Benfica vs Midtjylland: Benfica welcome Midtjylland in the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers on Wednesday, as they look to draw first blood.
Match Details
Teams: Benfica vs Midtjylland
Venue: Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Portugal
Date: Wednesday 3rd August, 2022
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Benfica come into this after a 3-2 win over Newcastle, which ensured a clean sweep of the friendly pre-season matches played.
Ramos, Grimaldo and Araujo scored for the Portuguese side while Almiron struck a brace for the Magpies.
This was their 5th successive victory during the preparatory campaign which gives them massive confidence ahead of the season.
On the other hand, Midtjylland beat Odense 5-1 in the Danish Superligaen on Friday.
Dreyer struck twice while Isaksen, Kaba and Sisto also found the net to ensure a first win of the campaign for Midtjylland. This pushed them to 5th in the table with 4 points.
The Danish side secured qualification to the 3rd round of the UCL after beating AEK Larnaca 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 aggregate score-line.
Form Guide
Benfica: WWWWW
Midtjylland: WDLDD
Last Matches of both teams:
Benfica 3-2 Newcastle
Odense 1-5 Midtjylland
Play-off round draw set ✅
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Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Benfica vs Midtjylland in India?
The match is live streamed on Sony LIV, YouTube and JioTV while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 2.
Team News
The hosts have no injury concerns. Brumado remains a doubt for the Danish side as he is back in training after a knee injury recovery.
It’s 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬!
⚽️ SL Benfica VS FC Midtjylland
🏆 UEFA Champions League – 3rd qualifying round (1st leg)
🗓️ Today, 20H00
📺 BTV (Portugal)#SLBenfica #Benfica #UCL #SLBFCM 🦅 pic.twitter.com/gmmuoAP4Vk— We Love Benfica (@WeLoveBenfica) August 2, 2022
Benfica possible 11:
Vlachodimos, Junior, Otamendi, Vertonghen, Grimaldo, Weigl, Fernandez, Neres, Ramos, Araujo and Musa
Midtjylland possible 11:
Olafsson, Dyhr, Sviatchenko, Dalsgaard, Paulinho, Charles, Sørensen, Andersson, Dreyer, Kaba and Isaksen
Prediction: Benfica 2-0 Midtjylland
We expect the hosts to pick up a comfortable first leg win as they head in with thrilling form, having won their entire pre-season leg.
The Danish side required penalties to get through to this round and have been erratic form-wise.
The hosts shouldn’t have much of an issue in dispatching the Danish and should kill the tie here itself.
