Benfica vs PSV Eindhoven: Benfica are in action as they face PSV Eindhoven in the 1st leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifier at home.
Match Details:
Teams: Benfica vs PSV Eindhoven
Venue: Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal
Date: Thursday 19th August, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us
Final ① @ChampionsLeague play-offs 🇵🇹#BENPSV #UCL
— PSV (@PSV) August 18, 2021
Preview
Benfica come into this round on the back of a 4-0 aggregate success over Spartak Moscow in their previous qualification round.
A 2-0 victory home and away ensured another step towards sealing a UCL Qualification for the Portuguese side.
Jesus’s side continued the fine performance in the domestic league as well as Benfica beat Arouca 2-0 in their last match and will aim to continue the fine performances.
Meanwhile, PSV Eindhoven beat Galatasaray and Midtjylland in their previous qualification rounds to set up this tie.
This was followed by a 2-0 opening day win in the Eredivisie against Heracles.
PSV’s last loss across all competitions was in March against AZ Alkmaar, which shows their hunger for success and driven attitude.
Ready to fight in the Stadium of Light ⚡️#BENPSV #UCL pic.twitter.com/GHreQyE5kn
— PSV (@PSV) August 17, 2021
The winner of this qualifier will book their place in the UCL, whose draw is set to take place later this month.
With both sides in fine form, this could well be one of the all-time classics set to unfold.
Both sides last met in a club friendly in 2012 which finished 3-1 in favour of PSV Eindhoven.
Form Guide
Benfica: DWWWW
PSV Eindhoven: WWWWW
📸 Training ahead of #SLBPSV.#UCL #WeAreBenfica pic.twitter.com/lAfPSH4orW
— SL Benfica (@slbenfica_en) August 17, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Benfica 2-0 Arouca
Heracles 0-2 PSV Eindhoven
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Benfica vs PSV Eindhoven in India?
The match can be live streamed on the either club’s official website.
Team News
Jan Vertonghen and Haris Seferovic miss out for the hosts due to thigh and muscle injuries and could be out for a while.
For PSV; Romero and Ledezma are ruled out through knee and Cruciate Ligament injuries respectively.
Benfica possible 11:
Vlachodimos, Otamendi, Morato, Verissimo, Dias, Taarabt, Meite, Fernandes, Waldschmidt, Yaremchuk and Everton
PSV Eindhoven possible 11:
Drommel, Max, Boscagli, Ramalho, Teze, Propper, Gotze, Sangare, Gakpo, Zahavi and Madueke
Prediction: Benfica 2-2 PSV Eindhoven
Both sides are in fantastic form heading into this clash having being unbeaten and on a roll for a while.
We expect nothing short of an exhilarating and thrilling clash in Lisbon with both sides sharing the spoils.
With the consistency and accuracy on goals from either side, a draw seems the safest result.
Players to watch out for: Yaremchuk, Waldschmidt, Madueke and Gakpo.
