The current season has seen dazzling Raphinha, who has been Barcelona’s most valuable player in the last couple of months. Goals, assists, incredible runs – you name it, Raphinha has done it. Moreover, he scored a winner in a 1-0 away win at Benfica in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 last week. However, if Barca want to wrap up this two-legged tie, they need their other gem to shine tonight (11 pm) – Lamine Yamal.Remarkable Szczesny and brilliant Raphinha award ten-man Barca with a winBelieve it or not, his last goal came at the beginning of February, which means he hasn’t found the back of the net for more than a month. During that period, he did record a few assists, though, but his performances were not as impressive as we’re used to.The 18-year-old forward is not a robot, a machine, but a young player who’s probably tired a bit due to a highly demanding campaign. Still, Hansi Flick believes in him like no one else and won’t hesitate to give the teenager the team’s keys in the upcoming months.##NAJAVA_MECA_8773597##That’s why this Benfica tie could serve as a major breakthrough for Yamal, the chance for him to end that short crisis and pave the road for his team to the UCL quarter-finals.Bruno Lage’s side has all it takes to fight the Blaugrana until the very end, especially considering they had more than a few goal-scoring opportunities in the first leg. Alas, Wojciech Szczesny had different plans and recorded eight amazing saves to keep his team in contention for the win on aggregate.Hero 2: Not too bad for a chain smoker and a retired keeperTo seal the deal, however, the Catalans need to score at least one more, and Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski could use some help from their impeccable teammate. It’s Lamine’s time!UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – ROUND OF 16Second legTuesday20.45: (1.40) Barcelona (5.30) Benfica (8.00)23.00: (1.35) Inter Milan (4.90) Feyenoord (9.50)23.00: (3.05) Bayer Leverkusen (3.45) Bayern Munich (2.30)23.00: (2.30) Liverpool (3.60) PSG (3.20)Wednesday20.45: (2.85) Lille (3.35) Dortmund (2.65)23.00: (1.42) Arsenal (4.80) PSV (9.00)23.00: (1.62) Aston Villa (3.90) Club Brugge (5.60)23.00: (2.60) Atl. Madrid (3.50) Real Madrid (2.85)***odds are subject to change***
