Pre-Match Thread: Benfica vs FC Barcelona | UEFA Champions League, Group Stage, Matchday 7
Match Information:
| Match | Benfica vs FC Barcelona |
|---|---|
| Competition | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | 21st January, 2025 |
| Venue | Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica Capacity-64,642 |
| Time | Convert to your local time 9:00 pm CET / 3:00 pm EST |
| Referee: | To be Confirmed |
Lineups and Squads-:
FC Barcelona- Official squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Attackers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iñaki Peña | Pau Cubarsí | Gavi | Ferran Torres |
| Wojciech Szczęsny | Alejandro Balde | Pedri | Robert Lewandowski |
| Diego Kochen | Ronald Araujo | Pablo Torre | Lamine Yamal |
| Jules Koundé | Fermín López | Raphinha | |
| Eric Garcia | Marc Casadó | Pau Victor | |
| Hector Fort | Dani Olmo | Ansu Fati | |
| Gerard Martin | |||
| Andreas Christensen |
Manager- Hansi Flick
Unavailable Players:
| Player Name | Reason |
|---|---|
| Marc André ter Stegen | Injured |
| Marc Bernal | Injured |
| Inigo Martinez | Injured |
| Dani Olmo | Injured |
Benfica: Official Squad to be confirmed
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Attackers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatolii Trubin | Nicolas Otamendi | Soualiho Meite | Angel Di Maria |
| Samuel Soares | Alexander Bah | Fredrick Aursnes | Vangelis Pavlidis |
| Andre Gomes | Tomas Araujo | Florentino Luis | Arthur Cabral |
| Alvaro Carreras | Leandro Barreiro | Jan-Niklas Beste | |
| Antonio Silva | Orkun Kokcu | Zeki Amdouni | |
| Adrian Bajrami | Benjamin Rollheiser | Karem Akturkoglu | |
| Leandro Santos | Gianluca Prestianni | Andreas Schjeldrup | |
| Joao Rego |
Manager- Bruno Lage
Unavailable Players:
| Player Name | Reason |
|---|---|
| Tiago Gouveia | Injured |
| Renato Sanches | Injured |
Form Guide-:
| Teams | FC Barcelona | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Form | [D] W W W W | [W] W D W L |
| Goals scored | 17 | 12 |
| Goals conceded | 4 | 4 |
| Last match | Getafe 1-1 FC Barcelona | Benfica 4-0 Famalicao |
Head-to-Head:
Last Meeting: FC Barcelona 0-0 Benfica
Date- Wednesday, 26th September, 2024
Competition- UEFA Champions League(Group Stage
Threads- Pre-Match Thread | Match Thread | Post-Match Thread
Highlights- FC Barcelona 0-0 Benfica
Last 4 matches- FC Barcelona wins- 1 ; Benfica wins-1 ; Draws- 2
Match Facts:
-The last time FC Barcelona played Benfica away(UCL Group Stage, 29th Sep 2021) they lost 3-0.
-FC Barcelona have played against Benfica away twice(1W, 1L)