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Bayern Munich vs Benfica Prediction & Betting tips
A game of fate awaits FC Bayern München in many ways on Tuesday evening in the UEFA Champions League. There, the German record champions after the first four matchdays in three wins and a draw, although the leaders in the table, but is not yet 100% in the second round. There is even a horror scenario conceivable in which the Reds are passed through with two defeats from the last two group matches still in third place. A scenario that would normally be dismissed as a mere gimmick, but does not sound completely unrealistic given the recent red results. So in the last three matches in the Bundesliga, there was not a single victory for the German record champions, although he had taken the lead in all three games – against Duesseldorf at the weekend even two times with two goals (final score 3: 3). Now comes just Benfica Lisbon, the need for an away win in the Allianz Arena, in order to get the minimum remaining chance to the knockout phase.
Favored is between Bavaria and Benfica Lisbon, according to the betting odds, of course, the German record champions. Not least due to the fact that all four previous games ended in Munich with a victory of the reds, between Bayern and Benfica Lisbon a hint on the team of Niko Kovac almost seems like a must. However, because the odds give it away and on the other hand, Bayern are barely recognizable these days, the double chance in this game offers an excellent option for a profitable misfit bet.
Bayern Munich:
It did not sound really positive, what a visibly disappointed Uli Hoeneß the press after the 3: 3 draw on Sunday afternoon against Fortuna Dusseldorf announced. You have to look for solutions internally, he said, and that’s Benfica on Tuesday – with Niko Kovac as coach. However, backing seems to be different, although the Bayern bosses have been back in the past few weeks and months, and have confirmed their coach in office. The big question is just how long a top club like Bayern can still afford the sporting misery. In the Bundesliga, the Reds with a meager victory rate of 50% (six wins from twelve league games) occupy only the fifth place in the table and would have missed even for the first time since a perceived eternity, the athletic qualification for the Champions League. Recently, the Munich were even one of the big constants in the most important competition for European club teams, of which witness seven entries in series, in which the five-time overall winner was always to be found among the top eight teams. Are the characters currently on a reboot? Anyway, against favorite opponent Benfica Lisbon (not a single defeat in nine matches so far), a win has seldom been as important as on Tuesday night.
Benfica Lisbon:
Although Bayern are against Benfica Lisbon, according to the odds of bookmakers the big-fisted favorite, the Portuguese smell their chance to bring the previously invincible German record champions for the first time to bring down. This is in any case argued that Benfica could celebrate before the international break a 3-1 away win in Tondela in the Portuguese Primeira League, before last Thursday in the Taca (Portuguese club cup) the dress rehearsal in a 2-1 home win against Arouca also succeeded – mind you 0: 1 deficit, which the Eagles have also proven how much morale in the troop. The fact that Benfica have never been able to get away in Munich so far also puts the team of Rui Vitoria in the comfortable position that the expectations are correspondingly low. Strictly speaking, the two-time Champions League winner from Portugal can only win in Munich by making the most of Bayern’s crisis. All the more it is “Os Encamados” in the cards, that was because of the Cup at the weekend backlash in Portugal, which has allowed Benfica since Friday to prepare for this final in Munich. Will the Eagles once again live up to their reputation as favorite opponents of Bavaria or can they possibly give Niko Kovac the final blow of the neck?
Bayern Munich vs Benfica head to head matches
19.09.18 CL Benfica Bayern Munich 0 : 2
13.04.16 CL Benfica Bayern Munich 2 : 2
05.04.16 CL Bayern Munich Benfica 1 : 0