Benfica against Barcelona – lines, statistics and examination

Benfica match overswear against Barcelona

Benfica and Barcelona meet once again in the Champions League after their thriller nine goals during the league phase.

Blaugrana will travel to Portugal on the first leg after Benfica paid Monaco in Play-off 4-3 to the aggregate.

Hansi Flick finished second in the rankings, and was drawn by Liverpool Arne slot only at the top.

It’s been 10 years since Barca last raised a well -known trophy, but they will find that they have such a good chance as everyone in the competition, especially given the side of the draw on which they are involved.

They will avoid Liverpool and Real Madrid to the finals, but they can cross the trails with Bayern Munich or Inter Milan, which are certainly not pushing.

Flick’s men scored a whopping 28 goals in their eight league stages, 12 more than their opponents in the last 16.

They remain undefeated in 2025 and sitting on the top of La Liga, Barcelona’s trust can not be greater.

Benficin 16. The placed ending was not ideal, but they were still fighting to this phase and will not be an easy opponent.

The Portuguese side is the common tip of the league receives and in the perfect time they affect the rich vein of the form.

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– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona) March 4, 2025

Benfica teams against Barcelona

The concern was set over the weekend when Gavi missed Barcelona’s team, but Flick confirmed that the midfielder would return from the disease for action in the middle of the week.

However, Andreas Christensen, Marc Bernal and Marc-Andre ter Stegen will miss the injuries.

The good news for Barca is that their incredible attack, including Robert Lewandowski, Lamina Yamal and Raphinha, are all appropriate and healthy.

Florentino will be missing for Benfica despite being a ban in the competition due to a thigh injury.

Alexander Bah, Manu Silva, Tiago Gouveia all suffered knee injuries.

Renato Sanches and Angel di Maria will also go out to the hosts, but Bruma will return after the Europa League ban.

Expected lines for Benfica against Barcelona

Benfica: Trubin; Araujo, Otamendi, Silva, Carreras; Kokcu, Barreiro, Aursnes; Akturkoglu, Pavlidis, Bruma

Barcelona: SZCZESNY; Seven, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Pedri, de Long; Yalmal, Gavi, Raphinha; Propage

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– SL Benfica (@slbenfica) 27. February 2025

How to Watch Benfica against Barcelona: TV Channel, Online Stream live

The match will be shown live on TNT Sports 3 in the UK starting at 8:00 pm. You can also flow it on the Discovery+app.