Barcelona was reduced to 10 men after an early red card but goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny came through when his team needed him in a hard-fought win over Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Wojciech Szczęsny promised his best is still to come after starring in 10-man Barcelona's 1-0 Champions League round of 16 first-leg win against Benfica in Lisbon on Wednesday.

Barcelona are in pole position to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League after securing a 1-0 victory over Benfica in the first leg of their round of 16 tie at the Estadio da Luz in

Playing most of the game down a man, Barcelona defeated Benfica 1–0 and are 90 minutes away from the Champions League quarterfinals.