Club Brugge vs Benfica: UEFA Champions League Live| Kick off time, Live Streaming, When and where to watch Club Brugge vs Benfica Live score, Teams, Prediction, Online Channel
Club Brugge vs Benfica: Club Brugge face Benfica in the 1st leg of their Champions League Round of 16 clash at home on Wednesday night.
Match Details:
Teams: Club Brugge vs Benfica
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge, Belgium
Date: Thursday 16th February, 2023
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview:
Club Brugge played out a 5th draw in 6 league matches as it ended 1-1 at home against Union St Gilloise on Saturday.
Lapoussin scored the opener for the visitors before Vanaken equalized to ensure another point from their meeting.
The inconsistently consistent draws for Brugge has left them in a heap of trouble as they have doused away from the top spots and dropped to 4th in the table.
After securing a 2nd place finish in UCL group stages, it was expected that the Belgian side would improve but hasn’t been the case.
On the other hand, Benfica lost 5-4 on penalties to Braga in the Portugal cup clash on Friday after a 1-1 regulation score-line.
They aim to get back to winning ways in the UCL on return for the Round of 16 clash.
The Portuguese side finished top of their group and aspire to continue their journey in the competition.
But a good start away in the 1st leg is a must which sets this up for an enthralling contest.
Form Guide (last 5 matches):
Club Brugge: DDWDD
Benfica: LWWWW
Club Brugge = the first Belgian club to win their opening three group stage games 🔵⚫️#UCL pic.twitter.com/UE8uMpN6DL
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 9, 2023
Last Matches of both teams:
Club Brugge 1-1 Union St Gilloise
Braga 1(5)-1(4) Benfica
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Club Brugge vs Benfica in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV, Jio Cinema; while broadcast is on Sony TEN 2.
Team News
Olsen and Jutgla are out for the hosts due to hip and back injuries respectively. Ramos is the sole absentee for Benfica due to a muscle injury, but should be back in time for the 2nd leg.
Club Brugge possible 11:
Mignolet, Mata, Hendry, Mechele, Meijer, Rits, Onyedika, Vanaken, Buchanan, Yaremchuk and Lang
Benfica possible 11:
Vlachodimos, Grimaldo, Otamendi, Silva, Bah, Chiquinho, Luis, Mario, Neres, Aursnes and Guedes
Prediction: Club Brugge 1-2 Benfica
A feisty contest is expected given how well both sides performed in the group stages.
However, we give Benfica the edge given their recent performances and ability to grind out results.
They are the visitors and will be under pressure to not concede despite the away goals rule removal.
Benfica’s quality has more experience and should see this through with a massive win.
Players to watch out for: Vanaken, Yaremchuk, Mario and Aursnes.
