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Red Star Belgrade Benfica Match Analysis

The stakes of the Red Star Belgrade Benfica match

Both teams want to start this Champions League campaign in the best possible way. No advantage at the motivation level

The state of form

Winner of the Champions League in 1991, Red Star has not been in such good shape for many years. The Bosman ruling, which has allowed players to play abroad without restriction since 1995, has done a lot of harm to this institution, which can no longer keep its best players. Present in the group stage of the Champions League last year, the Serbs had made a poor showing by finishing, with 1 point taken in 6 matches, in last place, ahead of Manchester City, Leipzig and Young Boys. On the national scene, however, they had won their 7th title in a row. This season, the Belgrade-based team is already leading the championship with a record of 6 wins and 1 draw after their new victory against Napredak last weekend (2-0). It should be noted that Red Star booked its place in the Champions League by beating the Norwegians from Bodo/Glimt in the preliminary round (3-2 after the two-legged matches).

Winner of this Champions League twice in its history (1961 and 1962), Benfica has not reached the final since 1990. Last year, the Lisbon team finished 3rd in their C1 group, behind Real Sociedad and Inter but ahead of Salzburg. Relegated to the Europa League, they dominated Toulouse and then Rangers before falling to OM in the quarter-finals. Champion of Portugal in 2023, Benfica, however, had to settle for 2nd place in the standings during the previous season (10 points behind Sporting). Eager to perform better this season, Bruno Lage’s men, who replaced Roger Schmidt on September 1, have already let valuable points slip away. Beaten in Famalicao to start (2-0), they then took advantage of the support of their supporters to dominate Casa Pia (3-0) and Estrela (1-0) before conceding the points share to Moreirense just before the international break (1-1). On Saturday, the Lisbon team were however able to win quite largely against Santa Clara (4-1) but they are only 5th in their championship for the moment. No big advantage on the form

Squads for Red Star Belgrade Benfica

For Red Star, it is worth mentioning the absence of Australian international Degenek, injured for a long time and not on the C1 list, and the uncertainty surrounding the presence of potential starting midfielder Lucic, injured since the start of the season. On the other hand, number 1 goalkeeper Glazer made his return last weekend. On the attack front, new recruit Bruno Duarte (4 goals and 2 assists in the league) takes his place but his replacement Ndiaye (4 goals in the league) is also effective. Having arrived at the club this summer, Slovenian international midfielder Elsnik (2 goals in the league) has made a good start. During the off-season, several important players left Belgrade. This is the case for defender Dragovic (Austria Vienna), midfielders Hwang (Feyenoord), Stamenic (Nottingham Forest) and Mijailovic (Al-Wasl) and forwards Bukari (Austin) and Krasso (Paris FC). In the opposite direction, the arrivals included defender Djiga (Basel), midfielders Elsnik (Olimpija), Krunic (Fenerbahce) and Ilic (Troyes) as well as attackers Milson (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Rodriguez (Famalicao), Duarte (Farense), Silas (Stuttgart) and Radonjic (formerly of Benfica). Note the presence in central defense of former Toulouse player Uros Spajic.

On the Benfica side, the solid defender Beste and the interesting striker Tiago Gouveia are missing, recently joined in the infirmary by the former Parisian Renato Sanches. On the other hand, the key midfielder Aursnes is back, while the promising attacking midfielder Schjelderup already made his last weekend. In goal, the Ukrainian international Trubin takes his place, who took the place of Lunin (Real Madrid) in the selection during Euro 2024. He is protected by a central hinge composed of the experienced Otamendi and the very promising Antonio Silva. In midfield, we find the Turkish international Kökçu who could be positioned in support of the Greek Pavlidis (1 goal and 1 assist in the championship). The Argentine legend Di Maria (9 goals and 10 assists in the championship last year) is also a candidate, she who scored last Saturday. This summer, Benfica was forced to let go of Joao Neves (PSG), Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal), Morato (Nottingham Forest) and David Neres (Napoli). Added to this are the departures of forwards Rafa (Besiktas) and Tengstedt (Hellas Verona) and the experienced midfielder Joao Mario (Besiktas). On the other hand, the management has finalized the recruitment of defenders Beste (Heidenheim), Carreras (Man United) and Kaboré (Man City), midfielders Barreiro (Mainz) and Renato Sanches (PSG) and attackers Pavlidis (AZ Alkmaar), Aktürkoglu (Galatasaray), Rollheiser (Estudiantes) and Amdouni (Burnley). Advantage Benfica on paper

Lineups for Red Star Belgrade Benfica

The official line-up of Red Star Belgrade:
Glazer – Mimovic, Djiga, Spajic, Seol – Krunic, Elsnik, Silas Mvumpa – Ivanic, Olayinka, Bruno Duarte.
Absent : Degenek (injured, not on the C1 list), Lucic (injured).
Uncertain : None.

Benfica’s official line-up :
Trubin – Bah, Otamendi, Antonio Silva, Carreras – Di Maria, Kökcu, Florentino Luis, Akturkoglu, Di Maria – Rollheiser, Pavlidis.
Absent : Beste, Renato Sanches, Tiago Gouviera (injured).
Uncertain : None.

The history of confrontations

The only time these two teams met was in the Champions League in the 1984/85 season. Benfica emerged victorious (4-3 after the two-legged matches).

What are the odds of the Red Star Belgrade Benfica prediction?

• Red Star’s victory against Benfica has a probability of 25% with odds of 4.00 at Unibet
• The draw between Red Star Belgrade and Benfica has a 24% chance of taking place according to the match odds.
• Benfica Lisbon victory has a probability of 51% with odds of 1.89 at Unibet

Other parameters to take into account

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Key points of the Red Star Belgrade Benfica match

• This match pits two former Champions League winners against each other, but ambitions are now lower on each side.
• Red Star did not fare well in the last edition of the C1 while Benfica finished 3rd in their group before reaching the quarter-finals of the C3.
• Red Star are playing in a less competitive league than the one Benfica are playing in.
• Benfica’s squad looks stronger on paper.

1N2 predictions of the Red Star Belgrade Benfica match

More accustomed to performing on the European stage in recent years, Benfica should demonstrate their superiority over Red Star Belgrade this Thursday. Benfica Victory

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Benfica should be put in danger by an opponent who is stringing together good results in their championship. Nevertheless, the visitors have the assets to win. (“Benfica win & both teams score” cote @3,20 chez PMU Sport Who offers you your first bet refunded by 100€ in CASH!!! If your bet is lost, you get your 100€ back in REAL MONEY and you can withdraw it directly to your bank account!).

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