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

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UEFA Champions League · 2024-25

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0 – 1

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FC Barcelona

Wed 5 Mar 2025 · 20:00 UTC Estadio da Luz 62,437 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 61' Raphinha

R 22' Pau Cubarsi

Leandro Barreiro Martins 45' Y

Y 45' Inigo Martinez

Antonio Silva 45' Y

Alvaro Carreras 73' Y

Joao Rego 90' Y

Overview

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Barcelona — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
FC Barcelona 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Felix Zwayer
Assistant 1 Robert Kempter
Assistant 2 Christian Dietz

16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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 Atlético 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	Qarabağ Ağdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn	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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals FC Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

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 2018-04-14 FC Barcelona 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
12 Feb	AS Monaco FC	A	1–0	W
08 Feb	Moreirense FC	H	3–2	W

FC Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
02 Feb	Deportivo Alavés	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona

Fermin Lopez	6 G	4 A
Lamine Yamal	6 G	3 A
Marcus Rashford	5 G	3 A
Robert Lewandowski	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. FC Barcelona kicks off things out of here…
5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against FC Barcelona's 4-2-3-1 shape.
10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Spain international Gerard Martin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' The 22-year-old Andreas Schjelderup has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
22' A moment of madness from Pau Cubarsi on 22 minutes earns him a card. FC Barcelona will be frustrated.
27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
28' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Dani Olmo has done his job and it is now time for Ronald Araujo to step up.
33' Wojciech Szczesny has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pau Cubarsi, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
43' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Barcelona backline.
45' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sport Lisboa e Benfica must find a spark to ignite this game.
55' It is a cagey affair so far. Sport Lisboa e Benfica in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past FC Barcelona's compact 4-2-3-1.
56' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is replaced by Ferran Torres.
57' Sport Lisboa e Benfica ring the changes. Tomas Araujo has done his job and it is now time for Samuel Dahl to step up.
61' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Raphinha makes no mistake. 0-1!
66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
70' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Andreas Schjelderup is withdrawn and Joao Rego gets his opportunity.
73' Alvaro Carreras has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 73.
78' Gerard Martin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Robert Lewandowski at the 78 minute mark.
79' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Frenkie de Jong has done his job and it is now time for Marc Casado to step up.
84' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Arthur Cabral comes on to replace Vangelis Pavlidis.
89' Dani Olmo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Barcelona so far.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Joao Rego on 90 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
10
Orkun Kokcu ↓ Renato Sanches 84'
18
Leandro Barreiro Martins ↓ Andrea Belotti 70'
14
Vangelis Pavlidis ↓ Arthur Cabral 84'
8
Fredrik Aursnes
1
Anatolii Trubin
17
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu
21
Andreas Schjelderup ↓ Joao Rego 70'
44
Tomas Araujo ↓ Samuel Dahl 57'
3
Alvaro Carreras
4
Antonio Silva

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Frenkie de Jong ↓ Marc Casado 79'
23
Jules Kounde
9
Robert Lewandowski ↓ Gerard Martin 78'
5
Inigo Martinez
25
Wojciech Szczesny
11
Raphinha
20
Dani Olmo ↓ Ronald Araujo 28'
8
Pedri
3
Alex Balde
19
Lamine Yamal ↓ Ferran Torres 56'
2
Pau Cubarsi

Bench

Coach Hansi Flick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

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 2025-02-12 AS Monaco FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-02-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 Moreirense FC W

FC Barcelona Form

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 2025-02-02 FC Barcelona 1–0 Deportivo Alavés W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.43 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.95 FC Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica29% Draw26% FC Barcelona45%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

55%

Draw or FC Barcelona

71%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FC Barcelona

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica23% Draw41% FC Barcelona36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

6.5%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

5.8%

0 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	FC Barcelona covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	20%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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