Barcelona got into trouble in the Champions League. This Tuesday, for the fifth round of the tournament’s group stage, the Catalan club was only in a 0-0 draw with Benfica, at home, by key E.
Pushed by fans, the hosts began the first stage by squeezing at the Camp Nou. At seven minutes, Demir hit cross and forced Vlachodimos to stretch all the way to make the save. At 25, Gavi received a cross from Alba and, from the entrance to the small area, sent him out.
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The visitors responded at 33. After a corner kick, Yaremchuk beat the defense at the top and tried hard. Attentive, Ter Stegen made an excellent intervention. In the next move, Otamendi even sent the ball into the back of the net, but the goal was disallowed. At the origin of the play, the ball went through the end line.
With the scare, Barcelona attacked again, and almost scored a great goal. Demir received it on the right, cut it in half and landed a nice kick on the crossbar.
On the way back from halftime, the game continued at the same pace. With the clock ticking 21 minutes, Dembelé crossed to Frankie de Jong, who headed well, but Vlachodimos flew in to make an incredible save. At 43, Araujo received a beautiful cross from Alba and shoved to the back of the line, but in an offside position spotted by the assistant.
In the last bid, Seferovic had a golden chance of taking the victory to Portugal. After a quick counterattack, the attacker came face to face with Ter Stegen, but hit it out, wasting an incredible goal.
With the result, Barcelona remained in second place in the group, with sets points, two more than Benfica, which is in third. To advance the stage, however, Barça will need to defeat the leader and undefeated Bayern Munich, Germany, or count on a stumbling block from the Reds, who receive the lantern Dynamo Kiev.
Earlier, in fact, Bayern defeated Dynamo Kiev. Acting away from home, the Bavarians triumphed 2-1.
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Also this afternoon, but for Group F of the Champions League, Atalanta drew with Young Boys by 3-3, away from home. Siebatchu, Sierro and Hefti score the home team’s goals, while Zapata, Palomino and Muriel left everything the same
As a result, the Italians remained in third place, with six points, one less than Villarreal, second in the lead. In the last round, Atalanta need to beat the Spaniards to qualify.
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