The game will be played at the Camp Nou stadium this Tuesday, starting at 3:00 p.m., by group E.
The FC Barcelona will face this Tuesday a transcendental match in its aspirations to be in the round of 16 against Benfica, when they meet for date five of the group stage of the Champions League, at the Camp Nou, from 15:00.
The Barça team is in second place in group E, six less than the leader, undefeated Bayern Munich, and two more than Benfica, located in the third position of the key.
The victory would give the pass to the round of 16 for Barça, but a defeat against the Portuguese, who already won 3-0 in the first leg in Lisbon, would allow Benfica to snatch second place from the Catalans, in the absence of a final day to play once this fifth date ends.
In case of stumbling, the Catalan side would risk it all on the final matchday in December against difficult Bayern, while Benfica host the Ukrainian Dynamo Kiev, last in the group with a single point.
The game will be Xavi Hernández’s second game in command of the team and his first in the Champions League. The Spaniard debuted this Saturday in LaLiga against Espanyol, a match that ended with a victory by the minimum of Barça.
Regarding how he sees the game, the FC Barcelona legend described it as a “final for us”, adding that it will be “a golden opportunity to go to the round of 16. Football always offers you revenge, this is our revenge, a revalidation for us to say that we are Barça and we are going for the game ”.
For its part, Benfica arrives more than motivated at the match, after thrashing Braga 6-1 without problems, a result that places him third in the Portuguese league.
Those led by Jorge Jesús are convinced that they can surprise and take the three points from Barcelona to get within reach of returning to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Channels to see FC Barcelona vs. Benfica
The commitment will be transmitted by ESPN for Ecuador and all of South America. In Spain it can be observed through Movistar Champions League, in the United States for ESPN+ and in Mexico for TNT Sports.
- Ecuador: ESPN
- Argentina: ESPN
- Peru: ESPN
- Colombia: ESPN
- Venezuela: ESPN
- Spain: Movistar Champions League
- USA: ESPN+
- Mexico: TNT Sports
Schedules to see FC Barcelona vs. Benfica
- Ecuador, Peru and Colombia: 15:00
- Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile: 17:00
- Venezuela and Bolivia: 16:00
- Spain: 21:00
- United States (New York and Miami): 15:00
- United States (Los Angeles): 12:00. (D)
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