Benfica receives Barcelona on the occasion of the eighth round of the Champions League. A final phase poster that promises to be explosive, approached with confidence by the Catalans.
Benfica – Barcelona, a poster already seen this season in the Champions League. During the competition league phase, the two teams had already faced each other. As a result, the Catalans had pulled out of the game after a fantastic meeting, rich in nine goals (4-5). A spectacular match between two teams that mark a lot, and more particularly FC Barcelona, the best attack on the competition so far (28 goals). The formation of Hansi-Flick, in full swing at the moment, is simply undefeated in 2025, with 12 victories and 3 draws, and advances with all its lively forces in Lisbon, including Pau Cubarsi, proud to wear the jersey of a historic club with its teammates of the training center: “It is easier to share the locker room with the friends of the training center. veterans.
Benfica with two important absences
Despite the heavyweight that will face them, the LisBoets and their coach Bruno Lage remain ambitious, some of their strengths: “We will face a large team, which has an effective attack, but we have also paid attention to the positive things that we have made during the last match. We think we can go to the end”.
Problem for the Eagles coach, he will have to compose without two strong men from his group, Angel Di Maria and Florentino Luis. Absences that he prefers to put into perspective: “The most important thing is that the team works as a team, as a whole. It is not until the moment that we can say that a particular player has made a good performance”.
What time does the Benfica – Barcelona match start?
Benfica – Barcelona will kick off at 9 p.m. on Wednesday. It will take place at The Estádio Da Luz de Lisbon.
On which channel is Benfica – Barcelona broadcast?
Benfica – Barcelona will be broadcast on Canal+Foot.
What probable compositions for Benfica – Barcelona?
For Benfica.Trubin – Araujo, Silva, Otamendi, Carreras – Florentino, Kokcü, Barreiro – Akturkoglu, Pavlidis, Schjelderup.
For Barcelona.Szczesny – Koundé, Cubarsi, Martinez, Baldé – De Jong, Pedri – Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha – Lewandowski.