Official: Barcelona starting lineup vs Benfica

A win takes them through, but anything but puts them in a complicated situation, hoping for a favour from both Bayern Munich and Dynamo Kyiv. No doubt Xavi has labelled this game as a final and has decided to tweak his lineup according to the injuries at hand.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen lines up in goal as is expected and he will be guarded by a centre-back pairing of Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet. Ronald Araujo starts, surprisingly, as the right-back, while Jordi Alba occupies the left channel.

The midfield trident is occupied by Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, and Nico Gonzalez. However, it is entirely possible that this could be a midfield five featuring Yusuf Demir as a right-wingback while Araujo, Pique, Lenglet start as a back-three.

Following the template from the first game, though, we expect Demir to occupy the right-wing, aided by Memphis Depay through the centre. Gavi takes up the final spot in the lineup on the left-wing.

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Confirmed Barça XI: ter Stegen; Araujo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Nico, Busquets, de Jong; Demir, Memphis, Gavi