Unfortunate schedule to play a Champions match. Whistling as always in Barcelona the anthem of the competition, although it is doubtful that someone currently remembers what is due to a protest that, like most of the Catalan stridency, has lost its … Reason for being. A tie of these characteristics can never be considered a mere procedure, but Barcelona faced the afternoon with few complications at least on paper. The only unknown was to know how the impact on the sudden death of Dr. Miñarro could affect some players who loved him so much.
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Barcelona:
Szczesny; Koundé, Araujo, Iñigo Martínez (Eric García, m. 87), bucket; Frenkie de Jong (Casadó, m. 82), Pedri, Olmo (Gavi, m. 70); Lamine Yamal (Fermín, m.82), Raphinha and Lewandowski (Ferrán Torres, m. 70). -
Benfica:
Trubin; Araújo, Antonio Silva, Otamendi; Dahl, Aursnes, Florentino (Barreiro, m. 71), Kökcu (Belotti, m. 71); Aktürkoglu (Amdouni, m. 56), Schjelderup (Renato Sanches, m. 56) and Pavlidis. -
Goals:
1-0, m. 11: Raphinha. 1-1, m. 13: Otamendi. 2-1, m. 27: Lamal. 3-1, m. 42: Raphinha. -
Referee
Francois Letexier (France). He showed yellow card to Silva
As in the two previous games, Benfica began propositive, effervescent, with arrival at the local area, but Barça had control of the game. Lamine Yamal with a play of extreme delicacy, in the manner of the best Messi, left his scoreboard and offered an assistance of all time to Raphinha, who once again pierced the Portuguese. Magnificent goal whose joy did not last long because Benfica, Otamendi drew through. Araujo failed in his defensive task. Anyway and despite the disgust, the play and assistance of Saraceno they lasted in everyone’s memory and gave confidence in victory. In the 15th minute, UEFA took the sun in the city and the referee granted a few seconds to the Ramadan’s observant Muslims to feed. Nice concession to faith, although we do not remember any similar gesture towards Catholics. Surgery has changed side.
Dani Olmo perfectly detected the spaces, when he received the team began to run. Lamine Yamal continued to be the dream factory and all the occasions of Barça came from her hand. It was unlikely that the second of the premises would take much more, who attacked patiently and if they did not mark it was more for their lack of success than due to the efficacy of the defense. Pedri surrendered to an extraordinary level. The superiority of the Flick team was overwhelming. And the one who had to score finally marked with a parable of authentic Ultra Crack. He made the ball to strain it by the right post, making the goalkeeper’s stretched stretch useless. This boy does things that we have not seen for many, too many years.
Barça continued with his attack and serene goal, ordered, in which genius did not always appear but remained oblivious to chaos. Although he could mark at any time, the feeling was, as in the last games, that Lewandowski begins to get bad and late to almost everything. On the opposite of Raphinha, who marked the third doing justice to what had been seen so far on the pitch.
The second part was unnecessary rhetoric, it would have been ideal for the two teams to take the result in the break and save unnecessary wear. The fourth goal was much more likely that the second and the only thing that could “win” Barcelona was that one of his stars was injured. Raphinha jumped through the air but in the end it was nothing; Benfica did everything out of play so that it was as if it did nothing.
Barça not only did not suffer but liked and Lamine Yamal was generous in everything: in the offensive show but also in defensive responsibility and the team played relieved, with colorful technical details, but without lowering the commitment, as if the tie is still about to be decided. Benfica did not give up, tried to run when he could, but his players outlined a grimace of inevitable resignation every time the camera focused on them. Three times, three, the Benfica has crossed with Barça and the three have palpated. There is much for May but we have seen this before. If Madrid does not remedy it in the final, this year Barcelona will be for the second time champion in a German city. This would be a beautiful tribute to Dr. Miñarro.
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