Behind Liverpool and Sporting, Monaco is third in this Champions League. After its victory against Barcelona, the Rock players had a rather affordable schedule with Zagreb, Red Star Belgrade and Bologna. The level will be higher against Benfica, but the Monegasques can count on their nuggets. In full swing, young Eliesse Ben Seghir and Maghnes Akliouche could make the difference this evening.
Despite winning two victories to start their campaign, Benfica then suffered two setbacks. Angel Di Maria's teammates will try to win against Louis II. 19e of the Champions League, the Portuguese want to take points to remain among the qualified teams.
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The probable compositions
Benfica : Trubin – Carreras, Otamendi, Araujo, Bah – Aursnes, Florentino – Akturkoglu, Kokcu, Di Maria – Pavlidis
Coach: Joao Pereira
Monaco : Majecki – Caio Henrique, Kehrer, Singo, Vanderson – Camara, Magassa – Akliouche, Golovin, Ben Seghir – Embolo
Coach : Adi Hütter
