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Champions League | Round of 16 | 2nd Leg
Mar 11, 2025 at 5.45pm UK
Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys
Benfica

Barcelona
vs.
Benfica

The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash between Barcelona and Benfica.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Barcelona and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole looks at Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of their Champions League last-16 second leg against Benfica.

Form, Standings, Stats

Barcelona

All competitions
Champions League
Last Game: Benfica 0-1 Barcelona
Wednesday, March 5 at 8pm in Champions League

Benfica

All competitions
Champions League
Last Game: Benfica 3-0 Nacional
Saturday, March 8 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

We say: Barcelona 3-1 Benfica

 Barcelona's high defensive line could offer opportunities for Benfica's attack to exploit, but while we think the visitors will get on the scoresheet, we believe the Blaugrana will showcase their firepower to seal a relatively comfortable victory and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Barcelona win with a probability of 48.29%. A win for Benfica has a probability of 29.06% and a draw has a probability of 22.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win is 2-1 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (7.22%) and 2-0 (6.68%). The likeliest Benfica win is 1-2 (7.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (10.06%).

Result
BarcelonaDrawBenfica
48.29% (0.034999999999997 0.03) 22.64% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02) 29.06% (-0.02 -0.02)
Both teams to score 63.36% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.91% (0.067999999999998 0.07)37.09% (-0.068000000000005 -0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.72% (0.074000000000005 0.07)59.28% (-0.074999999999996 -0.07)
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.27% (0.037000000000006 0.04)15.72% (-0.038 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.18% (0.07 0.07)44.81% (-0.07 -0.07)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.18% (0.022999999999996 0.02)24.81% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.6% (0.032999999999994 0.03)59.4% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    Barcelona 48.29%
    Benfica 29.07%
    Draw 22.64%
BarcelonaDrawBenfica
2-1 @ 9.31% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
1-0 @ 7.22% (-0.015 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.68% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
3-1 @ 5.74% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-0 @ 4.12% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 4% (0.008 0.01)
4-1 @ 2.65% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.9% (0.0029999999999999 0)
4-2 @ 1.85% (0.0049999999999999 0)
5-1 @ 0.98% (0.004 0)
Other @ 3.85%
Total : 48.29%
1-1 @ 10.06% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 6.49% (0.0040000000000004 0)
0-0 @ 3.9% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.86% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 0.33%
Total : 22.64%
1-2 @ 7.01% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-1 @ 5.44% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
0-2 @ 3.79% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.26%
2-3 @ 3.01% (0.004 0)
0-3 @ 1.76% (-0.002 -0)
1-4 @ 1.14% (0.0010000000000001 0)
2-4 @ 1.05% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.61%
Total : 29.07%

Who will win Tuesday's Champions League clash between Barcelona and Benfica?

Barcelona
Draw
Benfica
Barcelona
83.9%
Draw
8.1%
Benfica
8.1%
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Cubarsi (22')
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