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Barcelona is struggling to narrow the victory, although teenager Pa Cubarsi was sent in the middle of the first half.
Rafinha scored the only goal in the game to give Barcelona a 1-0 Champions League last 16 Victory in the first leg in BenficaDespite the Catalan giants who play the most game with 10 men.
The eighteen -year -old defender Pa Cubarsi was sent in the middle in the first half of the narrow collision in Lisbon on Wednesday with the result no matter.
Rafinha broke up at home after 61 minutes to give Barcelona a small advantage to Bruno Laj before the second game next Tuesday.
Barcelona has not won the 2015 race, but is expected to become deep this season after a draw that many consider to be favorable.
Hancy Flick insisted before the match had There is no such thing as an “easy” equality of the Champions League And the coach was proven right on a stressful evening in the Portuguese capital.
“I'm very proud,” the German coach said after his team came out with a victory.
Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has suffered two high profile errors against Benfica in the League stage in January, but made a repair with a series of saves, as Barca was nailed in the last half hour.
Szczesny made an intelligent rescue to deny Kerem Akturkoglu to Benfica after just a few seconds, and the opening stages were played in a way that indicated that both sides were boarding where they left the wild victory of Barcelona 5-4 in Lisbon.
“The last time I don't think (szczesny) left very happy here,” said Barca Pedy's midfielder.
“He saved a lot (tonight), one at the beginning, where if they get, start a bad -based game – it is a great presence between the sticks and it is great to have it.”
Danny Olmo shoots closely wide at the other end when Barca threatens, before Benfica goalkeeper Anatoly Trubin, leads to a stunning triple rescue to maintain the result level.
The Ukrainian first parked Danny Olmo's efforts, then made a brilliant reactionary stop to thwart Robert Lewandowski, who converted from the point distance and pulled out Lamin Yamal's experience.
Barcelona was struck when 18-year-old Central Beck Cubarsi was sent after 22 minutes.
The Spaniard Scythian came across Benfica striker Vangelis Pavlidis, who scored a hat trick into the group's match while he was passing the door.
Szczesny saved the driving of Orkun Kokcu from the free kick, as Flick victim Olmo to defender Ronald Araujo to strengthen the ship.
The Polish goalkeeper, out of retirement from Barcelona after Mark-Andre Ter Stegen received a severe knee injury in September, also had a fine reaction to protect the title of Acturus before the break.
Despite its numerical flaw, Barca Flick gave as good as they received in Estadio to Luz.
Szczesny made another good intervention to stop Pavlidis and hold Benfica before Rafinha interrupts the impasse.
In the right flank, after Flick replaced Yamal at the beginning of the second half with Ferran Torres, Rafinha stolen to win the ball back up and Wallop low, diverted at home at a distance.
It was his ninth goal in nine Champions League games, with the attacker in the form of his career.
Barcelona defended herself in the last stages as Benfica seeks to equalize.
The hosts thought they had won a penalty when Szczesny cut off Andrea Beloti, but there was an offside in the accumulation and Barcelona survived their intact lead.
“Today we knew how to protect ourselves,” Pedri added. “After the red, we knew exactly what to do, stay together in the back, defend ourselves like a block and take advantage of our chances with the players we have in front.”
Elsewhere in the Champions League last 16, Bayern Munich beat Bundesliga's opponent Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 and while Liverpool were the second best all night, Harvey Eliot's late goal gave them a 1-0 win in Paris Saint Germen.
In the early game on Wednesday, Lautaro Martinez signed to become a leading goalkeeper of Inter Milan in the Champions League with a 2-0 victory for the Italian giants against Feyenord.
