Benfica and Barcelona meet for the second time in the Champions League of this season during the 16 -year -old first leg on Wednesday.
Barça won 5-4 in Benfica when the teams met in the league phase on January 21, and the Spanish giants qualified automatically for the last 16.
Benfica beat Monaco 4-3 in aggregate in the eliminations of the league phase as part of their undefeated race in eight current matches in all competitions.
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Benfica vs Barcelona lineage
Florentino Luis is missing for Benfica due to a thigh injury, but Alexander Bah, Manu Silva, Tiago Gouveia have all undergone knee injuries.
Renato Sanches and Angel Di Maria are also absent.
Benfica Start XI: Trubin; Tomás Araújo, António Silva, Otamendi, Carreras; AURSNES, BARREIRO, Orkun Kökçü; Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Pavlidis, Schjelderup
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Lineing Barcelona vs Benfica
Andreas Christensen, Marc Bernal and Marc-André Ter Stegen all miss by an injury to Barcelona.
The good news for Barça is that their formidable attack, notably Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, are all in good shape and healthy.
Barcelona starting XI: Szczęsny; Koundé, Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Balde; Olmo, de Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha
