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In Barcelona, Spain, FC Barcelona faced a setback in their Champions League campaign after a goalless draw with Benfica.
The result at Camp Nou means Barcelona must now secure a victory against the undefeated Bayern Munich to prevent their first exit from the group stage in nearly 20 years.
Despite a strong performance in Xavi Hernández's Champions League coaching debut, Barcelona couldn't convert their opportunities into goals.
A late goal by Ronald Araújo was ruled offside, and Benfica missed a crucial chance in stoppage time, leaving both teams in despair.
Barcelona remains second in Group E, two points ahead of Benfica, who holds the tiebreaker advantage.
Benfica will face the already eliminated Dynamo Kyiv, while Barcelona must overcome group leader Bayern Munich in Germany.
Bayern continued their winning streak with a 2-1 victory over Dynamo.
'We leave with a sour taste because we wanted to secure qualification here at home,' said Araújo.
'It's down to the last game against Bayern, which will be tough but not impossible.
' Xavi, a former midfielder who won four Champions League titles with Barcelona, remains optimistic.
'We played well but couldn't score.
We are Barcelona and will go to Munich to win,' he stated.
Benfica, who hasn't progressed past the group stage since the 2016-17 season, played a challenging match against a Barcelona team with a new coach and ambition.
Barcelona controlled the game from the start but struggled to create significant scoring chances.
Benfica came close to scoring with a header by Roman Yaremchuk, and Barcelona responded with a shot by Yusuf Demir that hit the crossbar.
In the second half, Memphis Depay and Ousmane Dembélé, returning from injury, had opportunities to score, but Benfica's defense held strong.
'We played well in a difficult game,' said Nicolás Otam