Historic result: Barça and Benfica rewrite Champions League history

On Tuesday, January 21, the first matches of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 7 took place, including an unforgettable clash between Benfica and Barcelona. This game has cemented its place in the tournament’s history.

Details: Benfica opened the scoring in the second minute, with Barcelona quickly equalizing. However, the "Eagles" added two more goals in the first half, ending the opening 45 minutes with a 3-1 lead. Early in the second half, Barcelona closed the gap, but Benfica struck again to make it 4-2. The Catalans refused to back down and managed to score three more goals, with the winner coming in the 90+9th minute.

The "Blaugrana" triumphed over Benfica 5-4. According to MisterChip on X (formerly Twitter), this is the first time in UEFA Champions League history that a match ended with this scoreline.

Additionally, this was the first time since April 2024 that Barcelona conceded four goals in a Champions League match.

Notably, Benfica forward Vangelis Pavlidis recorded the third-fastest hat-trick in Champions League history during this game.

UEFA Champions League – Matchday 7

Benfica 4–5 Barcelona
Goals: Pavlidis (3), Araújo (OG) – Lewandowski (2), Raphinha (2), García