Barça thrash in Lisbon to secure the quarterfinals of the Champions League

MADRID, 15 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

FC Barcelona Femenino thrashed (2-6) in their visit to Benfica this Thursday of the penultimate day of Group D and thus ensured their mathematical presence in the quarterfinals of the 2022-23 Champions League, with one game remaining in the who will seek to be first.

Jonatan Giráldez's men were once again superior to the Portuguese, although not like in the 9-0 first leg at the Johan Cruyff Stadium. Benfica sold their skin dearly and Sandra Paños was the protagonist since she saved two penalties.

Next week against Rosengard at the Spotify Camp Nou, Barça, the current runner-up in Europe, will try to stay first in the group in contention with Bayern tied on 12 points after their victory also this Thursday over the Swedish (0- 4).

Barça came out strong, eager after the defeat against Bayern, and besieged the rival goal from the beginning until they opened the can after seven minutes with a header from Paredes. Before the break, Claudia Pina put the match back on track, but Bayern did not give up the attack, although with little clarity in the last meters.

The slab became even heavier on the locals a few minutes after the restart, with the 0-3 score for Aitana Bonmatí and the fourth for Crnogorcevic. Benfica did not throw in the towel and left a nice finish, an exchange, although not for Giráldez, who regretted from the band the facilities behind his.

Jessica Silva closed the gap and Paños avoided even more emotion by stopping a penalty from Raysla. The give and take was extended with the fifth visitor's own goal, Lacasse's 2-5, Mariona's sixth culé and the second penalty saved by Paños, against Vitoria. The goal kept the ball from the final whistle and the ticket to the quarterfinals.