Today, on Wednesday, Barcelona will visit Benfica at the "Da Luz" stadium in the first match of the 1/16 finals of the Champions League. Barcelona passed this stage, claiming second place, while Benfica was forced to qualify through playoffs to avoid French Monaco.
The winner of the Barcelona-Benfica match will play against the winner of the Borussia Dortmund-Lille match in the quarter-finals of the tournament. In the current season, both teams have already met on this field, and Barcelona secured a victory with a score of 5-4.
Expected team line-ups:
Barcelona: Ter Stegen - Koundé, Araújo, Christensen, Baldé - Pedri, Frenkie de Jong - Dembélé, Pedri, Ferran Torres, Lewandowski.
Benfica: Odysseas Vlachodimos - Dilan Bui, Hans Kofer, Nicolas Otamendi, Mark Grimaldo - Julian Weigl, Lazaru - Girasim, Icardi, Rafinha.
