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Barcelona vs Benfica

Barcelona
3 - 1
Benfica
🕒 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:45 Europe/London 📍 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 🧑‍⚖️ Francois Letexier 🔁 Round of 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Round of 16
Champions League Table
Barcelona 3 · Benfica 15
Referee Stats
Francois Letexier
7 matches · 4.86 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.86
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 1.43
Over 4.5 cards 71%
Home wins 57%
Draws 0%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Barcelona outshot their opponent (20-8).
  • Barcelona controlled possession (65%).
  • Barcelona had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Barcelona (Home stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 5-2-0

Goals For / Against

24 / 7
Avg: 3.43 / 1.00

Points

17
Avg: 2.43

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

0
Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 4-0-2

Goals For / Against

9 / 7
Avg: 1.50 / 1.17

Points

12
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Champions League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.43
PPG
2.00
3.43
GF
1.50
1.00
GA
1.17
100%
O2.5
50%
57%
BTTS
50%
71%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Barcelona rank3rd
Benfica rank15th
Barcelona points30
Benfica points17
Barcelona: #3 · 30 pts · GD +20
1 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Benfica: #15 · 17 pts · GD +2
14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Barcelona last 5 home

D W W D W
Points11/15
Weighted index69
Goals15-6
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Benfica last 5 away

L W W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals7-6
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Barcelona trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.586%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 86% · 1H BTTS 43%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Barcelona score at home100%
Barcelona clean sheet at home43%
Benfica score away83%
Benfica clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Barcelona score first71%
Barcelona win after scoring first100%
Benfica score first50%
Benfica win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Barcelona 100% · Benfica 33%
Avg first goal minute: Barcelona 11.0' · Benfica 24.3'

Vs league average

Barcelona score at home3.43 vs 1.77
Barcelona concede at home1.00 vs 1.36
Benfica score away1.50 vs 1.36
Benfica concede away1.17 vs 1.77
Barcelona score 93% above league average, while Benfica score 10% above league average.
Defensive side: Barcelona are 27% below league average at home, and Benfica are 34% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Barcelona goal timing (home)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
0-15 4
46-60 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 1
46-60 0

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
20
8
Shots off Goal
9
3
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
13
5
Shots Outside Box
7
3
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
1
6
Fouls
4
8
Offsides
3
9
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
650
338
Passes Accurate
580
265
Passes %
89%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
11' ⚽
⚽
11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Raphinha
Normal Goal · Assist: Lamine Yamal
13' ⚽
⚽
13' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
N. Otamendi
Normal Goal
27' ⚽
⚽
27' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
Lamine Yamal
Normal Goal · Assist: Raphinha
42' ⚽
⚽
42' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
Raphinha
Goal confirmed
42' ⚽
⚽
42' ⚽ Goal · 4-1
Raphinha
Normal Goal · Assist: Alejandro Balde
48'
48' António Silva
56' ↑↓
↑↓
56' ⇄ K. Aktürkoğlu
1st substitution · For: Renato Sanches
56' ↑↓
↑↓
56' ⇄ A. Schjelderup
2nd substitution · For: Z. Amdouni
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ Dani Olmo
1st substitution · For: Gavi
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ R. Lewandowski
2nd substitution · For: Ferran Torres
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ O. Kökçü
3rd substitution · For: A. Belotti
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ Florentino
4th substitution · For: L. Barreiro
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ F. de Jong
3rd substitution · For: Marc Casadó
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ Lamine Yamal
4th substitution · For: Fermín
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ Tomás Araújo
5th substitution · For: João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ Íñigo Martínez
5th substitution · For: Eric García

Barcelona vs Benfica 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barcelona beat Benfica 3-1 on Tuesday, 11 March 2025 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Francois Letexier. It was played at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

First half: Barcelona took the lead at 11' when Raphinha scored, with the assist credited to Lamine Yamal, making the score 1-0. Benfica leveled the score at 13' when N. Otamendi scored, making the score 1-1. Barcelona took the lead at 27' when Lamine Yamal scored, with the assist credited to Raphinha, making the score 2-1. Barcelona extended the lead at 42' when Raphinha scored (Goal confirmed), making the score 3-1. Barcelona extended the lead at 42' when Raphinha scored, with the assist credited to Alejandro Balde, making the score 4-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. António Silva received a yellow card for Benfica at 48'. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 56', with K. Aktürkoğlu replacing Renato Sanches. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 56', with A. Schjelderup replacing Z. Amdouni. Barcelona made their 1st substitution at 70', with Dani Olmo replacing Gavi. Barcelona made their 2nd substitution at 70', with R. Lewandowski replacing Ferran Torres. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 70', with O. Kökçü replacing A. Belotti. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 70', with Florentino replacing L. Barreiro. Barcelona made their 3rd substitution at 81', with F. de Jong replacing Marc Casadó. Barcelona made their 4th substitution at 82', with Lamine Yamal replacing Fermín. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 84', with Tomás Araújo replacing João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo. Barcelona made their 5th substitution at 87', with Íñigo Martínez replacing Eric García.

Barcelona used 5 substitutions while Benfica used 5 substitutions. Benfica got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Barcelona outshot their opponent (20-8).
  • Barcelona controlled possession (65%).
  • Barcelona had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Barcelona vs Benfica Head-to-Head History by Season

2024-2025 Season
11 Mar 2025 Barcelona vs Benfica 3 - 1 05 Mar 2025 Benfica vs Barcelona 0 - 1 21 Jan 2025 Benfica vs Barcelona 4 - 5
2021-2022 Season
23 Nov 2021 Barcelona vs Benfica 0 - 0 29 Sep 2021 Benfica vs Barcelona 3 - 0