Barcelona 3-1 Benfica: Yamal and Raphinha star as Barca breeze into last eight
- Raphinha scored twice and Lamine Yamal once, leading Barcelona to a 3-1 victory over Benfica in the Champions League.
- Barcelona advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-1 aggregate score, set to face Borussia Dortmund or Lille next.
- Raphinha is now the leading scorer in the Champions League with 11 goals this season.
- Nicolás Otamendi, at 37 years and 27 days, became the third-oldest scorer in a Champions League knockout game, according to UEFA.
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Lamine Yamal Wows On Accident And On Purpose
Lamine Yamal's first stardust play of the game began with an apology. Carrying the ball up the field 10 minutes into Tuesday's deciding leg of the Barcelona-Benfica Champions League tie, Lamine picked up his head, saw Raphinha opening up his stride, and lifted his hand in contrition. The gesture communicated that he appreciated the Brazilian forward's run, which presented the duo a great chance for another one of the thunderbolts they've spent a…
Lamine Yamal: 17 years and 29 goal contributions... Are we witnessing the emergence of a new legend?
Young star Lamine Yamal continues to captivate audiences with his exceptional performances, after putting in a stunning display for Barcelona against Benfica in the 2024-25 Champions League, once again confirming his position as one of the most promising young talents in world football...
Raphinha and Yamal guide Barça pass in the Champions League
Barcelona. The young Lamine Yamal and the Brazilian Raphinha gave Barcelona the pass to quarterfinals of the European Champions League by guiding their team to impose 3-1 on Benfica (4-1 in the overall of the qualifier), in a duel held at the Olympic stadium in Montjuic.
Soccer-Yamal comes clean over 'assist' for Raphinha's opener
(Reuters) - Commentators raved about Lamine Yamal's "ridiculous assist" for Barcelona's opener in their Champions League win over Benfica on Tuesday but the Spanish teenager confessed he had been going for goal rather than trying to set up teammate Raphinha. Read full story
Yamal comes clean over 'assist' for Raphinha's opener
Commentators raved about Lamine Yamal's "ridiculous assist" for Barcelona's opener in their Champions League win over Benfica on Tuesday but the Spanish teenager confessed he had been going for goal rather than trying to set up teammate Raphinha.The 17-year-old weaved his way through the Benfica defence
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