Barcelona faced a tough test at Benfica after Pau Cubarsi's early red card - it was one they passed with flying colours

Barcelona was reduced to 10 men after an early red card but goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny came through when his team needed him in a hard-fought win over Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Playing with 10-men for over an hour of the game, Barcelona showed character and defeated Benfica 1-0 in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.

The UEFA Champions League is in the Round of 16 and one of the first leg matchups on Wednesday, March 5 sees Benfica challenging Barcelona at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal.

An insight into the financial rewards secured by Spanish football’s leading clubs for their participation in last season’s Champions League campaign has on Friday been forthcoming online.And it

The UEFA Champions League round of 16 officially began this week as several European heavyweights begin to make their case to reach the May 31 final in Munich and win the whole thing. Tuesday's action wass headlined by the latest edition of the Madrid Derby with Real Madrid holding serve,

Barcelona were able to pull a narrow 1-0 win at Benfica in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 clash. The LaLiga giants were favourites to win the tie, but were reduced to 10 men within the opening 20 minutes.