Barcelona managed to edge Benfica 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16clash on Tuesday night, despite playing most of the game with 10 men.
The Spanish giants were reduced to 10 men early in the game after Pau Curbasi received a straight red card for bringing down Vangelis Pavlidis as the last defender.
However, a defensive blunder from the Portuguese side allowed Raphinha to score the only goal of the match, giving Xavi’s men a crucial away victory.
In Paris, Liverpool held off intense pressure from Paris Saint-Germain to snatch a late 1-0 win. Substitute Harvey Elliott became the hero, scoring the decisive goal to hand the Premier League leaders an important first-leg advantage.
Elsewhere, Bayern Munich thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in an all-German clash, while Inter Milansealed a comfortable 2-0 victory over Feyenoord in the Netherlands.
The second-leg fixtures will be played next week as the battle for a place in the quarter-finalscontinues.
