FC Barcelona and Benfica get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Barcelona and Benfica.
It's quite the trip for Benfica when visiting FC Barcelona as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
FC Barcelona form and stats
Barcelona participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 8th finals and lost against PSG.17 points is a decent return from 8 La Liga games here at Camp Nou for FC Barcelona. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. 2W-0D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for FC Barcelona.
A nice win for FC Barcelona last time playing, versus Espanyol. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Memphis Depay scoring for the victors. Attacking player Memphis Depay bettered all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 8.03 out of 10. Depay scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 27 successful passes (of 31 total).
Before that, Barcelona played out a La Liga draw 3-3 when visiting Celta de Vigo.The manager X. Hernández Creus will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Villarreal in only four days.
The FC Barcelona manager X. Hernández Creus has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. FC Barcelona have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Benfica form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the 3rd qualifying round.Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Benfica so far, with 5-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Primeira Liga statistics. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses both home and away. Benfica are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 15 in a row without losing.
Impressive finishing from Alejandro Grimaldo, Rafa Silva, Haris Seferović and Everton secured the home win 4-1 against Pacos de Ferreira in their previous game. The attacker Everton got a match rating of 8.43 in that game. Everton scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Before that, Benfica secured a home win against Sporting Braga with the score 6-1.The schedule is very tough for Benfica now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Primeira Liga game at Belenenses is waiting in only four days.
The Benfica manager J. Pinheiro de Jesus has got the team scoring on the road, with 14 away goals in 6 league matches. The Benfica defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 6 games). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other already this season, with the final score Benfica - Barcelona 3-0 written in the official records. Head-to-head numbers (for the former five meetings): Barcelona won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Benfica have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / fourTop Goalscorers
  M. Depay 7 goals |   R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 5 goals |  D. Núñez Ribeiro 5 goals |
FC Barcelona missing players
Benfica missing players
| FC Barcelona | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 41 | 28 | Scored | S | 23 | 49 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | ||
| 10 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 12 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 3 | Benfica | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 30 |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | FC Barcelona | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | Valencia | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | Mallorca | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alaves | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Granada | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | Elche | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 19 | Getafe | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 20 | Levante | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Porto | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 29 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Benfica | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 28 |
| 4 | Estoril | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Portimonense | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Gil Vicente | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Tondela | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Pacos de Ferreira | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 11 | Boavista | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 11 |
| 12 | Famalicao | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Arouca | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Vizela | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 16 | Belenenses | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 6 |