Champions League scores: Barcelona stage huge comeback in 5-4 thriller vs. Benfica; Liverpool stay perfect

Barcelona came from behind to beat Benfica in dramatic fashion on Tuesday in UEFA Champions League action, taking part in Matchday 7’s wildest game so far with a 5-4 win.

Benfica took a 3-1 lead before halftime thanks to Vangelis Pavlidis’s 30 minute hattrick, benefitting from multiple mistakes made by goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny. Benfica made a mistake of their own by gifting Raphinha a second half goal, and matters became worse for Barcelona with an own goal from Ronald Araujo. Two penalties scored by Robert Lewandowski and a late equalizer from Eric Garcia, though, paved the way for Raphinha’s stoppage time winner.

It was not the only dramatic result on Tuesday, with Atletico Madrid beating Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 courtesy of a 90th minute winner from Julian Alvarez. Liverpool also kept their perfect streak alive with a 2-1 win over Lille, and Bologna picked up their first Champions League win of the season with a 2-1 victory over struggling Borussia Dortmund.

Tuesday’s results

• Monaco 1, Aston Villa 0
• Atalanta 5, Sturm Graz 0
• Atletico Madrid 2, Bayer Leverkusen 1
• Benfica 4, Barcelona 5
• Crvena Zvezda 2, PSV 3
• Liverpool 2, Lille 1
• Club Brugge 0, Juventus 0 
• Slovan Bratislava 1, Stuttgart 3
• Bologna 2, Borussia Dortmund 1