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- Spain’s Barcelona beat Portugal’s Benfica 5-4 in the league stage of the UEFA Champions League.
- The match at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal, saw Vangelis Pavlidis score a hat-trick for the home side inside the opening 30 minutes. Barca refused to relent and turned the game with an injury-time winner by Raphinha.
- Benfica are second in their domestic league, Primeira Liga, three points behind cross-city rivals Sporting Lisbon.
- Barcelona have secured their passage into the last 16 of the Champions League with six wins and one defeat to date.
- Liverpool, who beat Lille 2-1, top the league stage from Barca in second, and are the only other side to be assured to skip the playoff round at this stage.
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