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Barcelona vs Benfica, Champions League: Team News, Match Preview

Competition/Round: 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group E, Matchday 5

Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Ansu Fati, Pedri, Sergio Agüero, Martin Braithwaite, Sergi Roberto, Dani Alves (out), Sergiño Dest, Ousmane Dembélé (doubt)

Benfica Outs & Doubts: Lucas Veríssimo, Diogo Gonçalves, Nemanja Radonjic, Rodrigo Pinho (out)

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 23, 2021, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Wednesday)

Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)

VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)

How to watch on TV: TUDN (USA), BT Sport ESPN (UK), Canal+ Sport 5 (Nigeria), SONY TEN 1 (India), Movistar Liga de Campeones (Spain), others

How to watch online: Paramount+ (USA), BT Sport Live (UK), Movistar+ (Spain), others

Following a dramatic win in the Catalan Derby against Espanyol on Saturday night, Barcelona return to action for a gigantic Champions League group stage match as they welcome Benfica to the Greatest Stadium on Earth in the penultimate game of Group E for both sides.