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Barcelona vs Benfica Tips & Preview - Catalans to turn on the style at home
- Barcelona hold a 1-0 lead over Benfica from the first leg.
- Catalans aim to capitalize on their home advantage despite recent defensive lapses.
- Benfica arrive motivated, having excelled in recent away matches.
Barcelona vs Benfica
Barcelona hold a slim advantage as they host Benfica in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg.
The visitors will feel they still have a chance and will come into this one fired up to turn things around. However, the Catalans will be keen to leave no doubts about their quality and should turn on the style in front of their fans.
Barcelona Form
Raphinha's effort midway through the second half proved the difference as Barcelona claimed a 1-0 lead in the first leg. The Catalans were on the back foot for much of the game and had to do a lot of defending following a red card to Pau Cubarsi, with Wojciech Szczensy the hero after making multiple saves.
Barcelona will consider the red card a key factor in their performance and with a full team of players, will be keen to show their true quality. The win in Portugal means Hansi Flick’s men are now unbeaten in 16 matches across all competitions, with their La Liga clash against Osasuna postponed following the death of their team doctor.
The Spaniards often turn on the style with one-sided home wins like the 4-1 victory over Bayern Munich during the league phase, where they scored in both halves. However, they are without a clean sheet in three of their last four Champions League matches while their last five home fixtures in the competition have produced over 2.5 goals.
Benfica Form
Benfica will be disappointed not to have secured the advantage after playing much of the first leg against 10 men. They were dominant but faced some solid defending and an inspired Szczesny in goal for Barcelona.
That defeat was the first in 10 matches across all competitions for Benfica, who are showing some good form at the moment. Bruno Lage's men will travel to Spain off the back of a 3-0 Primeira Liga victory over Nacional last Saturday.
Benfica also have a reputation for faring better on their travels and have won their last four away matches across all competitions. However, they often find things difficult against some of the big guns in Europe and lost 1-0 at Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in the league phase.
Head to Head
Barcelona have still only lost once to Benfica and head into Tuesday’s clash with three wins from the last four meetings. The Catalans claimed a 5-4 victory when both teams met in the league phase before last week's 1-0 win in the first leg.
Verdict
Desperate to make up for their misses in the first leg, Benfica should be fired up for this one and are unlikely to meet the same inspired goalkeeping again. Barcelona will also be keen to quickly put this tie to bed and given the nine-goal thriller in the league phase, both teams should score here.
Barcelona are expected to claim the win and with their last four Champions League matches producing over 2.5 goals, a repeat is on the cards. The Catalans have scored in both halves in three of their last four Champions League home matches and that trend should continue here.
Barcelona are expected to claim the win and with their last four Champions League matches producing over 2.5 goals, a repeat is on the cards. The Catalans have scored in both halves in three of their last four Champions League home matches and that trend should continue here.
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