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Benfica vs Barcelona: result 4-5 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueLeague Stage - 7Kick-off on January 21, 2025 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa

Benfica
4-5
Barcelona

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What was the result of Benfica vs Barcelona?

Barcelona won 4-5 on January 21, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 2′V. PavlidisBenfica
  • 13′R. LewandowskiBarcelona (pen.)
  • 22′V. PavlidisBenfica
  • 30′V. PavlidisBenfica (pen.)
  • 64′RaphinhaBarcelona
  • 68′R. AraújoBenfica (o.g.)
  • 78′R. LewandowskiBarcelona (pen.)
  • 86′Eric GarcíaBarcelona
  • 90′RaphinhaBarcelona

Official lineup for Benfica vs Barcelona

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Benfica

4-3-3
  1. 21A. Schjelderup
  2. 14V. Pavlidis
  3. 17K. Aktürkoğlu
  1. 10O. Kökçü
  2. 61Florentino
  3. 8F. Aursnes
  1. 3Álvaro Fernández
  2. 30N. Otamendi
  3. 4António Silva
  4. 44Tomás Araújo
  1. 1A. Trubin

Barcelona

4-2-3-1
  1. 9R. Lewandowski
  1. 11Raphinha
  2. 6Gavi
  3. 19Lamine Yamal
  1. 8Pedri
  2. 17Marc Casadó
  1. 3Alejandro Balde
  2. 2Pau Cubarsí Paredes
  3. 4R. Araújo
  4. 23J. Koundé
  1. 25W. Szczęsny
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Barcelona have 8, 3 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Benfica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 17, 2025Famalicao(home)4-0Primeira Liga
Jan 14, 2025Farense(away)3-1Taça de Portugal
Jan 11, 2025Sporting CP(away)1-1Taça da Liga
Jan 8, 2025SC Braga(home)3-0Taça da Liga
Jan 4, 2025SC Braga(home)1-2Primeira Liga
Barcelona
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 18, 2025Getafe(away)1-1La Liga
Jan 15, 2025Real Betis(home)5-1Copa del Rey
Jan 12, 2025Real Madrid(away)5-2Super Cup
Jan 8, 2025Athletic Club(away)2-0Super Cup
Jan 4, 2025Barbastro(away)4-0Copa del Rey

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Benfica win, 2 draws, 1 Barcelona win.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 23, 2021Barcelona 0-0 BenficaUEFA Champions League
Sep 29, 2021Benfica 3-0 BarcelonaUEFA Champions League
Dec 5, 2012Barcelona 0-0 BenficaUEFA Champions League
Oct 2, 2012Benfica 0-2 BarcelonaUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: Barcelona vs Benfica on Nov 23, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Benfica score 2.3 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.6 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Benfica2.30.686/158/15
Barcelona2.61.3310/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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5Barcelona43011469

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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