UEFA Champions League: Benfica VS Barcelona – News Team, Kickoff, Stream | Football news
WHO: Benfica VS Barcelona
What: UEFA Champions League in Circle 16 First Legs
Where: Estadio de Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
When: Wednesday, March 5 at 8 pm (20:00 GMT)
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The five -time winners of Barcelona are visited by Lisbon to face Benfica on Wednesday in the first part of their quarter of the Champions League of 16.
Barca has not won the competition since 2015, but finished second in the group stage and is among the favorites to raise the trophy.
Benfica reached the finals on seven occasions, but only raised the trophy twice – 1961 and 1962.
What is the answer to Barca to a favorable champions league draw?
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick rejected the claims that his team has a “light” way to the Champions League final, on the eve of the last 16 conflicts against Benfica.
If the Spanish giants progress from the tie, in the quarterfinals they will face Borussia Dortmund or Lille.
Real Madrid, a record 15-pate winners, as well as Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain are in the second half of the draw. Barcelona, who could only in the potential finals at the top of the Spanish league by point.
“There is no easy game at this stage – every team deserves to be here at this stage, and I think Benfica,” Flick told reporters on Tuesday. “Benfica is a fantastic team [and] We play at a great stadium and there is a really special atmosphere.
“Their [fans] Push the team a lot, supporting them, and tomorrow will be difficult – a hard work for us. “
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Flick would not draw on who the tournament favorites are and which side would represent the most threats to Barca’s hopes.
“Always the next match. Benfica is for us the next tough opponent,” the German coach said.
“Not good [talk about] these things. We are focused on the next match and the next match, and that is a good way to do it.
“It always starts from 0-0, and you have to give everything … Other teams do really good and always want to win against us.”
What happened the last time Barca met Benfica?
Barcelona beat Benfica 5-4 in Lisbon in an exciting return to the group.
Paubari’s defense attorney said his team had to focus more to stop the Portuguese side, for which Vangelis Pavlidis achieved a 30-minute hat-trick.
“It was complicated … We gave up many chances. We have to try not to admit goals,” said Cubarsi, who made his debut in Barcelona in January 2024 and quickly became a key figure.
“We need to know how to manage games … This is a double tie and we have to do everything from the beginning,” the 18-year-old continued.
“Every year, Barca should compete for everyone. For me we are the best club in the world. This year people say we have the best trip to the tournament, but I don’t see that.”
What does Benfica take for a barca test?
Benfice manager Bruno Lage, whose side is second in the Portuguese league, told fans to collapse for more excitement on Wednesday after thriller nine goals in the league phase.
Lage said that Benfica, who lost his last meeting to stop Raphinh Strike, would remain faithful to his identity of attacking football when he hosts Barca and expects the Spanish giants to do the same.
“I can’t predict how many goals will score in the game, but I can predict a great football game because there are two eyes with eyes for the attack,” Lage said on Tuesday at a press conference.
“I think it will be a difficult match and we will go out to win. Of course, tomorrow will be an important result, but the result of the second leg will be more determined.
“We go through a great team that scores a lot of goals, but we also look at the positive things we have done against this opponent: the number of chances we had, which we were times in front of the goalkeeper … We believe we can go through this relationship.”
Benfice supporters want a different outcome of that late January, a Ripar match on Lasadian Estadio that Luz, in which Barcelona returned with two goals down to win.
“We will try to find the spaces offered by our rivals because they often do so,” Lage added. We need to know how to use the spaces that Barcelona will give us – it should be key. “
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– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona) March 4, 2025
Barcelona team news
Barcelona midfielder Gavi doubts a conflict on Wednesday in the Champions League.
Gavi, who introduced Benfica to Benfica, was on a bench in Benfica, was in Benfica and missed training because of illness.
“We’ll see. He didn’t train yesterday because he didn’t feel so good. He will see a doctor again, we have to wait, “Flick said.
The 20-year-old played 24 games this season, registering two goals and three assists from his return from an anterior cross ligament (ACL) injury.
Benfica Team News
Lage confirmed that the attacking midfielder Angel di Maria and midfielder Florentino would miss the game on Wednesday while recovering, but it sounded optimistic that the wing player Renato Sanches should be ready.
“The most important thing is that the team works as a team, as a whole, no matter who plays,” Lage said.
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Two European giants were surprisingly met on 10 occasions.
Barca won four of them, including the win of this season, while Benfica won only twice.
The last of these wins was a 3-0 victory in the old group stage 2021. The return leg in that season was without fuel at the Nee Camp-U-last time the clubs met until this season.
Benfice’s second win was the first match between the two clubs, and the finals came in 1961, and the Portuguese club abolished the trophy after a 3-2 victory in Bern, Switzerland.
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