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Benficavs.Barcelona

sportsmole.co.uk, 4 March 2025, 20:00
Two Iberian powerhouses butt heads in Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first leg, as Benfica welcome Barcelona to the Estadio da Luz.

Bruno Lage's men fought their way past Monaco 4-3 on aggregate in the knockout round playoffs, while La Blaugrana finished second in the league phase, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.

BENFICA vs. BARCELONA

BENFICA

Out: Florentino (thigh), Angel Di Maria (muscle), Alexander Bah (ACL), Manu Silva (ACL), Tiago Gouveia (knee), Renato Sanches (muscle)

Doubtful: None

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Trubin; Araujo, Otamendi, Silva, Carreras; Kokcu, Barreiro, Aursnes; Akturkoglu, Pavlidis, Bruma

BARCELONA

Out: Marc Bernal (knee), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (knee), Andreas Christensen (calf)

Doubtful: Gavi (illness)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here. Written by

Ben Knapton

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