Ansu Fati, Memphis Depay and Pedri train with Barcelona for Benfica clash - in pictures

Koeman's side travel to Portuguese league leaders in Champions League Group E game

Barcelona's Riqui Puig, Memphis Depay, Luuk de Jong and Clement Lenglet on the eve of their Champions League match against Benfica on Wednesday, September 29. Reuters

Barcelona's Oscar Mingueza, centre left, Eric Garcia at the Joan Gamper training ground on Tuesday, September 28. AFP

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman, right. AFP

Barcelona's Ansu Fati. AFP

Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo at training. AFP

Barcelona's Ansu Fati, Oscar Mingueza and Gavi. Reuters

Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho. AFP

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman oversees training. AFP

Barcelona's Ansu Fati. AFP

Barcelona forward Memphis Depay. AFP

Left to right: Barcelona's Ronald Araujo, Oscar Mingueza, Ansu Fati and Pedri. AFP

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman. AFP

Barcelona defender Eric Garcia. Reuters

Barcelona's Ronald Araujo, Oscar Mingueza and Ansu Fati. Reuters

Barcelona forward Luuk de Jong jumps during training. AFP

Barcelona's Ronald Araujo. AFP

Barcelona manager, Ronald Koeman alongside his assistants Alfred Schreuder and Henrik Larsson. EPA

Barcelona's Ansu Fati jumps during training. AFP

Barcelona's Memphis Depay, Luuk de Jong and Clement Lenglet. Reuters

Barcelona's players (L-R) Gavi, Fati and Araujo are seen during the team's training session at Joan Gamper sports city in Barcelona, Spain, 28 September 2021. Barcelona will play Benfica in a UEFA Champions League match on 29 September 2021. EPA / Alejandro Garcia

Barcelona midfielder Pedri jumping during training. AFP

Barca manager Ronald Koeman talks to his squad in training. AFP

Barcelona's Ansu Fati during training. Reuters

Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo controls the ball. EPA

Barcelona are back in Champions League action on Wednesday hoping to build on their morale-boosting La Liga victory at the weekend.

Ronaldo Koeman's side travel to Portuguese league leaders Benfica hoping to pick up their first points in Group E after being thrashed 3-0 by Bayern Munich in their opening game at Camp Nou.

On Sunday, Barca sealed a 3-0 home win over Levante that helped ease the pressure on Dutch coach Koeman - for the time being, anyway.

Memphis Depay, Luuk de Jong and Ansu Fati - on his return from injury - scored the goals that moved the Catalonians up to sixth in the table, five points behind leaders Real Madrid but with a game in hand on Carlo Ancelotti's side.

Depay, De Jong, Fati and Co were back in training on Tuesday as the team prepared for the trip to Portugal to take on a Benfica side who drew 0-0 at Dynamo Kiev in their opening group-stage game.

Koeman was given a further boost by the return of Jordi Alba and Pedri to training, although it is uncertain that either player will be ready to take on the Portuguese. The likes of Ousmane Dembele, Martin Braithwaite, Sergio Aguero and Alejandro Balde remain unavailable.

Benfica maintained their 100 per cent Primeira Liga record with a 3-1 victory at Vitoria Guimaraes on Saturday which makes it seven wins out of seven games so far. Roman Yaremchuk's first-half double and Joao Mario's 73rd-minute finish sealed their latest three points that leaves them four clear of second-placed Porto.

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