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Benfica vs Bayern Munich Prediction & Betting tips
On Tuesday and Wednesday the group phase of the Champions League season 2018/19 will open with the first matchday. In the E Group, the match between Benfica and FC Bayern München takes place at Estadio da Luz. For the new Bayern coach Niko Kovac, the match at Benfica is the debut in the premier class. In eight duels against FCB Benfica has never won: The record stands at three draws and five defeats. In Lisbon there were three divisions and one defeat. In a detailed analysis, the betting base looks ahead to the match between Benfica and Bayern. In the tip we present all important information as well as the best odds for the game.
Benfica Lisbon:
Lisbon qualified for the Champions League group stage for the 14th time this season for the ninth time in a row. After four championships in a row had the Eagles in the last season for the first time again leave the FC Porto in the league NOS. With a gap of seven points, it was only enough for second place in the preseason. While the league rivals Porto and Sporting had remained unbeaten at home, Benfica had suffered two bankruptcies in front of his own audience. They have conceded nine goals in 17 home games, which was the second best value behind the four home opponents of Sporting. On the other hand, Lisbon lost just one game away. Nevertheless, the Eagles with 36 titles are still the record champions in Portugal. As runner-up Benfica had to qualify for the group stage. First, the Eagles prevailed against Fenerbahce Istanbul (1-0, 1-1) and then against PAOK Salonika (1: 1, 4: 1).
There are currently four games played in the highest league in Portugal. Benfica are in first place with three wins and one draw. The goal difference is 10: 3. Since season-wide eleven competitive games Benfica is now without defeat. In the Champions League, Lisbon is undefeated by the successful qualifiers for four games. Before that, there were seven consecutive defeats. In the last season of the premier class, the Eagles were in a group with Manchester United, FC Basel and CSKA Moscow with 0 points bottom of the table. Never before had a team from Portugal been so poor in the group stage in the Champions League. New in the team of Rui Vitoria is this season, among others, Odisseas Vlachodimos. The goalkeeper came in the summer of Panathinaikos Athens, formerly played for the German Under-21 national team and was immediately the new undisputed number one. In the storm Ljubomir Fejsa could already achieve four league goals. Since Nicolas Castillo was injured, allowed in the storm center of the former Frankfurt Haris Seferovic ran. But now the Chilean is fit again.
Bayern Munich :
For the 22nd time in his club’s history, Bayern Munich is in the group stage of the premier class, the first time under coach Niko Kovac. After a very difficult DFB Cup match, as the FCB had prevailed in round one only 1: 0 at the regional league Drochtersen, the record champions under the new coach is now slowly rolling. After a 3: 1 at home against Hoffenheim, a 3-0 at VfB and a 3-1 in the Allianz Arena against Leverkusen, the Munich greet again from the top of the table in the Bundesliga. But in the squad of coach Kovac it is getting tight. On Saturday, World Champion Corentin Tolisso suffered a cruciate ligament and outside meniscal tear in his right knee against Leverkusen. Like his compatriot Coman, who had injured on Matchday 1, Tolisso is now missing Bayern for months.
Rafinha also contracted an inside ligament on Bayer’s left ankle and retired for a few weeks. Leon Goretzka injured in training on Monday in a duel with young professional Maxime Awoudja. Should now also Goretzka fail, the coach would be only 15 field players available. Big rotations should not be expected anymore at Bayern. In the last seven seasons of the Champions League Bayern has always at least reached the quarter-finals. In the last two seasons, however, you dropped out each against Real Madrid. For five away games, the Munich are undefeated in the premier class. In the recent 14 CL away games Bayern could never play to zero.
Benfica vs Bayern Munich head to head matches
13.04.16 CL Benfica Bayern Munich 2 : 2
05.04.16 CL Bayern Munich Benfica 1 : 0