Barcelona vs Benfica
Barcelona will host its Portuguese counterpart Benfica at the Camp Nou in the match scheduled for the fifth round of Group E of the Champions League.
Barca will enter its match against Benfica in high spirits, after regaining the track of victories in the Spanish League by defeating Espanyol in the Catalan derby with a clean goal in the first match of new coach Xavi Hernandez.
Barcelona seeks to qualify for the round of 16 under the leadership of Xavi
Barcelona have no choice but to win and collect the three points in order to officially qualify for the round of 16 of the Champions League.
The Catalan club had a disastrous start in the Champions League group stage after losing 3-0 to Bayern Munich and Benfica in the first two rounds under the leadership of sacked coach Ronald Koeman, before regaining its balance again by defeating Dynamo Kiev back and forth with a goal without a response.
Xavi is seeking to continue his strong start with Barcelona and officially qualify for the round of 16 of the European Championship by defeating Benfica.
On the other hand, Barca's task will not be easy at all, especially since Benfica has ambitions
Big is the other in the competition to qualify for the next round.
Bayern Munich, the leader of Group E standings, qualified for the round of 16, where it occupies first place with 12 points, followed by Barcelona in the runner-up with 6 points, then Benfica third with 4 points, and finally Dynamo Kiev with one point.
What time is the Barcelona vs Benfica match?
The “Camp Nou” stadium will host the Barcelona match against Benfica, on Tuesday 23-11-2021, in the fifth round of Group E of the Champions League.
The Barcelona match against Benfica is scheduled to start at ten o’clock in the evening Cairo local time, eleven o’clock Mecca time.
What are the channels for the Barcelona vs Benfica match?
The Barcelona match against Benfica in the fifth round of the group stage of the Champions League will be broadcast via “beIN Sports 1 HD Premium”.
Barcelona expected lineup?
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen
Defenders: Mingueza, Pique, Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba
Midfield: De Jong, Busquets, Nico Gonzalez.
Forwards: Depay, Jaffe, Coutinho.