eight Of UCL

Hansi Flick's side hit the front in the 14th minute when Yamal's sensational solo run ended with a ball to the back post for Raphinha to guide the home first time

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Lamine Yamal and Raphinha celebrate Barcelona's win over Benfica.
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Lamine Yamal and Raphinha were once again the stars of the show as Barcelona beat Benfica 3-1 to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. (More Football News)

The pair both scored and set the other up before Raphinha sealed a 4-1 aggregate win three minutes before half-time to set up a tie with either Borussia Dortmund or Lille next.

Hansi Flick's side hit the front in the 14th minute when Yamal's sensational solo run ended with a ball to the back post for Raphinha to guide the home first time. 

But their joy was short-lived as Benfica restored parity two minutes later, with바카라 웹사이트Nicolas Otamendi's header from바카라 웹사이트Andreas Schjelderup's corner squirming past바카라 웹사이트Wojciech Szczesny.

However, Barcelona's teenage sensation put them back ahead just before the half-hour mark, cutting inside from the right-hand side before bending a stunning strike beyond the grasp of Anatolii Trubin.바카라 웹사이트

Raphinha then collected바카라 웹사이트Alejandro Balde's pass inside the box following a quick counter-attack and finished with aplomb.바카라 웹사이트There was confusion over whether the Brazilian's second initially stood, as play appeared to be pulled back for a foul by Otamendi on the edge of the box.

But after a check by the video assistant referee (VAR) the goal was confirmed, and Otamendi's yellow card rescinded.

Barcelona should have extended their lead in the 65th minute, with another fine free-flowing move involving Raphinha and Yamal saw the ball arrive at the feet of바카라 웹사이트Frenkie de Jong in the box, but he was unable to guide his effort on target.바카라 웹사이트

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Data Debrief: Yamal goes from prince to king

Barcelona have struggled in recent years to replace superstar Lionel Messi, but they have unearthed another gem from바카라 웹사이트La Masia in Yamal, who was simply unplayable on Tuesday.바카라 웹사이트

At the age of 17 years and 241 days, Yamal is바카라 웹사이트the youngest player in Champions League history to score and assist in a match. The teenager is also the youngest player in the competition's history바카라 웹사이트to register five assists in the competition, breaking Theo Walcott's record of 19 years and 23 days.

But he was backed up by team-mate Raphinha, who became바카라 웹사이트just the second Barcelona player to score more than 10 goals in a바카라 웹사이트Champions League season (11), along with바카라 웹사이트Messi (12 in 2010-11, 14 in 2011-12, 11 in 2016-17, 12 in 2018-19).

He has scored and assisted in three games this season, the third Barca player to do so in a campaign after Messi in 2008-09 and Luis Suarez in 2015-16.

Barcelona have also become the third team in바카라 웹사이트Champions League history to reach 20+ quarter-finals, along with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

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