Barcelona travels to Lisbon for the second time in six weeks as they face Benfica in the 16 Champions League round.
Barcelona’s Barnstorming 5-4 across the Iberian peninsula in January helped them secure a second place in the championship phase, which meant they avoided the round of the play-off. Benfica, on the other hand, was forced to endure two additional games and received a terrorism from Ligue 1 Monaco despite winning a long foot 1-0.
The hosts had enough time, as the recent Duel Primeira Liga with GLI Vicente was postponed. He was last in action on February 26, when they won Braga 1-0.
Barcelona did not enjoy such a luxury at the weekend, but produced an emphatic 4-0 victory over Real Sociedad, which ensured that they remained at the La Liga summit. The Hansi Flick side collapsed by the end of 2024, but they are undefeated in 2025 and appear one of the strongest candidates to go through the entire competition.
See 90 minutes Guide to Barcelona’s trip to Benfica to Champions League Round 16.
Benfica vs Barcelona Head-To-Head Record (last five games)
Current form (all contests)
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Beef |
Barcelona |
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Benfica 1-0 Braga – 26/02/25 |
Barcelona 4-0 Real Sociedad – 03/02/25 |
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Benfica 3-0 Boavista – 22/02/25 |
Barcelona 4-4 Atletico Madrid – 25/02/25 |
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Benfica 3-3 Monaco – 18/02/25 |
Las Palmas 0-2 Barcelona – 2/2/25 |
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Santa Clara 0-1 Benfica – 15/02/25 |
Barcelona 1-0 Ray Vallecano – 2/17/25 |
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Monaco 0-1 Benfica – 12/02/25 |
Sevilla 1-4 Barcelona – 9/2/25 |
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Country |
TV channel/live flow |
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United Kingdom |
Discovery+, Discovery+ App, TNT Sports 3 |
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United States |
Paramount+, Tudn.com, Univision Now, App Tudn, Tudn USA, Unimás |
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Canada |
Dazn Canada |
The hosts are without some notable names via injury on Wednesday night. Former Real Madrid Winger Angel Di Maria loses with a Hamstring issue, while Florentino Luis is also overwhelmed.
Alexander Bach and Manu Silva are out for the time after their ACL split in the same game last month. Tiago Gouveia continues to hospitalize a shoulder injury.
Vangelis Pavlidis is in a red hot scoring form and scored a hat-trick in the previous meeting between the two clubs. It will start the top for Benfica in Lisbon.
Benfica predicted the composition against Barcelona (4-3-3): Trubin? Araujo, Silva, otamendi, carrera. Aursnes, Barreiro, Kokcu. Akturgyglu, Pavlid, Schjelderup.
It was a disappointing campaign for Andreas Christensen, and the first Chelsea The defender is set for another spell on the sidelines due to muscle damage. It is not expected back until April in the earliest.
Ronald Araujo was on the weekend racing sheet, but could leave XI starting in Lisbon on Wednesday. Flick seems to prefer PAU Cubarsi and Inigo Martinez. Araujo also scored his own goal on his previous visit to the Portuguese capital.
Marc Bernal and Marc-Andre Ter Stegen remain neglected for visitors, but there is hope that Gavi will eliminate a disease in time to present.
Barcelona predicted the composition against Benfica (4-2-3-1): Szczesny? Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde. De Jong, Pedri. Yamal, Olmo, Raphainha. Lewandowski.
These two teams have set the bar incredibly high, as they produced during the championship phase. A late Raphinha strike on the break sealed a notable 5-4 victory for Barca.
The impressive execution of the Barca form continued on the weekend, and there may be some concerns about the possible exhaustion of players later, the Catalonians today look fresh. Their superstars are and Benfica have little chance of slowing them down.
Visitors will probably deliver the chances of Pavlidis, who is excellent at running back, but Barca will surely make a coordinated effort to ensure that there is no riots. Expect goals on Wednesday in a more comfortable Barca victory.
