( Lisbon, March 8th, 2023 )

Benfica prevailed 7-1 over Club Brugge in the Champions League last 16 matchups on Tuesday. Goncalo Ramos scored twice.

Rafa Silva's first goal was made possible by Ramos' hat trick in Portugal's World Cup victory over Switzerland before Cristiano Ronaldo's goal.

After the break, the forward, who is 21 years old, scored two goals in a row to help the two-time champions of the European Cup advance to the quarterfinals for the second year in a row.

In his fifth consecutive Champions League match, Joao Mario scored from the spot. The club's final player to accomplish this feat was Eusebio, a Portugal legend.

Bjorn Meijer's stunning late Benfica consolation goal was assisted by David Neres.

The tournament was won by Roger Schmidt's brutal team, which defeated Scott Parker's newcomers as well as heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus in the knockout stage.

Ramos stated to Eleven Sports, "It's always good to score." "The most important thing was that we won and played well," says a striker like me, "but we will play the same way no matter who we face in the next round." The Belgian visitors, who have only lost twice all season in all competitions, were dominated by Benfica, who started the game on top.

After overcoming an injury, Chiquinho was able to play for the hosts once more. Since Enzo Fernandez left for Chelsea in January, Chiquinho has replaced him in the middle of the field, a Premier League record.

Parker paired Noa Lang with Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk against his former team to make an unlikely comeback.

Joao Mario, a midfielder, scored with a stunning flicked finish after just two minutes, but the goal was disallowed due to offside in the buildup. Mario has been scoring a lot of goals this season.

Meijer stopped the Portugal midfielder's shot that was headed for the goal.

After 38 minutes at the Estadio da Luz, Ramos made an excellent catch on Silva in the box, giving the hosts the lead.

Silva defeated Simon Mignolet, a former Liverpool goalkeeper, with a deft finish and good close control.

Ramos scored the second goal shortly before the halftime break after being set up by Joao Mario.

On Friday, he scored twice against Famalicao to maintain his eight-point lead over the Portuguese league leaders. In the box, he was once more decisive.

The ball ended up in the bottom corner after Ramos broke inside from the left and shot back across himself. When Mignolet scored his 22nd goal of the season in all competitions, he was out of work.

Joao Mario, his closest rival, is having his best season yet, with 20 goals in his career.

Early in the second half, the 30-year-old midfielder missed the target with a volley.

In the group stage, Brugge, who have only won two of their last 17 games, lost unexpectedly to Atletico Madrid; However, the Eagles prevailed over them in the end. In their last 17 games, Brugge has only won two of them.

Ramos scored before the hour mark with a skillful first-time finish from Alex Grimaldo's low cross.

Following Abakar Sylla's careless foul on Gilberto, Joao Mario's coolly converted penalty resulted in a score change.

The midfielder tied Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid for third place with his sixth tournament goal, despite scoring five goals from penalties.

After a difficult night for Parker and his team, Neres scored the fifth goal. Despite Meijer giving them a chance to get within one goal, Benfica demonstrated that they won't take any chances in the next round.

Hans Vanaken, a midfielder for Brugge, said, "The result hits us hard."

"We shipped the goals too quickly, so the way it happened was also painful.

"You don't want to go out like that" and "I am emotional because we had a great campaign" are two examples.