Overview of the match for Benfica against Barcelona
Benfica and Barcelona meet again in the Champions League following their new goals thriller during the league phase.
The Blaugrana will go to Portugal for the first step after Benfica has ahead of Monaco in the 4-3 Play-offs in aggregate.
The Hansi Flick team finished second in the ranking, being overcome only by Liverpool by Arne Slot.
It has been 10 years since Barça has raised the famous trophy, but they will have the impression of having a chance as good as anyone in the competition, in particular given the side of the draw on which they are.
They will avoid Liverpool and Real Madrid to the final, but could cross the trails with Bayern Munich or Inter Milan, which are certainly not pushes.
Flick’s men scored 28 incredible goals in their eight league games, 12 more than their opponents in the last 16.
They remain undefeated in 2025 and are seated at the top of the Liga, Barcelona’s confidence could not be higher.
The arrival of Benfica in the 16th place was not ideal, but they still scraped their path to this stadium and will not be an easy opponent.
The Portuguese side is spouse of the Liga de Primeira and strikes a rich form at the ideal time.
Landing! 🛬 pic.twitter.com/dykjsfynnb
– FC Barcelona (@FcBarcelona) March 4, 2025
Team news for Benfica against Barcelona
Concerns were raised this weekend when Gavi had absent from the Barcelona team, but Flick confirmed that the midfielder would return to illness for action in the middle of the week.
However, Andreas Christensen, Marc Bernal and Marc-Andre Ter Stegen will all miss next to the injury.
The good news for Barça is that their formidable attack, notably Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, are all in good shape and healthy.
For Benfica, Florentino will be missing despite his ban in competition due to a thigh injury.
Alexander Bah, Manu Silva, Tiago Gouveia have all undergone knee injuries.
Renato Sanches and Angel Di Maria will also be absent for the hosts, but Bruma will be back following his ban on the Europa League.
Lignales with Benfica against Barcelona
Benfica: Trubin; Araujo, Otamendi, Silva, Carreras; Kokcu, Barreiro, AuRsnes; Akturkoglu, Pavlidis, Bruma
Barcelona: Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Pedri, de Jong; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski
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– SL Benfica (@Slbenfica) February 27, 2025
How to watch Benfica against Barcelona: television channel, live online flow
The match will be broadcast live on TNT SPORTS 3 in the United Kingdom with a kick-off at 8:00 p.m. You can also distribute it on the Discovery +application.
