Benfica vs Bayern Munich: Bayern Munich aim to make it a hat-trick of group stage wins when they visit Benfica on Thursday in the Champions League.
Match Details:
Teams: Benfica vs Bayern Munich
Venue: Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Portugal
Date: Thursday 21st October, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘 in Lisbon❗️#SLBFCB is in our sights 🔭#FCBayern #packmas #UCL pic.twitter.com/rO8kUAk4Ur
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) October 20, 2021
Preview
Benfica beat Barcelona 3-0 at home in their previous UCL clash and head into this with confidence.
Silva scored on either side of Nunez’s double strikes as Benfica picked up their first win of the competition.
The Portuguese side is in 2nd spot on Group E table with 4 points from 2 matches.
On the other hand, Bayern Munich beat Dynamo Kyiv 5-0 at home in their previous match to make it successive wins in the UCL.
Lewandowski scored twice while Gnabry, Sané and Choupo-Moting also found the back of the net as Bayern went on a riot.
The German side have been in phenomenal form and are top of group E with 6 points from 2 matches.
This should be a tough test for them as Benfica have been playing well at home and are a hard nut to crack.
Both sides last met in the UCL 2018-19 season in Group E where Bayern Munich won 5-1 at home against the Portuguese side.
Form Guide
Benfica: WWWLW
Bayern Munich: WWWLW
Last Matches of both teams:
Trofense 1-2 Benfica
Leverkusen 1-5 Bayern Munich
📸 Training ahead of #SLBFCB!#WeAreBenfica #UCL pic.twitter.com/Uj65M096k4
— SL Benfica (@slbenfica_en) October 19, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Benfica vs Bayern Munich in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV, while the broadcast is on Sony Six.
Team News
Junior, Seferovic and Lezaro are ruled out for the hosts due to muscle, knee and back injuries respectively.
Davies and Ulreich miss out for Bayern due to hip and knee injuries.
Benfica possible 11:
Vlachodimos, Verissimo, Otamendi, Vertonghen, Goncalves, Weigl, Mário, Grimaldo, Nunez, Silva and Yaremchuk
Bayern Munich possible 11:
Neuer, Hernández, Upamecano, Süle, Pavard, Goretzka, Kimmich, Sané, Müller, Gnabry and Lewandowski
Prediction: Benfica 1-3 Bayern Munich
This should be a top clash as both sides are in good form heading into this.
Benfica’s home form gives them an advantage but the ruthlessness of Bayern is in their way.
The German side are a formidable side and can dismantle any side on their day with the players in their ranks.
We expect Bayern to gain a comfortable win at the end of the night.
