Benfica 4-5 Barcelona — xTears 27.09 (21/01/25)

Barcelona came back to win 4-5 against Benfica on 21 January 2025 in the Champions League. Total damage: 27.09 xTears.

The real swing for Barcelona arrived through R. Lewandowski 13' penalty (+1.56 xT) and R. Araújo 68' own goal (+1.73 xT), the sequence that changed who owned the match.

The match changed hands after the first blow, and Barcelona's comeback ended up outweighing the opening phase. V. Pavlidis bagged a hat-trick and bent the whole match around it. The knife twist arrived right at the death: late winner (Raphinha at 90+6'). The whistle kept getting involved under D. Makkelie, with 1 VAR call.