{"id":26062,"date":"2025-03-06T08:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T07:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=26062"},"modified":"2025-03-06T08:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T07:37:32","slug":"champions-league-hansi-flick-is-proud-of-barcelona-as-raphinhas-heroics-help-them-overcome-benfica-despite-cubarsis-red-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/champions-league-hansi-flick-is-proud-of-barcelona-as-raphinhas-heroics-help-them-overcome-benfica-despite-cubarsis-red-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League: Hansi Flick is proud of Barcelona as Raphinha&#8217;s heroics help them overcome Benfica despite Pau Cubarsi&#8217;s red card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona managed to pull a triumph over Benfica despite going down to 10 men in the first 25 minutes of the game in the Champions League clash on Wednesday. An irrational tackle by Pau Cubarsi on the Benfica man who was one-on-one with the keeper saw the youngster receive a straight red card.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Although Barcelona played for over an hour with one player less, the Spanish side managed to win in Lisbon. A stunning long-range strike from captain Raphinha secured a 1-0 victory for the Catalans over the hosts in the first leg of their Round of 16 clash.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also Read:<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/anderson-talisca-takes-dig-at-cristiano-ronaldo-blames-him-for-al-nassr-s-struggles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>Anderson Talisca Takes Dig at Cristiano Ronaldo, Blames Him for Al Nassr&rsquo;s Struggles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lionel-messi-breaks-silence-on-future-amid-barcelona-return-speculation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>Lionel Messi breaks silence on future amidst Barcelona return speculation, says &lsquo;not rushing&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Hansi Flick, Barcelona Manager, expressed his thoughts post-game saying he is proud of what his squad managed to do today. The red card for Cubars&iacute; was the centre of many questions for the Blaugrana coach as he&nbsp;said,<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&nbsp;&ldquo;It was not easy to play with 10 men and we did it well. We defended fantastically well and I can only say well done. Everyone gave everything and we reacted well and stayed compact.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title='\"We defend as a UNIT\" Hansi Flick speaks after Barcelona ESCAPE Benfica with a victory &#128679;' width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uaV20zVc2mQ?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote><p>Flick also took time to praise his goalkeeper&nbsp;Wojciech Szcz&#281;sny who kept the walls strong at all times. The Polish keeper made eight saves in the game and his manager praised him by saying:&nbsp;<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&ldquo;We have a great keeper and he saved us and helped us to a clean sheet. I know how good he is as I see him in training every day,&rdquo;<\/em> commented the coach.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raphinha is leading Barcelona by example <\/h3><p>Another player who has shined for Barcelona throughout this season is Raphinha. After scoring the game-winner against Benfica, the Brazilian is now the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/who-are-the-uefa-champions-league-2024-25-scoring-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>second-highest scorer<\/a>&nbsp;(9) in the Champions League this season.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The 28-year-old is also leading Barcelona in La Liga as they sit on top of the table after 28 games. Raphinha has been instrumental for them with 20 G\/A in 26 games for them. He is also the highest-rated player in La Liga this season as per&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/player\/raphinha\/831005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>SofaScore<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Barcelona, who are being chased by the clubs of Madrid in La Liga, will take huge confidence from this victory in Portugal. 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