BAR vs BEN Dream11: Barcelona welcome Benfica to Camp Nou in a crucial encounter in the champions league on Wednesday. The match will be new manager Xavi’s first European assignment. He has at the heart of Blaugrana’s numerous trophies as a player. They edged out a narrow 1-0 win over Espanyol at the weekend. After losing the two opening games without scoring a goal, Barcelona has put their UCL campaign back on track with back-to-back victories.
Meanwhile, Benfica have four points on board after four games, two behind their opponents. However, they will be favorites to progress along with Bayern Munich if they can get a result today. After a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Bayern at home, they lost 5-2 away at the Allianz Stadium.
Match Details:
Date: November 24, Wednesday
Kick-Off: 01:30 AM (IST)
Venue: Camp Nou
Barcelona is in second place with six points while Benfica are third with four points.
The match will be broadcast on Sony Six and can be streamed live on Sony Liv.
Recent Form
Barcelona: DWDLL
Benfica: WLDDW
Head to Head
Barcelona have won three of the last five while two games ended in goalless draws.
Injury Report and Unavailability:
Expected Changes and Strategy:
Marc-Andre ter Stegen
Oscar Mingueza
Gerard Pique
Ronald Araujo
Jordi Alba
Gavi
Sergio Busquets
Frenkie de Jong
Sergino Dest
Memphis Depay
Philippe Coutinho
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Injury Report and Unavailability:
Expected Changes and Strategy:
Odysseas Vlachodimos
Nicolas Otamendi
Morato
Jan Vertonghen
Gilberto
Pizzi
Julian Weigl
Alex Grimaldo
Rafa Silva
Roman Yaremchuk
Darwin Nunez
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Memphis Depay is in great goalscoring form. He has found the net in the last two games. He is also on penalties.
Games Played | 13 |
Goals | 7 |
Shots on Target | 23 |
Assists | 2 |
Pass Accuracy | 82 |
Chances Created | 31 |
Interceptions | 0 |
Tackles | 6 |
Sergino Dest can play a pivotal role for Barcelona down the right-wing. He has a pass accuracy of 92% and has created 16 chances.
Games Played | 11 |
Goals | 0 |
Shots on Target | 3 |
Assists | 3 |
Pass Accuracy | 92 |
Chances Created | 16 |
Interceptions | 1 |
Tackles | 19 |
Differential Pick
Jordi Alba completes our trip of captain picks, all from Barcelona. The veteran left-back can score points on both ends of the pitch. He can be a great differential for your BAR vs BEN Dream11 teams.
Games Played | 9 |
Goals | 0 |
Shots on Target | 0 |
Assists | 4 |
Pass Accuracy | 87 |
Chances Created | 17 |
Interceptions | 14 |
Tackles | 12 |
GK: O Vlachodimos
DEF: J Alba, G Pique, N Otamendi, R Araujo, O Mingueza
MID: P Coutinho, R Silva, S Dest
FOR: M Depay, D Nunez
Odds to Win:
Barcelona: 9/13
Benfica: 9/2
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