FC Barcelona easily qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Benfica Lisbon. The Catalans followed up their 1-0 win in the first leg with a 3-1 victory at home.
Argentine defender Nicolas Otamendi equalized in the 13th minute to make it 1-1 for the Portuguese side, who were then able to dream of an exploit until Lamine Yamal scored a dream goal (27') and Raphinha (42') made things clear again with his second goal.
Zeki Amdouni, who came on as a 56th-minute substitute, came closest to scoring a second goal for Benfica in the closing stages. The man from Geneva narrowly missed with his header.
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FC Barcelona - Benfica Lisbon 3:1 (3:1)
SR Letexier (FRA). - Goals: 11 Raphinha 1:0. 13 Otamendi 1:1. 27 Lamine Yamal 2:1. 42 Raphinha 3:1. - Comments: Benfica Lisbon with Amdouni (from 56).
The quarter-finals: Arsenal/PSV Eindhoven - Atlético Madrid/Real Madrid, Liverpool/Paris Saint-Germain - Aston Villa/FC Brugge, FC Barcelona - Lille/Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen/Bayern Munich - Inter Milan/Feyenoord Rotterdam.