Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski demanded better from his teammates after last night's stunning 5-4 Champions League win at Benfica.
His penalty strike continued a simply incredible record for the Polish legend from the spot. Of any player to take over six efforts from 12 yards, no one has a better conversion rate than the 36-year-old,
Raphinha scored a late and controversial winner as Barcelona came from behind to win a remarkable game 5-4 against Benfica and qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League. The last-minute goal was allowed to stand despite Benfica claiming they should have had a penalty moments before as Barca took all three points.
Barcelona came back from two goals down with 15 minutes to go to defeat Benfica 5-4 and secure their place in the Champions League round of 16.
After scoring a brace from the penalty spot against Benfica, FC Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski achieved milestones previously set by Cristiano Ronaldo and the iconic MSN trio in the Champions League.
Benfica forward Vangelis Pavlidis has scored the third-fastest hat trick at the start of a Champions League game on Tuesday, against Barcelona. The Greece international scored two minutes into the match and then in the 22nd and 30th minutes as Benfica led Barcelona 3-1 at halftime.
Barcelona pulled off a spectacular comeback as they defeated SL Benfica 4-5 at Estadio Da Luz, after having been down 3-1 at half-time. A brace from Robert Lewandowski from the penalty spot, coupled
Robert Lewandowski scored his 19th UCL goal from the penalty spot, tying Cristiano Ronaldo's record, while going past Lionel Messi (18). The Polish striker now has 27 goals in 29 games in all competitions this season, surpassing his goal tally from last season (26 goals in 49 games)
Barcelona are still in this match, and with not too long to go against Benfica, they have brought it back to 4-3 in the Champions League classic.It was a dreadful start for Barcelona, as Spanish
Only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have scored more Champions League goals than Robert Lewandowski, who hit his 102nd goal in the competition tonight, for Barcelona against Benfica. His penalty
FC Barcelona beat Benfica 5-4 in a nine-goal Champions League thriller where the Catalans completed a comeback for the ages in the elite European competition.