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Barcelona reaches quarterfinals of Champions League with 3-1 win over Benfica

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BARCELONA, Spain — Raphinha scored twice and Lamine Yamal once as Barcelona advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 3-1 win over Benfica on Tuesday.

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The Catalan club advanced 4-1 on aggregate score after last week’s 1-0 victory — with a goal by Raphinha. Barcelona will play either Borussia Dortmund or Lille in the quarterfinals.

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Raphinha’s double makes him the leading scorer in the Champions League this season with 11 goals.

The Brazil forward put Barcelona ahead in the 10th, then assisted in Yamal’s 27th-minute goal before adding his second in the 42nd.

In other matches Tuesday, Paris Saint-Germain travels to Liverpool trailing 1-0 from the first leg. Inter Milan hosts Feyenoord on the back of a 2-0 away win in the first leg, and Bayern Munich travels to Bayer Leverkusen after comprehensively beating its Bundesliga rival 3-0.

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