Benfica and Barcelona meet the second time in this season’s Champions League in the first part of the 16th round on Wednesday.
Barca beat 5-4 in Benfica when teams met in the January 21st of January 21st, and the Spanish giants continued to qualify for the last 16 in second place.
Benfica beat Monaco 4-3 at the aggregate in the playoffs of the League phase as part of its current undefeated running in all competitions.
101greatgoals.com covered the lines, team news and confirmed the home side for Benfica against Barcelona in the Champions League.
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– SL Benfica (@slbenfica) March 5, 2025
Benfica lineup vs Barcelona
Florentino Luis is missing Benfica due to a thigh injury, but Alexander Bah, Manu Silva, Tiago Gouveia suffered knee injuries.
Renato Sanches and Angel di Maria are also absent.
Benfica Beginning XI: Trubin; Tomás Araújo, António Silva, Otamendi, Carreras; Aursnes, Barreiro, Orkun Kökçü; Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Pavlidis, Schjelderup
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– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona) March 5, 2025
Barcelona Lineup Vs Benfica
Andreas Christensen, Marc Bernal and Marc-Andre ter Stegen miss injuries due to Barcelona.
The good news for Barca is that their incredible attack, including Robert Lewandowski, Lamina Yamal and Raphinha, are all appropriate and healthy.
Barcelona Beginning XI: Szczęsny; Koundé, Cbarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Balde; Olmo, de Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha
