A repetition of its classic league phase was always unlikely last week in Lisbon but emerging Barcelona gravel Helped them get a huge victory of the first game.
Hansi Flick’s side produced a chaotic exhibition in his previous visit to Benfica and required the most dramatic of late transmission Ensure a 5-4 Win. Last Wednesday, Barça, despite going down to ten men, measured and resisted on both sides of Raphinha’s game winner.
Tragic circumstances mean that Tuesday’s hosts are fresh for the contest after their confrontation in the League with Osasuna was postponed on Saturday evening. They have a 1-0 advantage to protect themselves, but many will return to the boat to overcome the Portuguese side for the third time this season.
That is like Barcelona could align -for the second stage of his Champions league Round of 16 tie.
GK: Wojciech Szczesny – Szczesny has improved imminently in recent outings and played an important role in the first victory in Barcelona. Now talk about the club that gives the veteran goalkeeper to opportunity to expand their stay.
RB: Jules Kounde – The Frenchman has been a constant in Flick’s XI that began this season, showing that he was one of the main main ones in the right of Europe who had once detained the idea of ​​playing the full-time role.
CB: Ronald Araujo – The captain of Barcelona is a shoo-in for the second stage due to the sending of Pau Cubarsi last week.
CB: Inigo Martinez – Martinez has mainly associated this term in Cubarsi, and his relationship with Araujo has not been so strong. Espanyol will be tested by the career of Vangelis Pavlidis.
LB: Alejandro Balde – Like Kounde, Balde enjoys an excellent season and is the undisputed headline on the left. Flick has headed to La Masia to offer Balde Respite, but there is no doubt that he will be on Tuesday.
Cm: Frenkie de Jong – The Dutch finally enjoys a career career on the team, with Jong usurpant Marc Casado on the depth graph until the end.
Cm: Pedri – Pedri was ready to win a breath last weekend before Osasuna’s visit was postponed. Both he and Jong They were absent from Flick’s XI, suggesting that the German would preserve the couple for the second stage on Tuesday.
RW: Lamine Yamal – The teenager has been shown to be human in 2025, and Yamal supported a frustrating departure to Lisbon last week, which ended in a first retirement in the second half. It should benefit from the suspension of Alvaro Fernández on Tuesday.
AM: Dani Olmo – Ex -RB Leipzig’s player has Gavi to compete for no 10 site, while Fermin Lopez almost always pays off when he has the opportunity. However, Olmo is Flick’s favorite option for the paper, and it would be a surprise to see him leave the team on Tuesday.
ID: Raphinha – It Brazilian strike last week It was absolutely excellent, and his goal leaves Barcelona in a strong position. Raphinha surely gives a case to be on the Ballon d’Or podium.
St: Robert Lewandowski – The calendar is affecting Lewandowski, who was not even in the staff for Saturday’s league game. Flick must be smart with its use of veteran forward, but on Tuesday it will be at XI.
