Date: Tuesday 23rd November, 2021
Time: 9:00 pm
Stadium Camp Nou
Referee Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Barcelona
Barcelona were handed a triple injury scare with Nico Gonzalez, Oscar Mingueza and Sergio Busquets in the derby with Espanyol, but Xavi is confident that none of them left the pitch with anything serious.
The Catalan coach also dismissed reports claiming that Sergio Aguero had decided to retire due to heart problems, but the Argentine is still out of contention alongside Martin Braithwaite, Pedri and Ansu Fati, while Ousmane Dembele has not been ruled out.
Sergino Dest is back in full training, and Ronald Araujo's return to fitness could see Eric Garcia's place at the back come under threat, while Yusuf Demir and Philippe Coutinho will both hope to displace Ilias Akhomach following his surprise start at the weekend.
Barcelona possible starting lineup:
Ter Stegen; Mingueza, Pique, Araujo, Alba; Gavi, Busquets, De Jong; Dest, Depay, Coutinho
Benfica
As for Benfica, Valentino Lazaro and Andre Almeida have recovered from recent issues, but Lucas Verissimo remains sidelined with a knee problem.
Midfielder Joao Mario has also been struggling with a back injury and has only just made his return to training, while Nemanja Radonjic came off after 51 minutes of Friday's win and is set to miss out.
The likes of Roman Yaremchuk and Pizzi could both return to the first XI for this encounter, as Odysseas Vlachodimos returns to take his place in goal.
Benfica possible starting lineup:
Vlachodimos; Otamendi, Morato, Vertonghen; Gilberto, Pizzi, Weigl, Grimaldo; Silva, Yaremchuk, Nunez
Prediction: Barcelona 2-1 Benfica
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