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

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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 (2026/27)
FC Barcelona 8 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Felix Zwayer
Assistant 1 Robert Kempter
Assistant 2 Christian Dietz

16 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 15.4 goals/game 🟥 1 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 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	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

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

25% 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

2/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona

Raphinha	4 G
Lamine Yamal	3 G	4 A
Karim Adeyemi	2 G
Gabriel Jesus	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Estadio da Luz that hosts another battle between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Barcelona.
5' Andreas Schjelderup has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 6 appearances.
10' 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.
15' Antonio Silva is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Barcelona tonight.
20' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 852 goals from 479 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
22' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Pau Cubarsi on 22 minutes.
27' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Barcelona backline.
28' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ronald Araujo is hanging Dani Olmo on the field on 28 minute.
33' Renato Sanches has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
38' Anatolii Trubin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruno Nascimento might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
50' It looks like no one’s ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' The whistle greets Lamine Yamal as he departs to be replaced by Ferran Torres.
57' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Tomas Araujo exits the field as Samuel Dahl enters on 57.
61' Raphinha makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FC Barcelona are in front.
66' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
70' Joao Rego is replacing Andreas Schjelderup for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
73' Alvaro Carreras catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 73.
78' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 78 minute. Robert Lewandowski leaves to be changed by Gerard Martin.
79' Marc Casado gets the nod from FC Barcelona. He replaces Frenkie de Jong and will look to change the dynamic.
84' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Vangelis Pavlidis is replaced by Arthur Cabral on 84 minute.
89' 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.
90' Joao Rego catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
Another three points for FC Barcelona.

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
Lamine Yamal	1
Rafa Silva	1
Eric Garcia	1
Nicolas Otamendi	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.