LISBON, Portugal (AP) — 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 two minutes into the match and then in the 22nd and 30th minutes as Benfica led Barcelona 3-1 at halftime.

Barcelona are still in this match, and with not too long to go against Benfica, they have brought it back to 4-3 in the Champions League classic.It was a dreadful start for Barcelona, as Spanish

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

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Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy and Robert Lewandowski of Barcelona end the league phase as joint-top scorers with nine goals each.

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Below you'll find the table, 1-36, as well as the top scorers from the tournament so far.UEFA Champions League league phaseTop eight spots qualify directly for knockout roundsPositions 9-24 are matched up in two-legged playoff tiesPositions 25-36 are eliminated from all European competitionsFinal UEFA Champions League table,

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IMAGO/CordonPress After a slow start in a white shirt, Kylian Mbappé is finally giving Robert Lewandowski some competition in La Liga's scoring race. What looked like a runaway early on for La ...

The Polish forward's goals were crucial as Barça edged a nine-goal thriller 5-4 against Benfica. Lewandowski's team-mate Raphinha also scored a double in that game, including a last-minute winner, and the Brazilian is just one behind in the charts for ...