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Champions League | Group Stage
Nov 23, 2021 at 8pm UK
Camp Nou
Benfica

Barcelona
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Benfica


Pique (49')
FT

Grimaldo (36'), Mario (49'), Vlachodimos (90+2'), Taarabt (90+5')

Team News: Barcelona vs. Benfica injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash between Barcelona and Benfica.

Barcelona will aim to book their spot in the last-16 of the Champions League when they welcome Benfica to Camp Nou in Group E on Tuesday night.

Xavi's side are second in the group with six points to their name - one place and two points above Benfica in the Europa League spot - and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both sides.



BARCELONA vs. BENFICA

Barcelona's Sergio Aguero on October 17, 2021© Reuters

BARCELONA

Out: Sergio Aguero (heart), Pedri (quadriceps), Dani Alves (ineligible), Martin Braithwaite (knee), Ansu Fati (hamstring), Sergi Roberto (quadriceps)

Doubtful: Nico Gonzalez (ankle), Ousmane Dembele (hamstring)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ter Stegen; Mingueza, Pique, Araujo, Alba; Gavi, Busquets, De Jong; Dest, Depay, Coutinho

BENFICA

Out: Lucas Verissimo (ACL), Joao Mario (back), Nemanja Radonjic (thigh), Rodrigo Pinho (ACL), Paulo Bernardo (coronavirus)

Doubtful: Gil Dias (muscle)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Vlachodimos; Otamendi, Morato, Vertonghen; Gilberto, Pizzi, Weigl, Grimaldo; Silva, Yaremchuk, Nunez


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