Benfica – Barcelona

The Champions League is back in action with another set of matches this week as Barcelona take on Benfica on Wednesday. The Portuguese outfit played out a 0-0 stalemate against Dynamo Kyiv earlier this month and will need to step up in this match. Barcelona, on the other hand, suffered a comprehensive 3-0 defeat against Bayern Munich in their previous European game and cannot afford a similar performance this week.

Barcelona have an impressive record against Benfica and have won two out of four matches played between the two teams. Benfica have never defeated Barcelona in an official fixture and will need to prove a point this week. The previous meeting between the two teams took place in 2012 and ended in a 0-0 stalemate. Barcelona are the better team on paper, however, and should be able to win this game.