Benfica vs Spartak: The UCL Qualification continues as Benfica are in action on Wednesday as they face Spartak Moscow in the 2nd leg match.
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Match Details:
Teams: Benfica vs Spartak Moscow
Date: Wednesday 11th August, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Venue: Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Portugal
⚽ It’s game day!
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— SL Benfica (@slbenfica_en) August 10, 2021
MATCH PREVIEW:
The Portuguese side, Benfica will look to complete the formalities when face Spartak Moscow in the 2nd leg on Wednesday with a 2-0 lead in their grasp.
Silva and Junior’s second half strikes reaped rewards for Benfica as they took a 2-0 advantage from their away match.
Back in familiar territory, Benfica are favorites to progress against out of form and erratic, Spartak Moscow side.
Benfica continued their good form in the Liga Portugal as they beat Moreirense 2-1. Verissimo and Waldschmidt scored in the first half to go 2-0 up.
Martins pulled one back for Spartak but it did not prove to be enough.
On the other hand, Spartak followed their mid-week loss with a league loss as they succumbed 2-1 to Nizhny Novgorod.
Training at Da Luz ✅
A big task awaits us now, but we’re ready.#BenficaSpartak 🔴⚪ pic.twitter.com/K3eoOkCpC5
— FC Spartak Moscow (@fcsm_eng) August 9, 2021
They stay 11th in the league table following successive league losses with 3 points to their name after the same number of matches.
Spartak have it all to do in the 2nd leg and will require a spirited display, if they are to make a difference.
Line-ups:
Benfica:
Vlachodimos, Verissimo, Otamendi, Vertonghen, Gilberto, Weigl, Taarabt, Grimaldo, Cebolinha, Waldschmidt and Ramos
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— SL Benfica (@slbenfica_en) August 7, 2021
Spartak:
Maksimenko, Rasskazov, Gigot, Dzhikiya, Ayrton, Umyarov, Bakayev, Zobnin, Hendrix, Larsson and Sobolev
Prediction: Benfica 2-0 Spartak
Benfica is the stronger side of the two teams and have the clear momentum and quality to once again make the difference.
The Portuguese side is expected to win this comfortably in familiar territory as they remain one of the favorites to qualify.
Spartak’s lack of form does not give them clarity and they will suffer against a potent Benfica side.