In the 7th round of the Champions League, the Catalan "Barcelona" hosted the "Benfica" of Lisbon. The meeting ended in a dramatic struggle. "Blues" lost the score by 2 goals during the match and eventually won the opponent in a high-scoring game. The Catalan club lost first 1:3, then 2:4, but managed to save the game and win in the 90th + 6th minute, winning 5:4.
Vangelis Pavlidis, the Greek striker of the Lisbon club, scored a hat-trick during the match. Rafinha and Robert Lewandowski scored doubles for "Barcelona." Eric Garcia stood out once again. Ronald Araujo also sent the ball into his own goal.
After the victory, the Blues earned 18 points and are in second place. Benfica is 18th with 10 points. Barcelona secured its place in the 1/8 finals of the tournament.
