Barcelona are getting ready for the biggest game of their season so far as the Blaugrana travel to Lisbon to begin their Champions League Round of 16 tie against Benfica, with the first leg taking place in Portugal’s capital on Wednesday night.
These two teams played perhaps the best match of the entire League Phase back in January, with Barça winning a nine-goal classic thanks to a 96th minute winner by Raphinha in a wild, rainy night in which Benfica gave the Blaugrana all they could handle.
We should expect another intense and crazy clash as Benfica look to secure a strong result at home to stay alive in the tie ahead of next week’s second leg in Catalonia, while Barça will hope to play better and with more poise to have a much less stressful night this time and earn a big knockout away win in Europe.