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Barcelona welcome Benfica to the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys this week for the second leg of their UEFA Champions Round of 16 clash. After a hard-fought victory in Portugal, Barca have a handy lead in the tie.

UEFA Champions League Betting Picks

Barcelona Win & Over 3.5 Goals – 2.25

Barcelona to Win -2 – 2.46

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Comfortable Home Victory for Blaugrana

Barcelona are in red-hot form, winning 13 and drawing three of 16 since their last defeat. Last weekend’s league game was postponed, so this will be Blaugrana’s first match since the win in Lisbon.

Despite not playing, Barca stayed top of La Liga, though rivals Real Madrid are now level on points. Real edged past Rayo Vallecano, while Atletico Madrid lost 2-1 at Getafe. Barca now have a game in hand on the two Madrid sides.

Benfica bounced back from the Barcelona defeat by easing past CD Nacional in the Primeira Liga. Goals from Zeki Amdouni, Orkun Kokcu, and Vangelis Pavlidis were enough for a routine 3-0 home victory.

Benfica are three points behind rivals Sporting Lisbon in the battle for the Portuguese title. Bruno Lage’s Eagles are in stunning form in the league, picking up five successive Primeira Liga victories.

Recent Barcelona vs Benfica Head-to-Head Results

A single goal separated these two sides at the Estadio da Luz last week. Pau Cubarsi was sent off in the 22^nd minute, but Barcelona rallied and took the lead on the hour mark thanks to Raphinha’s effort.

Barca have edged both Champions League meetings this season. Back in January, the Spanish giants won a nine-goal thriller in the Portuguese capital, scoring at the death to claim a 5-4 win.

Barcelona vs Benfica Betting Tips & Predictions

Barcelona are one of the form sides in Europe right now, and Hansi Flick’s troops should secure a hat-trick of Champions League victories over the Lisbon outfit. We like the look of 2.25 for the home win and over 3.5 goals.

Both meetings this season have been settled by a one-goal margin, but we expect Blaugrana to win easily on Tuesday. Have a punt on the hosts to win -2 at the top betting odds of 2.46.