from: Benfica against Barcelona
What: UEFA Champions League round from 16 games
where: Estadio de Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
when: Wednesday 5 March at 8 pm (20:00 GMT)

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Five times winners in Barcelona Lisbon will visit Benfica on Wednesday in the first stage of the Champions League round in 16 neck ties.

Barcelona has not won the competition since 2015, but it was second in the group stage, and it is among the candidates to raise the cup.

Benfica reached the final on seven occasions, but raised the cup only twice – in 1961 and 1962.

What is Barcelona’s response to the co -Champions League draw?

Barcelona coach Hansi Felk refused that his team had a “easy” road to the Champions League final, before his last 16 games against Benfica.

If the Spanish giants advance from a draw, they will face either Borussia Dortmund or Lille in the quarter -finals.

Real Madrid, the record winner for 15 times, as well as Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Arsenal and Paris Saint -Germain in the other half of the clouds. Barcelona, ​​who leads the Spanish league at a point, can only meet those aspects in a possible final.

“At this stage, there is no easy game – every team deserves to be here at this stage, and I think Benfica is also,” Felk told reporters on Tuesday. Benfica is a great team [and] We play in a wonderful field and it is really a special atmosphere there.

“they [fans] Pay the team a lot, support them, and it will be difficult tomorrow – hard work for us. “

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Felk will not be drawn on who is the favorite of the championship and any side will be more threatening Barcelona’s hopes.

“Always the next match. Benfica said to us the next difficult opponent.”

“Not good [talk about] These things. We focus on the next match and the next match, and this is a good way to do this.

“It always starts at 0-0, and you have to give everything … the other teams really work well and always want to win against us.”

What happened last time Barcelona met Benfica?

Barcelona beat Benfica 5-4 in Lisbon at an exciting collective return.

Defender Pu Cubarry said that his team had to focus more to stop the Portuguese side, which scored a 30 -minute -long -term Vangelis Pavlide.

“It was complicated … We have given up a lot of opportunities. Cubarry, who first appeared in Barcelona in January 2024 and became a major figure, must try not to give up the goals.”

“We have to know how to manage games … This is a tie with legs and we have to give everything from the beginning,” the 18 -year -old continued.

“Every year, Barcelona must compete for everything. For me, we are the best club in the world. This year, people say we have the best way to the tournament, but I do not see it like this.”

What is Benfica that takes a barca test?

Benfica Bruno Lage, who is ranked second in the Portuguese League, asked fans to prepare for more excitement on Wednesday after the movie “Tide Age” in the league stage.

Lag said that Benfica, who lost the last meeting in front of Ravenha’s strike, will remain in his identity to attack football when they host Barcelona, ​​and that he expects the Spanish giants to do the same.

“I cannot predict the number of goals that will be scored in the game, but I can predict a great soccer game because they are two teams watching the attack,” Laj told a news conference on Tuesday.

“I think it will be a difficult match and we will go out to win. Certainly, tomorrow’s result will be important, but the result of the second station will be more decisive.

“We are facing a great team that scores a lot of goals, but we also look at the positive things we have made against this opponent: the number of opportunities we went through, and the number of times we were in front of the goalkeeper … We believe that we can get this tie.”

Benfica supporters want a different result of this park in late January at Estadio Da Luz in Lisbon, where Barcelona fought from two goals to victory.

“We will try to find the spaces that our competitors provide us because they often do,” Laj added. We have to know how to take advantage of the spaces that Barcelona will give – it must be the key. “

👥 𝗦𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗗 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧! #Benficabarça pic.twitter.com/rak1e0xe8y

– FC Barcelona (FCBARCELNA) March 4, 2025

Barcelona team news

Barcelona midfielder Javi is doubt about the Champions League clash on Wednesday.

Javi, who appeared in Barcelona’s 5-4 Barcelona victory in Benfica, was on the bench in the last two games in the league and missed a training session due to illness.

“We’ll see.

The 20 -year -old has played 24 games this season, where he scored two goals and three assists since his return from the injustice of the front cruciate ligament (ACL).

Benfica team news

Lag confirmed that striker Angel de Maria and midfielder Florentino will be absent from the Wednesday match while they were recovering, but they appeared optimistic that the wings Renato Sanchess should be ready.

“The most important thing is for the team to work as one team, as a whole, regardless of who is playing,” Laj said.

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The European giants met only amazingly on 10 occasions.

Barcelona won four of these, including victory this season, while Benfica won only twice.

The last of these victories was 3-0 at home in the old group in 2021. The return leg in this season was a Goalless tie in Neu Camp-last time the clubs met until this season.

The other victory in Benfica was the first meeting between the two clubs and came in the final match in 1961 with the Portuguese club raised the cup after winning 3-2 in Bern, Switzerland.

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– SL Benfica (SLBENFICA) March 4, 2025