Heading into this season, SL Benfica needed to replenish a frontline left threadbare following the departures of Marcos Leonardo, David Neres and Rafa. AZ forward Vangelis Pavlidis was the man chosen ...

Wojciech Szczesny was under the scanner as Barcelona secured a narrow yet thrilling 5-4 win over SL Benfica last night. The Polish goalkeeper, starting ahead of Inaki Pena, had a horrendous start ...

Wojciech Szczesny was under the scanner as Barcelona secured a narrow yet thrilling 5-4 win over SL Benfica last night. The Polish goalkeeper, starting ahead of Inaki Pena, had a horrendous start to ...

Barcelona and SL Benfica dished out a classic encounter ... A comical moment in the second half saw Barça make it 3-2 when the Benfica goalkeeper’s clearance bounced off Raphinha’s head ...

Barcelona's Raphinha celebrates his side's fifth goal during a Champions League opening phase soccer match between SL Benfica and ... pushed forward. Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin saved ...

Monaco twice led on the night and came close to forcing extra time, but Orkun Kokcu's 84th minute equalizer helped Benfica ...

Barcelona and SL Benfica dished out a classic encounter ... A comical moment in the second half saw Barça make it 3-2 when the Benfica goalkeeper’s clearance bounced off Raphinha’s head and the ball ...

Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin saved from Jules Kounde, who should have scored, and Lewandowski could not turn home from Pedri's dangerous ball across the face of goal. Raphinha pulled one ...

Benfica opened the scoring in the second minute when Vangelis Pavlidis found the net with a close-range finish, assisted by Alvaro Carreras at Estadio do SL Benfica. Robert Lewandowski equalized ...

Iñaki Peña had been Barcelona's starter since Marc-André ter Stegen sustained a serious knee injury last year but Szczesny played last week in the come-from-behind win over Benfica in the ...

The visitors' hopes for a dramatic win were dealt a huge blow, as an own goal from Ronald Araujo via a stretched-leg block restored the two-goal advantage of SL Benfica. FC Barcelona's comeback ...