Last Update: November 02, 2022, 08:34 IST
Ferran Torres helps Barcelona cruise Viktoria Plzen 4-2 (AFP image)
Barcelona finished third in Group C behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan and would crash out of the Europa League, while Viktoria Plzen ended their European campaign without a point.
Ferran Torres scored in each half as Barcelona beat Viktoria Plze 4-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday, but both sides were already out of the competition.
Barcelona finished third in Group C behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan and will be knocked out of the Europa League. Viktoria Plzen ended her European campaign without a point.
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Barcelona, who rested several regulars, including Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, took six minutes into the match when defender Marcos Alonso poked the ball over the line, passing the plz goalkeeper.
The visitors doubled the lead just before the break, when Jordi Alba deftly nodded the ball to the feet of an unmarked Torres, who calmly drove the ball into the net for a goal, which was initially scored before a VAR review. was rejected.
The Czech champions briefly halved the deficit when Torres converted a penalty after winning a spot kick in the 51st minute, before Torres caught the second minute of the night at break minutes.
Plzen responded with a flashy stolen header in the 63rd minute, potentially setting up a nervous finish until Pablo Torre hit a shot into the roof of the net on his Barcelona debut to secure the win. .
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