BARCELONA: Barcelona secured a convincing 3-1 victory over Benfica on Tuesday, sealing a 4-1 aggregate win to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a dominant first-half display led by Raphinha and Lamine Yamal.
Raphinha netted either side of a stunning Yamal strike as the Catalans dominated in the first half, building on their 1-0 last-16, first-leg win in Lisbon.
Nicolas Otamendi had quickly levelled Raphinha’s opener, but the visitors were blown away at the Olympic Stadium as Barcelona progressed comfortably from the tie and produced some moments of brilliant attacking football.
Hansi Flick’s side will face Borussia Dortmund or Lille in the quarter-finals as they aim to win the competition for the first time since 2015 and the era of Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Luis Suarez.
“We are candidates to win everything,” Raphinha told Movistar, with the club in the hunt for a potential treble.
Barcelona are unbeaten in 17 matches in 2025.
“It’s good that the players think about that (winning everything), it shows they have confidence, they believe in what they are doing, but my job is to stay calm,” said Flick.
