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by Bradley Gibbs in Champions League Picks
The UEFA Champions League knockouts continue on Wednesday evening, where one of the stadiums called into action will be Estadio de Luz in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, home of Benfica. Visiting this iconic ground will be Barcelona, arguably one of the most iconic teams on the planet.
Having won each of their last two league games and having fought incredibly hard to make it beyond Monaco in the UCL play-offs just a few weeks ago, the hosts will likely approach this huge game feeling confident, and why not? Let's be honest, the Benfica boys are in hot form, winning seven of their last eight games, not losing since the final week of January.
The visitors will also go to Estadio de Luz feeling confident having destroyed Real Sociedad at the weekend, scoring four goals without reply on home soil. That win followed what was a crazy Copa del Rey game (4-4) against Atletico Madrid, while Hansi Flick's men are now without defeat since early December. They'll definitely be expecting themselves to get the job done here, despite this being a potentially tricky away day. After all, they came out on top in high-scoring fashion, winning by five goals to four, when the pair met during the league phase back in January.
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Benfica Lisbon vs Barcelona Form
Benfica Lisbon and Barcelona Latest Matches
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 26, 2025 - Taca de Portugal
Feb 22, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Feb 18, 2025 - Champions League
Feb 15, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Feb 12, 2025 - Champions League
Feb 8, 2025 - Liga Portugal
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 26, 2025 - Taca de Portugal
Feb 22, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Feb 18, 2025 - Champions League
Feb 8, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Jan 21, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 17, 2025 - Liga Portugal
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 15, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Feb 12, 2025 - Champions League
Feb 2, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Jan 29, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 25, 2025 - Liga Portugal
Jan 14, 2025 - Taca de Portugal
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 2, 2025 - LaLiga
Feb 25, 2025 - Copa del Rey
Feb 22, 2025 - LaLiga
Feb 17, 2025 - LaLiga
Feb 9, 2025 - LaLiga
Feb 6, 2025 - Copa del Rey
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 2, 2025 - LaLiga
Feb 25, 2025 - Copa del Rey
Feb 17, 2025 - LaLiga
Feb 2, 2025 - LaLiga
Jan 29, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 26, 2025 - LaLiga
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 22, 2025 - LaLiga
Feb 9, 2025 - LaLiga
Feb 6, 2025 - Copa del Rey
Jan 21, 2025 - Champions League
Jan 18, 2025 - LaLiga
Jan 12, 2025 - Super Cup
Benfica Lisbon against Barcelona : Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
33 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Jan 21, 2025 - Champions League
Nov 23, 2021 - Champions League
Sep 29, 2021 - Champions League
Benfica Lisbon - Barcelona: Form Analysis
From a form point of view, the hosts are thriving right now. They ground out the win against Braga at the weekend, which was pleasing given that they got down to business in that game with an eye firmly on this fixture, while the way in which they scored goals against Monaco in the previous round tells us that the men from Lisbon are more than capable of making headway in a game of this nature.
They've also scored at least three goals in three of their last four at home, which is positive.
The visitors could hardly be in better form right now, let's be honest. They've been creating lots of chances and scoring lots of goals in recent weeks, while they really have developed a fine knack of getting the job done, winning with regularity, avoiding defeat since December 2024. We know that they can cause damage at this venue too, with them scoring five goals at Estadio de Luz back in January.
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Benfica Lisbon against Barcelona Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Benfica Lisbon & Barcelona Squad Analysis
From an injury point of view, the hosts do have a few worries. There are serious doubts over the readiness of the vastly experienced and valuable Angel Di Maria, who has been nursing a muscle injury. The pacey and useful Alexander Bah is also sidelined, while Florentino, Manu and Renato Sanches are also not expected to feature for Benfica.
There are serious doubts over the readiness of the vastly experienced and valuable Angel Di Maria
For the visitors, Ansu Fati is expected to miss out through illness, while there are seriosu doubts over both Marc ter Stegen and Andreas Christensen, both of whom have been out for a while. Neither are likely to be ready to return for this game.
Most goals and assists
Benfica Lisbon
Barcelona
V. Pavlidis
(20 Goals)
R. Lewandowski
(34 Goals)
V. Pavlidis
(9 Assists)
L. Yamal
(14 Assists)
Benfica Lisbon - Barcelona Key Points
- In the UEFA Champions League this season, Kerem Akturkoglu has averaged 2.05 shots per 90 minutes.
- Kerem Akturkoglu has also delivered an average of 0.90 shots on target per 90 minutes in the UCL this season.
- In Benfica's last home Champions League game, Kerem Akturkoglu registered a shot on target.
- In five home UEFA Champions League games this season, Kerem Akturkoglu has registered five shots on target.
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Our Benfica Lisbon vs Barcelona Prediction
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