“Wojciech Szczesny returns to the Estadio da Luz on Wednesday — the place where, only five weeks ago, his short Barcelona career must have flashed before his eyes. His first Champions League start of the season, in a league phase meeting with Benfica in January, was at risk of being defined by an atrocious attempt at sweeping up a pass played in-behind Barcelona’s high defensive line. Instead of clearing the ball, he collided with team-mate Alejandro Balde, giving away an easy opportunity to Benfica’s Vangelis Pavlidis, who put the hosts 2-1 up after 22 minutes. Pavlidis would make it 3-1 with a penalty eight minutes later. …”
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