Benfica against Barcelona Live Score Updates (0-0) | 03/05/2025

Pavlidis, already in the area, made a mighty shot, but sent the ball over the gate, for a corner that Kokçu was taken in the area so that the defense was cleared again. Benfica tried to press again and tried to go forward.

On the left, Barça had a corner chicken that was brought to the area and the defense dissolved him. And shortly before the game was stopped for a few minutes because the Benfica fans carried out fireworks and used torches behind the gate.

On the edge of the area, Pavlidis received the pass and the shot with a distraction on the left of the finish. The corner was taken and the defense clarified. At the rebound Kokçu hit a mighty shot from a distance and sent the ball to the right of the goal.

Barcelona changes: Dani Olmo is replaced by Robert Araújo. Barça is rebuilding her defense. On the left, Benfica has a corner chicken that is taken with too much strength so that the ball for a goal kick on the other side of the field.

Pavlidis received the pass and ran through the middle just to be put down by Pau Cubarsí on the edge of the area, where he was fouled. And because it was a clear chance to score a goal, Cubarsí was immediately sent and left Barcelona with one player less! Kokçu hit the ball hard into the left corner and Szczesny saved it to save Barça!

Pavlidis received the pass from Akturkoglu and shot hard and sent the ball over the goal. We have an open game in which both teams can bring danger and create a danger. It only seems to be a matter of time before the score in Portugal is zero!

Raphinha got the pass on the left and shot hard, with Dani Olmo distracting him for Trubin to save. Lewandowski shot onto the rebound and trubin to keep the ball away, and left Yamal with a weak shot so that Trubin keeps him!

Yamal received the pass on the right and shot hard, but the defense blocked him. Balde then won a corner to the left, which he brought in the box so that Cubarsí goes powerfully into the middle of the gate into the hands of Trubin. Barça began to maintain the possession after a few first minutes of enormous pressure from Benfica.

Benfica start to the top! At the first run, Akturkoglu stepped hard, but sent the ball into the right corner, with Szczesny palmed him for a corner that was already beaten by the defense. Then Barreiro received the cross and sent it over the goal. And then (yes) Dani Olmo stepped away and sent the ball over the goal.

The teams take the field in Estádio da Luz, and then we have the performance of the most beautiful hymn in the world, the Champions League anthem, and Pavlidis gives the first touch for the ball in the first half between Benfica and Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16!

Today's match is achieved by Felix Zwayer with Robert Kempter and Christian Dietz as an assistant. The fourth official will be Florian Badstubner, with Bastian Daankert having control over the VAR, with everyone from Germany and, interestingly, Willy Delajod from France as an assistant Var.

After all, we have a collision with goals where Benfica scored 11 goals in these 10 games, with an average of 1.1 per game. Barcelona, ​​on the other hand, scored 13 goals, with an average of 1.3 per game. A collision in which we can expect goals!

Benfica organized Barcelona five times at home with just one win, two draws and two defeats. The only home win is even new: in the 2021-22 season 3-0 with goals from Darwin Núñez and Rafa Silva.

All games from Benfica against Barcelona were in the Champions League with 10 clashes, in which Benfica won twice, Barcelona won four times and there were also four draws in a clash in which Barcelona is slightly better than Benfica.

With Dani Olmo in the starting line -up instead of the sick gavi, Barcelona will go into play with: Szczesny, Koundé, Iñigo Martínez, Pau Cubarsí and Balde; De Jong, Dani Olmo and Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Raphhinha and Lewandowski.

Benfica also announces the bank for today and it will have the following names: Samuel S., A. Cabral, Belotti, Prestiani, Dahl, Nuno Félix, Leandro Santos, Hugo Félix, Bajrami, João Regi, R. Sanches, Diogo Priost.

And let's go to the Champions League! The ball soon rolls for Benfica and Barcelona, ​​in the first decline in the Champions League round of 16 years. This is the second game between the two teams in Portugal in just under three months, this time with a place in the quarter -finals of the Champions League!

“There are no simple games in these phases. Gavi gives us good options for defense, with his urgent … Dani Olmo is good at creating opportunities and scoring goals. The most important thing for me is the team, not the individual players. That is the key. You have your idea of ​​how you want to play and we have ours. Let's see what happens. I really like how to play with the ball with good dynamics. It is very difficult to defend yourself against this team. I think we are well prepared for it. It is always good to have a striker who scored goals, but it is also the team that gives him the chance to score goals, and it's always about the team, that's the key. You are very grateful for the training you receive in La Masía“.