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Benfica vs St. Liege Prediction & Betting tips
Standard Liège will board a plane this week to Lisbon, to compete there in the Europa League against the Portuguese football giant Benfica. The Belgians are faced with an almost impossible task, because the Portuguese have never lost a Europa League game in their own house.
Benfica:
Benfica may be the last club you want to meet right now. The Portuguese are in top form, and are in the lead in the Primeira Liga with fifteen points from five rounds of play. The last time De Adelaars got off the starting blocks so strongly was in the 1982-1983 season, when they all managed to win their first eleven league matches.
Benfica is therefore full of self-confidence, although the elimination in the playoffs of the Champions League against the Greek PAOK of course remains a bitter pill. However, the men of trainer Jorge Jesus have turned the proverbial page, and in addition to the five victories in a row in their own country, they also managed to win 2-4 at the Polish Lech Poznan last week. This Thursday evening, the Portuguese can therefore take a big step towards European wintering, if they also manage to tie Standard Liège to the winner. The prospects are good, because in the previous 22 Europa League matches in their own Estadio da Luz, the red shirts always remained unbeaten.
Standard:
Standard Liege is currently in the corner where the blows fall. Les Rouches went down twice in a row in the past week. At first, it turned out that on their own Sclessin with a 0-2 defeat, the Walen was unable to cope with Rangers, and last weekend the Walloons were again beaten by STVV: 2-0. French coach Philippe Montanier did not hide his disappointment: ‘This is a bummer, because we miss the opportunity to take the lead in the Jupiler Pro League. Our performance was very poor in all areas. ‘
Yet the setback for Standard Liège did not come out of the blue. The red shirts are ravaged by the corona virus, which means that they will also have to miss several strongholds against Benfica. William Balikwisha, Maxime Lestienne, Nicolas Raskin, Eden Shamir, Moussa Sissako and Abdoul Tapsoba are all in quarantine.