Benfica forward Vangelis Pavlidis has scored the third-fastest hat trick at the start of a Champions League game on Tuesday, against Barcelona.

Benfica looked in control at half time thanks to a Vangelis Pavlidis hat-trick, countered by a Lewandowski penalty, giving the Eagles a 3-1 lead. The Eagles’ sparkling performance in the opening 45 ...

Vangelis Pavlidis scored a quick-fire hat-trick in the opening half ... been awarded a penalty for a push on Leandro Barreiro in the build-up. Barcelona visited Lisbon searching for a sixth successive ...

Barcelona's Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time to hand his side a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a place in ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo fights for the ball against Benfica’s ...

Barcelona need to win to all-but ensure their place in the last 16 of the Champions League, but their chances are very low now as Benfica have gone 3-1 up in their seventh matchday meeting in the ...

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

Vangelis Pavlidis scored one and assisted one to help Benfica secure their Champions League play-off place with a 2-0 win over Juventus. Juventus were also assured of a top-24 finish coming into the ...

LISBON — Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time to hand Barcelona a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday after a hat-trick from Vangelis ...

Wojciech Szczęsny came out of retirement to answer Barcelona's call after Marc-André ter Stegen was ruled out for the season ...

LISBON, Portugal — 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 ...