Benfica forward Vangelis Pavlidis has scored the third-fastest hat trick at the start of a Champions League game on Tuesday, against Barcelona.

Barcelona has extended the contract of Uruguay central defender Ronald Araújo for six more seasons to end rumors a possible move to Juventus.

The Portuguese side continued their hex against the Bianconeri, who put up a lifeless effort in front of the home fans.

Wojciech Szczesny’s performance against Atalanta mirrored his struggles in previous matches with Barcelona, including games against Barbastro, Athletic Club, Real Madrid, Benfica, and

Vangelis Pavlidis scored one and assisted one to help Benfica secure their Champions League play-off place with a 2-0 win over Juventus. Juventus were also assured of a top-24 finish coming into the final game of the league phase,

As per a report from The Mail Online, United’s buyback option is worth £15m, less than the £30m quoted for Dorgu, United’s leading left wing-back target. It is rumoured that United had scouts watching their former academy star on Saturday.

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The league phase of Champions League has come to a close and Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain avoided disaster by securing their spots in the knockout stage. Buoyed by hat tricks from Morgan Rogers,

24 hours earlier, Vangelis Pavlidis not only netted a remarkable hat-trick ... Pavlidis got his name on the scoresheet three times before the half-hour mark in Lisbon. Pavlidis and Benfica would eventually be overshadowed by Raphinha, of course.

The league phase of Champions League has come to a close and Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain avoided disaster by securing their spots in the knockout stage. Buoyed by hat tricks from Morgan Rogers,

The UEFA Champions League is very different from here on out, as 36 teams play eight games — four home and four away — in bids to reach the knockout rounds. The schedule is longer, the table bigger, and we've now reached the finale,