Barcelona and Benfica are looking to add three points this Wednesday, September 29th, starting at 14:00 Lima time (21:00 in Madrid), for Matchday 2 of Group E of the Champions League, where Bayern Munich and Dynamo Kyiv are also located. Check out the probable lineups prepared by Ronaldo Koeman and Jorge Jesus for this match to be played at Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.
Ronald Koeman, on the other hand, recovers Pedro Gonzalez, better known as Pedri, who returned to training with the group this week and received medical clearance to be included in the squad. The Canary Islands midfielder, still lacking match fitness to start for Barcelona.
Returning to the starting lineup will be Frenkie de Jong after serving a suspension in La Liga. On the other hand, Sergi Roberto, who was absent against Levante due to gastroenteritis, could start on the bench. On the other hand, the injured players Ousmane Dembélé, Sergio 'Kun' Agüero, Martin Braithwaite, and Alejandro Balde were once again left out of the squad.
Out of the squad are the injured players Ousmane Dembélé, Sergio 'Kun' Agüero, Martin Braithwaite, and Alejandro Balde.
The 3-4-3 formation of Jorge Jesus, Benfica's coach, has key players on the wing backs, on the right is the Austrian Valentino Lazaro, who played in the last league match as a replacement for the injured Diogo Gonçalves, and on the left is a familiar face of Barça formed in La Masía, the Valencian Alejandro Grimaldo.
Important keys for Benfica are Rafa, an attacker who plays on the right and is a specialist in passing and dribbling. In midfield, the axis is the Portuguese international Joao Mario, accompanied by the German Weigl.
Probable lineups for Barcelona-Benfica
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Mingueza, Araujo, Piqué, Dest; Sergio Busquets, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong; Coutinho, Memphis, and Luuk de Jong.
Benfica: Vlachodimos; Verissimo, Otamendi, Vertonghen; Lazaro, Joao Mario, Weigl, Grimaldo; Rafa Silva, Yaremchuk, and Darwin Núñez.