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After scoring a brace from the penalty spot against Benfica, FC Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski achieved milestones previously set by Cristiano Ronaldo and the iconic MSN trio in the Champions League.

Then, almost fittingly, Benfica conceded a penalty on 78 minutes, which Lewandowski dispatched with ease to double his tally for the evening. If a game summed up Barcelona's season so far, this was it. The La Liga outfit even scored an 86th minute equaliser when Eric Garcia headed home to draw the scores level at 4-4.

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Barcelona twice fight back from two goals down - and two Wojciech Szczesny howlers - to snatch a dramatic victory at Benfica.

Barcelona came back from two goals down with 15 minutes to go to defeat Benfica 5-4 and secure their place in the Champions League round of 16.

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