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Benfica v Atletico Madrid: UEFA Champions League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats
Date: Wednesday 2nd October, 2024Time: 8:00 pmStadium Estadio da LusReferee Serdar Gozubuyuk (Netherland)Goal Scorer:Team NewsBenficaThe home team will be without the services of Renato Sanches, who picked up a muscle injury back in August. Meanwhile, Tiago Gouveia is also out with a shoulder issue.Benfica will line up in a 4-3-3 formation, where Anatoliy Trubin will be in goal. The back four will be Tomas Araujo, Antonio Silva, Nicolas Otamendi and Alvaro Fernandez Carreras. Silva and Otamendi will take charge in the heart of the defence, while the other two will take care of the flanks.In the centre of the park, Fredrik Aursnes will pair up with Florentino Luis and Orkun Kokcu. They will look to ensure they have a decent share of the ball while not letting the Atletico Madrid midfielders dictating the pace.World Cup winner Angel Di Maria and Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu will feature on the flanks. The duo will provide width as well as look to create goal-scoring chances for Vangelis Pavlidis, who will lead the line for Benfica against Atletico Madrid.Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Trubin; Araujo, Silva, Otamendi, Fernandez; Aursnes, Luis, Kokcu; Di Maria, Pavlidis, AkturkoglouAtletico MadridThe visitors will be without veteran defender Cesar Azpilicueta and Robin Le Normand. The 27-year-old Spanish centre-back suffered a traumatic head injury with subdural hematoma (when blood collects between the skull and the surface of the brain) late on in the Madrid derby. Atletico have confirmed they will follow the guidelines related to such an injury and hopefully, he is back on the pitch soon.Meanwhile, Pablo Barrios is back in training, he is still a doubt for this fixture.Atletico Madrid will go ahead with the 4-3-3 formation for this fixture, where Jan Oblak will be in goal. The back four will consist of Nahuel Molina, Axel Witsel, Jose Maria Gimenez, and Reinildo Mandava. Molina and Reinildo are on the flanks, with Le Normand out injured Witsel with pair up with Gimenez in the heart of the defence.Rodrigo De Paul will start alongside Marcos Llorente and Conor Gallagher in the centre of the park. De Paul and Llorente will give them a strong base, while Gallagher will have the license to go further up the pitch. Antoine Griezmann and Angel Correa should feature on the flanks, while summer signing Julian Alvarez should spearhead the attack.Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Oblak; Molina, Witsel, Gimenez, Reinildo; De Paul, Llorente, Gallagher; Griezmann, Alvarez, CorreaPrediction: SL Benfica 1-3 Atletico Madrid
Date: Wednesday 2nd October, 2024
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Estadio da Lus
Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk (Netherland)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Benfica
The home team will be without the services of Renato Sanches, who picked up a muscle injury back in August. Meanwhile, Tiago Gouveia is also out with a shoulder issue.
Benfica will line up in a 4-3-3 formation, where Anatoliy Trubin will be in goal. The back four will be Tomas Araujo, Antonio Silva, Nicolas Otamendi and Alvaro Fernandez Carreras. Silva and Otamendi will take charge in the heart of the defence, while the other two will take care of the flanks.
In the centre of the park, Fredrik Aursnes will pair up with Florentino Luis and Orkun Kokcu. They will look to ensure they have a decent share of the ball while not letting the Atletico Madrid midfielders dictating the pace.
World Cup winner Angel Di Maria and Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu will feature on the flanks. The duo will provide width as well as look to create goal-scoring chances for Vangelis Pavlidis, who will lead the line for Benfica against Atletico Madrid.
Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Trubin; Araujo, Silva, Otamendi, Fernandez; Aursnes, Luis, Kokcu; Di Maria, Pavlidis, Akturkoglou
Atletico Madrid
The visitors will be without veteran defender Cesar Azpilicueta and Robin Le Normand. The 27-year-old Spanish centre-back suffered a traumatic head injury with subdural hematoma (when blood collects between the skull and the surface of the brain) late on in the Madrid derby. Atletico have confirmed they will follow the guidelines related to such an injury and hopefully, he is back on the pitch soon.
Meanwhile, Pablo Barrios is back in training, he is still a doubt for this fixture.
Atletico Madrid will go ahead with the 4-3-3 formation for this fixture, where Jan Oblak will be in goal. The back four will consist of Nahuel Molina, Axel Witsel, Jose Maria Gimenez, and Reinildo Mandava. Molina and Reinildo are on the flanks, with Le Normand out injured Witsel with pair up with Gimenez in the heart of the defence.
Rodrigo De Paul will start alongside Marcos Llorente and Conor Gallagher in the centre of the park. De Paul and Llorente will give them a strong base, while Gallagher will have the license to go further up the pitch. Antoine Griezmann and Angel Correa should feature on the flanks, while summer signing Julian Alvarez should spearhead the attack.
Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Oblak; Molina, Witsel, Gimenez, Reinildo; De Paul, Llorente, Gallagher; Griezmann, Alvarez, Correa
Prediction: SL Benfica 1-3 Atletico Madrid
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