Barcelona’s teenage defender Pau Cubarsi was given a straight red card for a last-man foul on Vangelis Pavlidis in the 22nd minute.
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Marco Silva’s side completely dominated the first half and took a deserved lead through a smart Iwobi strike on 20 minutes before successfully holding
Mikel Merino, Mikel Oyarzabal and Ander Barrenetxea scored, and Brais Mendez missed a penalty kick, for Sociedad in the first 21 minutes of the game, while in the second half Rafa Silva netted Benfica’s first goal in the competition after three previous defeats in the group.
Inter Milan beat Benfica 1-0 in their Champions League Group D match at the San Siro on Tuesday thanks to a brilliant second-half goal from Marcus Thuram.
The transfer was not finalised by the time of Tuesday’s 11pm GMT transfer deadline. Chelsea submitted a deal sheet and asked for an extension to complete the paperwork on the move.
The attacker replaced Cristiano Ronaldo for their Round of 16 World Cup clash against Switzerland in Qatar
Nunez found the net with a 77th minute header off a free kick from the right side to help Benfica make it to the last eight for the fifth time after their 2-2 draw in the first leg in Portugal.
Barcelona find themselves trying to keep alive their hopes of European football after finishing third in their Champions League group behind Bayern Munich and Benfica.
According to Portugal’s Central Department of Investigation and Criminal Action, “businesses and financing in a total amount exceeding 100 million euros (118 million U.S. dollars), which may have caused considerable damage to the State” are being investigated.
The Gunners were just three minutes away from crashing out on away goals – despite both legs being played at neutral venues.
The UK is implementing strict coronavirus quarantine rules around people returning from Portugal, which has forced the February 18 match to be moved from Lisbon to neutral territory.
The Rangers boss revealed fitness doubts over Ryan Jack and Bongani Zungu earlier this week.
The 23-year-old centre-back has signed a six-year contract, which keeps him at the Club until the summer of 2026.
PAOK’S reward is a two-legged play-off against Russians Krasnodar, while Dynamo Kiev face Gent for berths in the money-spinning group stage featuring 32 teams
Red Star Belgrade, the other former champions among the 16 clubs in the hat, travel to Cyprus to play Omonia Nicosia who surprisingly knocked out Legia Warsaw in the previous round.
The Portuguese forward was being chased by several top clubs across Europe, including Manchester United and City, but Atletico have won the race for his signature.
Benfica are evaluating an 126 million Euros ($143.16 million) offer for Portugal striker Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid, the Portuguese club said in a statement on Wednesday.
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak has signed a four-year contract extension keeping him at the club until 2023.
Napoli, chasing their first European title since Diego Maradona’s team won the old UEFA Cup in 1989, were drawn against Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Friday.
Arsenal suffered a 1-0 defeat at BATE Borisov on a night forward Alexandre Lacazette will want to forget after being sent off late on in the first legs of the Europa League last 32 on Thursday.