SL Benfica Vs Barcelona Prediction & Match Preview

SL Benfica Vs Barcelona Prediction & Match Preview
VENUE: Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal
MATCH DATE: 29/9/2021
KICK-OFF TIME: 20:00 UTC+1
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PREVIEW
SL Benfica Will go head to head with Barcelona in the match day 2 of the UEFA Champions League group E later today at the Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal.
SL Benfica have kept a near perfect form in the Primeira Liga so far this season and have also begun their Champions League group E campaign with a draw in their last game against Dynamo Kyiv.
SL Benfica would be determined to get a win in this game and get their first win in the group and possibly go top of the group E log of the Champions League.
Barcelona have struggled so far this season in the league and have not done any better in the champions league beginning the Campaign with a disappointing 3:0 loss to the Bavarian giants Bayern München.
Barcelona would be determined to get their first win later today when they face off against SL Benfica.
SL Benfica Vs Barcelona Head to Head
Barcelona have played against SL Benfica in the champions League 4 times winning just one game with the other 3 games ending in draw.
Barcelona would be keen to get a win against SL Benfica later today to extend their win over the Portuguese side.
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TEAM ANALYSIS
SL BENFICA

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SL Benfica would be determined to replicate their fine form and results in the Primeira Liga in the Champions league when they face off against Barcelona later today in their second group E game.
SL Benfica have won 8 of their last 10 games generally and played out a draw in the other 2 games.
Nemanja Radonjić and Diogo Gonçalves are both out of the match day squad owing to injuries which they are still nursing.
BARCELONA

Barcelona are yet to get a win in the group E of the Champions League in this campaign, they would be determined to get a win later today against SL Benfica to move off the bottom of the group E log.
Barcelona have won 4 of their last 9 games loosing 2 and playing a draw in 3 of those games.
Pedri is doubtful of making the match day squad due to injury concerns, while Martin Braithwaite, Ousmane Dembélé, Sergio Agüero, Alejandro Balde and Jordi Alba are all out of the match day squad from injury problems.
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PREDICTION
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