Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Barcelona vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Champions League 2024-25 LAST 16

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
FC Barcelona
3 – 1
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Tue 11 Mar 2025 · 17:45 UTC Olimpic Lluis Companys 47,111 HT 45' · FT 45'
Raphinha 11' 1–0
1–1 13' Nicolas Otamendi
Lamine Yamal 27' 2–1
Raphinha 42' 3–1
Y 48' Antonio Silva

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League at Olimpic Lluis Companys.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Assistant 1 Cyril Mugnier
  • Assistant 2 Mehdi Rahmouni
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

3
2
2
FC Barcelona 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-11 FC Barcelona 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-03-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 FC Barcelona 2025-01-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–5 FC Barcelona 2021-11-23 FC Barcelona 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021-09-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 3–1 W
05 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–0 W
02 Mar Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 4–0 W
22 Feb UD Las Palmas A 2–0 W
17 Feb Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 1–0 W
09 Feb Sevilla FC A 4–1 W
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar FC Barcelona A 1–3 L
08 Mar CD Nacional H 3–0 W
05 Mar FC Barcelona H 0–1 L
22 Feb Boavista FC H 3–0 W
18 Feb AS Monaco FC H 3–3 D
15 Feb CD Santa Clara A 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Barcelona Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#5 Position #24
16 Points 9
8 Played 8
5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 5
22 Scored 10
14 Conceded 12
+8 GD -2
2.00 PPG 1.13
63% Win % 38%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

FC Barcelona are 5th (16 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 24th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Barcelona is hosting Sport Lisboa e Benfica for another epic battle.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Wojciech Szczesny, as he is very good at scoring at Olimpic Lluis Companys with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Florentino has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 11' GOAL! Raphinha scores on 11. Assisted by Lamine Yamal
  • 13' Goal! Nicolas Otamendi scores his 17 goal in 436 matches.
  • 18' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 27' Goal! Lamine Yamal scores his 23 goal in 513 matches.
  • 32' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 37' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. Fredrik Aursnes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' GOAL! Raphinha scores on 42. Assisted by Alex Balde
  • 47' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
  • 48' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a card on 48.
  • 53' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Renato Sanches has so much to prove this time. He replaces Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu on 56 minute.
  • 61' FC Barcelona seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Florentino by Leandro Barreiro Martins on 70 minute.
  • 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Barcelona that had 513 games and scored 767 goals.
  • 81' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 81 minute. Lamine Yamal leaves to be changed by Fermin Lopez.
  • 84' The whistle greets Tomas Araujo as he departs to be replaced by Joao Rego.
  • 87' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 87 minute. Inigo Martinez leaves to be changed by Eric Garcia.
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hansi Flick

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raphinha 5
Vangelis Pavlidis 3
Darwin Nunez 2
Robert Lewandowski 2
Lamine Yamal 1
Rafa Silva 1
Eric Garcia 1
Nicolas Otamendi 1

Head to Head

2025-03-11 FC Barcelona 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-03-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 FC Barcelona 2025-01-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–5 FC Barcelona 2021-11-23 FC Barcelona 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021-09-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona Form

2025-03-11 FC Barcelona 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-03-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2025-03-02 FC Barcelona 4–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2025-02-22 UD Las Palmas 0–2 FC Barcelona W 2025-02-17 FC Barcelona 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2025-02-09 Sevilla FC 1–4 FC Barcelona W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2025-03-11 FC Barcelona 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2025-03-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 CD Nacional W 2025-03-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 FC Barcelona L 2025-02-22 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Boavista FC W 2025-02-18 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 AS Monaco FC D 2025-02-15 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.55 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + FC Barcelona to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona66% Draw19% Sport Lisboa e Benfica15%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
85%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
34%
FC Barcelona or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona49% Draw36% Sport Lisboa e Benfica15%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8%
2 – 0
8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.2%
4 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
4.1%
0 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 19% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 21% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.