International football
FC Barcelona will face Benfica in the round of 16 of the Champions League. Know the portals of the first leg of this elimination series.
Raphinha celebrates a goal during a Champions League match in 2024. (Free Press Photo: AFP)
A couple of days after recovering LaLiga’s leadership, Barcelona intends this March 5 at the Champions League against Benfica to hit the table and tell the rest of the clubs that she is a candidate for the title.
On the other hand, Benfica seeks revenge with the loss of Argentine Angel Di María.
Barcelona arrives at this instance as second best classified After signing An inconsequential tie against Atalanta (2-2) At the end of January.
While in the league competition the Catalans have achieved six victories and a draw in the first leg of the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, with a balance of 21 goals in favor and 5 against.
The Champions League tie against Benfica reaches, therefore, Barsa, in one of his best moments of the season.
Despite Marc-André Ter Stegen’s injuries, Marc Bernal and Defense Andreas Christensen, Hansi Flick has recovered for his cause as Frenkie de Jong or the Ronald Araujo defense, while betting firm in the goal for Wojciech Szczesny.
When Benfica and Barcelona play for the Champions League
The first leg of this pairing in the round of 16 of the Champions League will be held on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 in the Estadio gives Luz de Lisbon.
While the schedule corresponds At 2:00 p.m. The transmission, as usual, will be through the sports chain screen ESPN For Guatemala.
This will be the second time that Barcelona and Benfica are measured in an ‘Champions’ tie. The previous one was the quarterfinals of the 2005-06 season, when the Catalans made the goalless draw in Da Luz with a 2-0 at the Camp Nou. That campaign, the Catalan team would end up winning its second European Cup.
