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

Competition/Round: 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group E, Matchday 2

Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Jordi Alba, Martin Braithwaite, Ousmane Dembélé, Alejandro Balde, Sergio Agüero (out)

Benfica Outs & Doubts: Diogo Gonçalves, Nemanja Radonjic (out)

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeira), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Thursday)

Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal

Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)

VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)

How to watch on TV: Not Available (USA), BT Sport ESPN (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), SONY TEN 2 (India), Movistar Liga de Campeones (Spain), others

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

Following an exciting victory over Levante over the weekend, Barcelona return to action for a crucial Champions League match as they travel to Lisbon to face Benfica at the Estádio da Luz.