Barcelona Reach Quarterfinals of
Champions League with 3-1 win over Benfica

Barcelona, 12 Mar (ONA) — Raphinha
scored twice and Lamine Yamal once as Barcelona advanced to the quarterfinals
of the UEFA Champions League with a 3-1 win over Benfica.

The Catalan club advanced 4-1 on
aggregate score after last week’s 1-0 victory and will play either Borussia
Dortmund or Lille in the quarterfinals, the Spanish MARCA newspaper reported.

Raphinha’s double makes him the
leading scorer in the Champions League this season with 11 goals. He had scored
the lone goal last week in Lisbon.

The Brazil forward put Barcelona
ahead in the 10th, then assisted in Yamal’s 27th-minute goal before adding his
second in the 42nd.

Nicolás Otamendi scored for Benfica
in the 13th to become the third-oldest scorer in a Champions League knockout
game at the age of 37 years, 27 days, according to UEFA. Yamal’s goal meant he
became the second-youngest at 17 years, 241 days, it added.

— Ends/Khalid