It’s customary for the Champions League to overdeliver on drama but rarely quite like Tuesday night’s game between Barcelona and Benfica.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica forward Vangelis Pavlidis has scored the third-fastest hat trick at the start of a Champions League game on Tuesday, against Barcelona. The Greece international scored two minutes into the match and then in the 22nd and 30th minutes as Benfica led Barcelona 3-1 at halftime.

Barcelona pulled off a spectacular comeback as they defeated SL Benfica 4-5 at Estadio Da Luz, after having been down 3-1 at half-time. A brace from Robert Lewandowski from the penalty spot, coupled

FC Barcelona will eye a place in the knockouts when they take on Benfica in the Champions League. Get all the telecast details here.

Barcelona fight back from being two goals down twice to snatch a dramatic late victory away at Benfica to clinch their place in the Champions League last 16.

La Liga giants Barcelona on Tuesday secured for themselves a piece of European football history.This came owing to the efforts of the Blaugrana in the club’s showdown with Portuguese heavyweights