After Monaco and Atalanta opened the ball at the start of the evening, several big names from the continent were on stage for the grand return of the prestigious
Champions League. Often irregular, sometimes irresistible, Barça was traveling to Lisbon to challenge a Benfica team always formidable in its lair.
Second at the start of this match, the Catalan club confirmed its form in these continental games. The Blaugrana collected an incredible victory to consolidate their position in the top 8. A success with an incredible scenario, worthy of the famous comeback of 2017. Led 4-2 with a hat-trick from Pavlidis (2nd, 22nd, 30th) and a goal against their Auraujo camp twenty minutes from the end (68th), Barça found the resources to resurface and win the gong (4-5)! Lewandowski, already a scorer from the penalty spot during the first goal, converted a second, while Raphinha also scored his double (64th, 90th + 6) after a goal from Eric Garcia (86th).
Atlético offers itself an important victory
Another star under scrutiny, Juventus needed points. The Bianconeri traveled to Belgium to challenge Club Bruges, 19th in the standings at kick-off. And Thiago Motta's team had a match that reflected their season, frustratingly, with a goalless draw which did not reflect their good intentions (0-0).
Still, the most tempting display of the day took place in Madrid, where Antoine Griezmann's Atlético came up against Florian Wirtz's Bayer Leverkusen. The Colchoneros were able to count on a very inspired Julian Alvarez, and author of a double for the success of his team (2-1).
Among the other results of the evening, Borussia Dortmund also had a bad operation by losing to Bologna (1-2). PSV Eindhoven recorded a success in Belgrade against Red Star (3-2), and in a duel of poorly ranked players, Suttgart, PSG's next opponent, won on the lawn of Slovan Bratislava (3-1) .
