Spanish giants Barcelona square off their Portuguese counterparts Benfica in an interesting match up in the UEFA Champions League Round 2 match at the Lisbon Stadium in Lisbon on Wednesday.
Barcelona are currently the last team on the group after their defeat against Bayern Munich in their last match. They’re not just eager to go back to the top again but also want the parity restored with a win over Benfica this time around. So, a win for them in this match is crucial for them to stay in the contention for knockout stages.
Benfica on the other hand are quite strong this time around and they won’t give Barcelona an inch. Having won all 7 of their league games in Portugal with +15 goal advantage, the team from Portugal might be come out as the surprise winners.
Kick-off Timing
Date: September 29, Wednesday.
Time: 08:00 PM BST, 09:00 PM CET, 03:00 AM EDT.
Place: Estadio Do Sport Lisboa E Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal.
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How to Watch UEFA Champions League Barcelona vs Benfica Live Soccer Streams on Smart TV, 4K in HD?
The free streaming sites will not telecast in 4K HD. Hence you will need a premium subscription to watch the UCL in 4K HD on your smart TV. However, you will get many paid options to watch the UCL matches, but you may also face difficulties finding the cheap one. We have sorted out the cheapest TV channels from different countries. Find them out below:
USA: Fans from the United States can tune into Paramount+, TUDN app, TUDN USA, TUDNxtra and TUDN.com
UK: Fans from the United Kingdom can tune into BT Sport and BT Sport Ultimate.
📸 All eyes on #SLBFCB!#UCL #WeAreBenfica pic.twitter.com/kK2kG5ss0b
— SL Benfica (@slbenfica_en) September 28, 2021
Barcelona vs Benfica Bold Prediction
This should be an easy match for Barcelona as per the names involved but this isn’t the case. Barcelona should be afraid of Benfica as they’re up against a fairly formidable team who can take them by surprise and take the win. But we’d stick with the Blaugranas.
Our Prediction: Barcelona 2-0 Benfica.
Odds
Barcelona win: 2.40
Draw: 3.40
Benfica win: 2.90
Please Note: The odds are via BetBarter. We do not promote betting. Please bet at your own discretion.
Picks
The pick of the match is Barcelona.
Barcelona vs Benfica Team News
Injury Update
A whole lot of players are injured for Barcelona as Sergio Aguero, Jordi Alba, Martin Braithwaite, Alejandro Balde and Ousmane Dembele are all in the list.
Diogo Goncalves and Nemanja Radonjic is out injured for Benfica.
Suspension List
No such suspensions for either of the team.
Barcelona vs Benfica Possible Line Ups
| Barcelona | Benfica |
| Coach: Ronald Koeman | Coach: Jorge Jesus |
| Possible Tactic: 4-3-3 | Possible Tactic: 3-4-3 |
| Marc-Andre ter Stegen (GK) | Odysseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| Oscar Mingueza (RB) | Lucas Verissimo (CB) |
| Gerard Pique (CB) | Nicholas Otamendi (CB) |
| Ronald Araujo (CB) | Jan Vertonghen (CB) |
| Sergino Dest (LB) | Pizzi (RM) |
| Gavi (CM) | Julian Weigl (CM) |
| Sergio Busquets (CM) | Joao Mario (CM) |
| Frenkie de Jong (CM) | Alejandro Grimaldo (LM) |
| Philippe Coutinho (RW) | Rafa Silva (RW) |
| Luuk de Jong (ST) | Roman Yaremchuk (ST) |
| Memphis Depay (LW) | Darwin Nunez (LW) |
Facts
Head To Head
Barcelona wins: 3
Draw: 3
Benfica wins: 1
Past Performances
Here are last three match results of the two respective teams:
Barcelona 3-0 Levante
Barcelona 0-0 Cadiz
Barcelona 1-1 Granada
Benfica 3-1 Vitoria
Benfica 3-1 Boavista
Benfica 0-0 Dynamio Kyiv
Players To Watch
Barcelona
1. Memphis Depay: With Aguero absent upfront due to injury, Barcelona depends on this Dutch man heavily to score.
2. Luuk de Jong: Another Dutch attacker in Koeman’s team and the Dutch duo is expected to fire together to salvage something from the match.
3. Pedri: The Spanish midfielder has quite been a busy man in the squad, both for Barcelona and Spain and he delivered in the process.
Benfica
1. Rafa Silva: This Benfica midfielder is an important man to the squad and he has proven his worth again and again.
2. Joao Mario: The Portuguese has impressed massively in his first game against Dynamo Kyiv and the Benfica fans expect the same from him this time as well.
More than Teammates pic.twitter.com/SkIzOBLPlY
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 28, 2021
