Benfica vs Dynamo Kyiv: Benfica faces Dynamo Kyiv on MD 6 in the Champions League on Wednesday, with a chance to secure qualification to the next round.
Match Details: Â
Teams: Benfica vs Dynamo Kyiv
Venue: Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Portugal
Date: Thursday 9th December, 2021
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Benfica come into this after a goalless away draw vs Barcelona in their previous clash on MD 5.
The Portuguese side kept a check on Barcelona and managed to secure a point, which kept them alive in the qualification race.
Benfica will need a favour from Bayern Munich if they are to seal their place along with the Bavarian side in the next round.
Firstly, a win is required in this one as Benfica is 3rd in the table with 5 points from 5 matches.
On the other hand, Dynamo Kyiv lost 2-1 at home to Bayern Munich which confirmed their exit from the competition.
They remain bottom of Group E with 1 point from their 5 matches and cannot even seek a 3rd place finish.
It is a chance for Kyiv to play for pride, aim for a better return to the UCL next season.
This is a chance for Kyiv to play party poopers and spoil Benfica’s chances of progressing as they do not have much to play for.
These two sides last met on MD 1, where it finished goalless in Kyiv.
Form Guide
Benfica: WWDWL
Dynamo Kyiv: LWLWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Benfica 1-3 Sporting CP
Veres Rivne 0-3 Dynamo Kyiv
Who needs what to qualify from Group E:
👉 Barcelona will go through if they beat Bayern, or if Benfica do not win.
👉 Benfica will go through if they beat D.Kyiv and Barcelona do not win#UCL pic.twitter.com/UYVtxp9OoH
— bwin (@bwin) December 8, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Benfica vs Dynamo Kyiv in India?
The match can be live streamed on Sony LIV App or Jio TV.
Team News
Goncalves, Verissimo, Radonjic and Pinho are ruled out for the hosts due to long term injuries.
Biesiedin, Popov, Kargbo, Supriaga miss out for the visitors as well due to injuries while Kedziora is in isolation after he contracted Covid.
Benfica possible 11:
Vlachodimos, Morato, Otamendi, Vertonghen, Junior, Weigl, Mario, Grimaldo, Silva, Nunez and Yaremchuk
Dynamo Kyiv possible 11:
Buschan, Mykolenko, Syrota, Zabarnyi, Tymchyk, Shepelev, Andrievsky, Karavaev, De Pana, Buyalsky and Kulach
Prediction: Benfica 2-1 Dynamo Kyiv
We expect a home win for Benfica in this one as they have been playing some good football in the UCL this time.
A competitive draw vs Barcelona ensures they are in the league to compete and not to just participate.
Kyiv’s problems have mounted by recent injuries and we see the hosts taking advantage of the same.
Benfica will look for support from Bayern to help them guarantee qualification.
Players to watch out for: Silva, Nunez, Karavaev and De Pana.
