Disaster: Wojciech Szczęsny commits two costly errors in match against Benfica
Steven Perez
Dailysports's expert
In the seventh round of the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona visited Benfica, but the match got off to a disastrous start for the Catalans—and especially for their goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczęsny.
Details: Benfica took the lead in the second minute of the match, but Barcelona equalized in the 13th. However, just a few minutes later, the "Eagles" scored again, capitalizing on a terrible mistake by Szczęsny.
The goalkeeper attempted to play aggressively off his line but ended up colliding with his own teammate instead of reaching the ball. Benfica quickly exploited the error to regain the lead. Just five minutes later, Szczęsny conceded a penalty after fouling an opponent in the box. As a result, by the 30th minute, the score was 3-1 in favor of Benfica.
Reminder: The Polish goalkeeper fouled Mbappe outside the penalty area and left his team in the minority.
