Barcelona put in a paradigm-shifting performance against Benfica

Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey/JAR Sport Images/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesOf course, there is still another leg to go. Barcelona must take care of business at home before the celebrations begin.

But would you bet against them at the moment?

What was going on in your head when Pau Cubarsí was sent off in the 22nd minute? Déjà vu, of course. Last year it was Ronald Araujo against PSG, this year it’s another player, but the same lapse in concentration.

Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty ImagesAs for me, when Hansi Flick took off Dani Olmo, I couldn’t believe it. You have to take off the 36-year-old Robert Lewandowski when you’re playing that long with 10 men. Surely, it was just a matter of time…