Barcelona and Benfica will both have aspirations of setting up a Champions League quarter-final clash against Borussia Dortmund or Lille when they lock horns in Tuesday's last-16 second leg at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
The Blaugrana carry a narrow lead into the return fixture after they recorded a 1-0 victory in Lisbon despite playing the majority of the game with 10 men, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both teams.
Barcelona's Pau Cubarsi on March 5, 2025© Imago
BARCELONA
Out: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (knee), Marc Bernal (knee), Andreas Christensen (calf), Pau Cubarsi (suspended)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Martinez, Balde; Olmo, De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Raphinha, Lewandowski
BENFICA
Out: Alexander Bah (knee), Manu Silva (knee), Tiago Gouveia (knee), Angel Di Maria (muscle), Alvaro Carreras (suspended), Bruma (ineligible)
Doubtful: Tomas Araujo (unknown)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Trubin; Santos, Silva, Otamendi, Dahl; Aursnes, Barreiro, Kokcu; Akturkoglu, Schjelderup, Pavlidis
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
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