Ex-Premier League boss fumes at his own players on pitch after nine-goal Barcelona drama

Benfica led a two-goal pb gaffe against Barcelona with the Spanish broadside yet winning 5-4 earlier erstwhile Wolves brag Bruno Lage fto rip astatine his players successful Lisbon

Bruno Lage fto rip astatine his Benfica players connected the transportation astatine full-time arsenic they were undone by Barcelona successful the past minute.

The Spanish broadside completed a sensational precocious comeback with Raphinha scoring the victor successful rain-soaked Lisbon. The erstwhile Leeds antheral finished disconnected a antagonistic onslaught successful the 95th infinitesimal arsenic Barcelona scored 3 times successful 18 minutes to crook the crippled connected its head.

The Portuguese broadside had been successful power for overmuch of the contention and led 3-1 and past 4-2 astatine the Estadio da Luz, but they inactive couldn't person those leads into the 3 points.

Lage, antecedently successful complaint astatine Wolves, laid his emotions bare arsenic helium lamented his players connected the pitch. Rather than behaviour the post-match debrief successful the changing room, helium alternatively chose to hammer his players connected the transportation arsenic helium chopped an animated fig successful the rain.

Vangelis Pavlidis scored a hat-trick to enactment Benfica successful bid of the contest, but Robert Lewandowski's punishment connected 78 minutes gave the Catalans immoderate hope. Eric Garcia past levelled the crippled arsenic helium headed location with 4 minutes of the 90 to play.

Benfica recovered themselves connected the onslaught successful stoppage clip and saw punishment appeals waved distant earlier Barcelona cleared, uncovering Raphinha, who went connected a one-man ngo to seal the 3 points for the La Liga side.

Lage made a determination backmost to Benfica, a nine helium has coached before, backmost successful September. He was sacked by Wolves successful 2022 but has won 18 of the 27 games he's led Benfica frankincense acold with the Portuguese outfit looking to pursuit down Sporting Lisbon domestically.

The triumph ensures Barcelona beryllium 2nd successful the Champions League standings and volition beforehand to the past 16, alongside Liverpool, with games to spare. Hansi Flick has made the Spanish giants challengers successful Europe erstwhile again and they'll beryllium fancied to spell far.

Benfica meantime person their European aboriginal inactive sitting successful the balance. They volition request a affirmative effect connected the last matchday to guarantee they spell into the knockouts having won 3 and mislaid 3 of their 7 games frankincense far.

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