UEFA Champions League Predictions And Betting Tips for Barcelona v Benfica

The UEFA Champions League returns this week for the second leg of the round of 16 games, with the remaining sides looking for a place in the quarter-final stage.

@Footy_Tipster gives his best predictions ahead of this round of fixtures in the UEFA Champions League..

Despite playing the first leg in Lisbon with just ten players after twenty-two minutes, Barcelona managed to pick up a 1-0 advantage to defend on Tuesday night, with Benfica hoping to upset the odds and progress.

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Now, let’s take a closer look at some betting angles for Tuesday night’s UEFA Champions League fixture:

Barcelona v Benfica – Tuesday, 5.45pm

• This will be an emotional night for Barcelona, having seen their game against Osasuna postponed on Saturday just 20 minutes before kick-off, due to the sudden death of their team doctor, Carles Minarro Garcia.
• Having lost three games in a row on home soil at the back end of 2024, Hansi Flick’s side have bounced back remarkably, they are now unbeaten in their last seven games at home across all competitions.
• Barca have lost just one of their last ten meetings with Benfica going back to 1991, whilst they’ve already beaten them twice this year.
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• Benfica will feel frustrated that they head to Spain without any sort of advantage given they played the majority of the first leg with an extra man.
• The Eagles come into this one off the back of a 3-0 victory on Saturday against Nacional, moving Brune Lage’s side level on points with league leaders Sporting.
• The odds suggest that Benfica are the underdogs in this one but they’ll take a lot of confidence from the fact they’ve won their last three UCL away games.

Prediction: Both Teams To Score & Barcelona To Win, Barcelona 2-1 Benfica.