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

Barcelona
3 - 1
Benfica

Raphinha (11', 42'), Yamal (27')
FT(HT: 3-1)
Otamendi (13')
Silva (48')

The Match

Match Report

Lamine Yamal and Raphinha play starring roles to guide Barcelona to a 3-1 second-leg victory in their Champions League last-16 tie against Benfica.

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

Last Game: Benfica 0-1 Barcelona
Wednesday, March 5 at 8pm in Champions League
Last Game: Benfica 3-0 Nacional
Saturday, March 8 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barcelona win with a probability of 48.29%. A win for Benfica had a probability of 29.06% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.22%) and 2-0 (6.68%). The likeliest Benfica win was 1-2 (7.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.06%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-1 win for Barcelona in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Barcelona.

Result
BarcelonaDrawBenfica
48.29% (-0.036999999999999 -0.04) 22.64% (0.0030000000000001 0) 29.06% (0.029 0.03)
Both teams to score 63.36% (0.014000000000003 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.91% (0.0059999999999931 0.01)37.09% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.72% (0.007000000000005 0.01)59.28% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.27% (-0.012 -0.01)15.72% (0.0080000000000009 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.18% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)44.81% (0.014000000000003 0.01)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.18% (0.021999999999991 0.02)24.81% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.6% (0.031999999999996 0.03)59.4% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Barcelona 48.29%
    Benfica 29.07%
    Draw 22.64%
BarcelonaDrawBenfica
2-1 @ 9.31% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-0 @ 7.22% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.68% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
3-1 @ 5.74% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
3-0 @ 4.12% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-2 @ 4%
4-1 @ 2.65% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
4-0 @ 1.9% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-2 @ 1.85% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
5-1 @ 0.98% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 3.85%
Total : 48.29%
1-1 @ 10.06%
2-2 @ 6.49% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-0 @ 3.9% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-3 @ 1.86% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.33%
Total : 22.64%
1-2 @ 7.01% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-1 @ 5.44% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-2 @ 3.79% (0.004 0)
1-3 @ 3.26% (0.004 0)
2-3 @ 3.01% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 1.76% (0.0029999999999999 0)
1-4 @ 1.14% (0.002 0)
2-4 @ 1.05% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.61%
Total : 29.07%

How you voted: Barcelona vs Benfica

Barcelona
Draw
Benfica
Barcelona
86.5%
Draw
5.5%
Benfica
8.0%
237
Head to Head
Mar 5, 2025 8pm
Round of 16 1st Leg
Benfica
0-1
Barcelona

Silva (45+5'), Barreiro (45'), Fernandez (73'), Pedro Seno Luis Rego (90+1')
Raphinha (61')
Martinez (45+2')
Cubarsi (22')
Jan 21, 2025 8pm
League Stage
Benfica
4-5
Barcelona
Pavlidis (2', 22', 30' pen.), Araujo (68' og.)
Fernandez (76')
Cabral (90+8')
Lewandowski (13' pen., 78'), Raphinha (64', 90+6'), Garcia (86')
Gavi (36'), Kounde (66'), Lopez (90+8'), de Jong (90+4')
Nov 23, 2021 8pm
Group Stage
Barcelona
0-0
Benfica
Pique (49')
Grimaldo (36'), Mario (49'), Vlachodimos (90+2'), Taarabt (90+5')
Sep 29, 2021 8pm
Group Stage
Benfica
3-0
Barcelona
Nunez (3', 79' pen.), Silva (69')
Otamendi (33'), Silva (56'), Grimaldo (62'), Weigl (72')

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