Having the house benefit within the second leg of their UEFA Champions League tie in opposition to Benfica can solely be a constructive for Barcelona who’re trying like favourites within the occasion after lengthy.
They even secured a 1-0 win in Portugal final week and are severe favourites forward of tonight’s second leg.
How a lot the house benefit could be learn into as a constructive for them, nevertheless, continues to be unsure particularly when one considers the staff’s queer document at Montjuic lately.
Favourites, however inside limits
The Estadi Olimpic de Lluis Companys has largely been a superb looking floor for Barcelona, particularly within the UEFA Champions League the place they’ve gained seven of their 9 video games on the venue thus far.
As revealed by AS in a latest report, nevertheless, Barcelona’s document in opposition to elite opponents on the stadium is just not as spectacular as the previous statistic.
Barcelona face Benfica tonight at Montjuic. (Picture by David Ramos/Getty Photos)
The one sport Barcelona have misplaced within the Champions League on the venue was in opposition to PSG final season in a sport that traumatized the staff who appeared to have sealed a spot within the subsequent spherical.
Additional, the Catalans have additionally misplaced their solely sport in opposition to Actual Madrid at Montjuic thus far and even fell brief to Atletico Madrid on the similar venue earlier this season.
Barcelona’s document on the foster house is convincing, however not fairly so in opposition to massive opponents as they in some way handle to discover a approach to crumble below the load of the event.
Right this moment’s sport in opposition to Benfica, thus, presents an enormous check and it will likely be fascinating to see how Hansi Flick and Co. handle the sport state of affairs below strain.