Barcelona are assured Gavi will definitely have the flexibility to come across Benfica after eliminating a illness.
Europe’s Golden Boy, that’s one yellow card removed from a suspension, missed out on the sway Real Sociedad nonetheless has really been consisted of within the group for the Champions League last-16 first-leg conflict.
However, he isn’t prone to start in Lisbon, with Frenkie De Jong, Pedri and Dani Olmo anticipated to maintain Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski.
Andreas Christensen has really as soon as once more been dismissed, having simply performed when this era, nonetheless is nearing a return complying with a calf bone damage.
Raphinha, that racked up a 96th-minute victor when these 2 teams happy in January, is looking for his thirteenth goal participation in his 9 Champions League online game this era, which would definitely hyperlink him with Brazilian story Kaka’s best-ever undertaking return.
Lamine Yamal has really positioned targets tougher to seek out by, and lacks an goal in La Liga as a result of October, nonetheless will definitely goal to contribute to each presently scratched in Europe this era.
Barcelona forecasted XI (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Inigo, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Injured: Christensen (muscular tissue), Ter Stegan (knee), Bernal (ACL)
Barcelona group from: Cubars Ã,Balde, R. Araujo, I. Martinez, Gavi, Ferran,Pedri,Lewandowski,Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Iñaki Pe ña,Pablo Torre, Ferm Ãn, M. Casad ó, Pau VÃctor, Lamine Yamal, Olmo, F. De Jong, Kounde, Eric,Szcz Ä™sny, Kochen, H. Fort and Gerard Mart Ãn
Time and day: 8pm GMT on Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Venue: Estadio da Luz, Lisbon
tv community and stay stream: TNT Sports