This Wednesday evening the UEFA Champions League excitement continues in Belgium. Club Brugge welcomes the Portuguese squad, Benfica, to Jan Breydel Stadion to play the 1st leg duel of the ⅛ final.
The Blue-Black squad from Brugge currently sits in the 4th spot in Jupiler Pro League with a total of 42 points after 25 duels.
The Eagles from Lisbon on the other hand are the 1st placed team in Liga Portugal with a total of 53 points after 20 matches.
This definitely means that the hosting crew must show their best in order to win this opening duel against the strong team from Portugal.
Club Brugge KV
The Belgium team competed in Group B against FC Porto, Bayer Leverkusen, and Atletico Madrid. They finished as the second team in the group with a total of 11 points after 6 duels.
But recently, Club Brugge dropped in their form. Namely, in their last 10 Jupiler Pro League, Club Brugge managed to win only one game, followed by 7 draws and 2 defeats.
So tonight they must bring a quality tactical approach and a high determination in order to outscore the talented team from Lisbon.
The players that will not play in tonight’s duel against Chelsea will be:
Andreas Skov Olsen.
SL Benfica
The Eagles were the first standing team in Group H with a total of 14 points. They competed against PSG, Juventus, and Maccabi Haifa. This definitely proves Benfica’s competitive capacity. Also, they end up as the winners in their last 4 duels in Liga Portugal.
Unfortunately, their last challenge was in the Taça de Portugal in which they lost the game against Braga after penalties.
However, Benfica will definitely present an offensive football approach tonight and go for the victory in this opening duel against Club Brugge.
H2H Brief History
Tonight’s head-to-head match-up will be the first one in the history of Club Brugge KV and SL Benfica.
Verdict
We are definitely looking forward to an exciting football match with many goal-scoring chances. The favorite for the victory will be the visiting squad of Benfica because of their great form this season.
Our prediction for this match: Market (1ST HALF – 1X2) Tip: BENFICA LISBON
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