Juventus desperately need a win against Benfica to keep their UEFA Champions League knockout hopes alive.
Benfica is yet to lose a game this season and is second in Group H, level on points (eight) with Paris Saint-Germain. They have won two games and drawn two so far and a positive result against the Bianconeri will take them to the Round of 16.
Benfica beat Juventus 2-1 at the Allianz Stadium on September 14, where a Joao Mario penalty and a second-half goal from David Neres canceled out Arkadiusz Milik’s opener for the Old Lady. Benfica beat Porto 1-0 in La Liga on Saturday thanks to a 72nd-minute goal from Rafa Silva. They have played very good football and looked solid as a team this season. Precisely for this reason, Juventus will really work at the Estadio da Luz on Tuesday.
prediction
Juventus have a bad balance against Benfica and also lost the last match between the two teams on September 2-1. Benfica is also in good shape, while Juventus have had a rather poor start to their Serie A and Champions League seasons.
They should be able to beat Juventus again because they have been almost flawless in the new season.
Benfica 2-1 Juventus
head-to-head
Benfica have won all three home games against Juventus in European competitions.
Juventus have only managed to get one win over Benfica in seven European games.
In eight away games against Portuguese teams, the bianconeri have only achieved two victories.
Benfica are close to qualifying for the knockout stage of the Champions League for the second consecutive season. So far they have only made it to the knockout stage once in two consecutive seasons, most notably in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons.
Juventus have not been eliminated from the Champions League group stage since the 2013-14 season.
line-up
Benfica predicted starting lineup:
Vlachodimos; Gilberto, Silva, Otamendi, Grimaldo; Fernandez, Luis; Mario, Rafa, Neres; Ramos
Juventus predicted starting lineup:
Szczesny; Danilo, Bonucci, Sandro; Cuadrado, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Milik, Vlahovic
betting tips
- Result – Benfica
- Game to have over 2.5 goals – Yes
- Both teams to score – Yes
where to watch
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