UCL Table After Tuesday Matches As Barcelona Secures 4-5 Victory
Barcelona secured three points in the UEFA Champions League as their Tuesday match ended 5-4 in their favor. Vangelis Pavlidis gave Benfica the lead two minutes into the match, but Lewandowski scored from the spot to level things up for Barcelona.
The score line changed to 2-1 in the 22nd minute after Vangelis Pavlidis scored his second goal of the game. The striker went on to complete his hat-trick in the 30th minute, giving his team a 3-1 lead before halftime.
Raphinha reduced the deficit to 3-2 for Barcelona at the hour mark, but Ronald Araújo increased the margin to 4-2 for Benfica four minutes later. Barcelona did not give up, as Lewandowski scored from the spot to make it 4-3. Eric García finally leveled the scores for Barça in the 86th minute, before Raphinha scored the winner in the 96th minute.
Liverpool 2-1 Lille
Slot Arne's team extended their lead on the UCL table as they picked up three points in their Tuesday match against 10-man LOSC Lille. Mohamed Salah scored in the 34th minute, and Elliot restored the lead in the 67th minute following Jonathan David's equalizer.
Atalanta 5-0 Sturm Graz
Atalanta moved to the 3rd position on the UCL table as they bagged a remarkable 5-0 victory against Austrian side SK Sturm Graz, courtesy of goals from Retegui, Pašalić, Charles De Ketelaere, Ademola Lookman, and Brescianini.
AS Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa
AS Monaco's qualification pursuit received a massive boost following their 1-0 victory against AS Monaco.
Slovan Bratislava 1-3 VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart's quest to remain in the UCL gained a huge boost as they bagged a 1-3 win against Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava.
FK Crvena Zvezd 2-3 PSV Eindhoven
Luuk de Jong's first-half brace and Ryan Flamingo's goal gave PSV Eindhoven three points in their Tuesday UCL game against FK Crvena Zvezd.
Club Brugge 0-0 Juventus
At the Jan Breydel Stadion, Juventus and Club Brugge shared the spoils as their UCL game ended in a 0-0 draw.
Bologna 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund's hopes of finishing the group stage in a top position suffered a massive blow as they lost 2-1 against Italian side Bologna.
Atletico 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Atletico Madrid moved to the 3rd position on the UCL table after securing three points against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.