Barcelona have been stunned in Portugal, with Darwin Nunez giving the home side the lead with a brilliant solo goal.
Ronald Koeman’s men have endured a pretty torrid season to date, as you perhaps would have expected following the departure of Lionel Messi.
Having been defeated by Bayern Munich on the opening game week of the Champions League, you expected a response from Barca has they faced Benfica tonight.
However, within the first three minutes of the contest Barcelona found themselves behind after Darwin Nunez ran beyond the defence and found the back of the net.
Benfica lead against Barcelona after just three minutes! 😳
Darwin Nunez cuts inside and fires beyond Ter Stegen! 💥#UCL pic.twitter.com/mFlHhqv85j
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 29, 2021
#Benfica #BenficaBarça #UCL
Benfica [1] – 0 Barcelona | GOAL! Darwin NunezFollow me to never miss any goal highlights. #SofaScore
pic.twitter.com/bdxBTwhyWd— Ronard Addo (@ronard_addo) September 29, 2021
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Barcelona have work to do tonight if they want to avoid dropping further points. As things stand, they are in real danger of exiting the competition at the group stage.
BUT, there’s plenty of football left to be played and plenty of opportunities for Koeman to right the wrongs. Let’s see if he can do it – because his job may well depend on it.