FC Barcelona vs SL Benfica Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League W.

Prediction published on 13/11/2023, 14:40  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 14/11/2023 at 07:00 in Champions League W. Prediction

The 2023-24 UEFA Women's Champions League  group stages  get underway this week, with Barcelona Women taking on Benfica Women on Tuesday evening. The hosts qualified for this competition, having won it last season when they overcame Wolfsburg 3-2 in the final. Barcelona have been sensational again this term. They are leading Primera Division Femenina with a perfect record of eight wins in eight, three points above Real Madrid. Blaugrana come into this match following a 6-0 thumping of Villareal in the league over the weekend. That result marked their third consecutive win, scoring six or more goals. They have already netted an incredible 34 this season while only conceding two. Barca were drawn in the same group as this opponent last season as well and beat them comprehensively in both matches home and away. The hosts are not just fancied to win this one but are also the favorites to go on to win the competition according to the pre-tournament bookmaker odds. 

Meanwhile, Benfica failed to get out of the group stages of this competition last season, finishing third behind Barca and Bayern Munich. However, with Eintracht Frankfurt and Rosengard rounding out Group At this term, the Campeonato Nacional Feminino champions will be optimistic of their chances of finishing in the top two this time. They have also made a very good start to the current campaign, leading their domestic league with six wins in six, leaving them two points above Braga. The visitors have been rampant back in Portugal, averaging four goals per match, including a 4-0 win over Damaiense last week. However, they were handed a 6-2 and 9-0 thrashing by this opponent in last season's competition and are massive outsiders in this one.