Here are the official starting lineups for both S.L. Benfica and F.C. Barcelona for their Champions League Week 7 league phase game on 21 January, 2025. This SLB vs FCB match (official crowd attendance of 63.225) will probably go down as one of the great UCL games of the modern era- it produced nine goals and a stunning finish!
SL Benfica vs Barca starting lineups and substitutes Champions League 2024-25
Trubin
Tomas Araujo, Antonio Silva, Otamendi, Alvaro Fernandez
Aursnes (Barreiro 61), Florentino, Kokcu (Rollheiser 80)
Akturkoglu (Bah 71), Pavlidis (Amdouni 80), Schjelderup (Di Maria 71)
FC Barcelona playing XI vs SL Benfica UCL January 2025
Szczesny
Kounde (Eric Garcia 74), Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde (Ferran Torres 74)
Marc Casado (Frenkie de Jong 62), Pedri
Lamine Yamal (Gerard Martin 90+2), Gavi (Fermin Lopez 62), Raphinha
Lewandowski
S.L. Benfica vs F.C. Barca 4:5 Match Timeline 24/25
1:0 Pavlidis goal 2
1:1 Lewandowski penalty goal 13
2:1 Pavlidis second goal 22
3:1 Pavlidis hat trick (penalty) goal 30
3:2 Raphinha goal 64
4:2 Ronald Araujo own goal 68
4:3 Lewandowski second penalty goal 78
4:4 Eric Garcia goal 86
4:5 Raphinha second goal 90+6
4:5 Arthur Cabral (Benfica; non playing player on bench) red card 90+8
S.L. Benfica vs F.C. Barcelona 4:5 Key Match Stats 2025 UCL
Ball possession: Benfica 25% | Barcelona 75%
Total Shots/attempts: Benfica 10 | Barcelona 22
Shots on target: Benfica 5 | Barcelona 11
Passes: Benfica 250| Barcelona 731
Corners: Benfica 2 | Barcelona 6