Benfica will host Barcelona on Tuesday in a highly anticipated UEFA Champions League match, with the Spanish giants performing strongly in their domestic league, according to Anadolu Agency.
Barcelona have suffered just one defeat in the revamped league phase. They have amassed 15 points and comfortably hold second place, boasting a perfect record of five consecutive wins.
In contrast, Benfica are 15th in the league, having collected just 10 points from their last five matches, which include one win, two losses, and two draws.
The Portuguese side faced two defeats and three victories as of matchday seven.
The matchday seven league phase encounter will take place at 2000GMT, Estadio do SL Benfica. Dutch referee Danny Makkelie is set to officiate.
The seven-week matches of European football's top club competition, organized in a 36-team league format this season, are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
TUESDAY:
Atalanta - Sturm Graz
Monaco - Aston Villa
Slovan Bratislava - Stuttgart
Club Brugge - Juventus
Atletico Madrid - Bayer Leverkusen
Benfica - Barcelona
Liverpool - Lille
Bologna - Borussia Dortmund
Crvena zvezda - PSV
WEDNESDAY:
Leipzig - Sporting
Shakhtar Donetsk - Brest
Real Madrid - Salzburg
Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City
Sparta Prague - Inter Milan
Arsenal - Dinamo Zagreb
Celtic - Young Boys
Feyenoord - Bayern Munich
AC Milan - Girona
