Barcelona are hoping for a positive result in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie against Benfica, but doing so will be difficult now as they have been reduced to 10 men in the

FC Barcelona won the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 after beating Benfica 1-0 at the Estadio Da Luz in Lisbon thanks to a goal scored by Raphinha in the second half. Hansi Flick's side went down a man due to the red card received by Pau Cubarsi in the 22nd minute of the match, but they held on in the end.

Raphinha's superb strike secured a 1-0 win for Barcelona over Benfica in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Barcelona produced a dogged performance to secure a 1-0 victory over Benfica on Wednesday, and at the heart of this was midfield maestro Pedri. The 22-year-old has been in sensational form this

FC Barcelona secure a 1:0 victory away from home against Benfica Lisbon. After Pau Cubarsí was shown a straight red card, the Catalans were outnumbered for more than a half, but Raphinha scored the only goal of the game.

According to a recent report from SPORT, Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has stressed the need for self-reflection following Pau Cubarsi’s sending-off against Benfica. The coaching staff believes

Hansi Flick was a happy man after seeing his team beat Benfica 1-0 in the Champions League despite being reduced to 10 men after Pau Cubarsi was sent off. Cubarsi’s red card was a real blow but Flick wasn’t interested in blaming the youngster after the match and instead spoke about his team’s impressive response instead.