Good evening everybody and welcome to another MARCA in English live blog, this time taking you through the Champions League match between Benfica and Barcelona from the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal.
The home side are in need of points if they are to stay in the competition, although the playoff phase looks like their most likely destiny even with a win here against Barcelona. They sit 15th with 10 points, so the situation could go either way.
As for Barcelona, they sit second in the table and a win in Portugal would almost certainly secure their place in the round of 16 without a dangerous playoff. Five wins and a draw so far have them as one of the competition’s strongest sides.
Hansi Flick‘s side will need to show some…