After facing Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the last edition of the Champions League, Benfica receives the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. For the first time for Maccabi since the 2009-2010 season.
Benfica is a team to fear
the team Lisbon He finished his championship in third place. But this season, the club is not to be underestimated. real steam engine, Benfica Today unbeaten in the league with Five victories. without Darwin Nunez went to Liverpool This summer, Lisbon enters a new era with orders from Roger Schmidt. Arrival David Neres And the Julian Draxler Appetite appears Portuguese, who hope to do more than just make up numbers. With a new standard of respect.
in a group with Paris Saint-Germain and the JuventusAnd the Portuguese He should take the most points against that team. Hoping to get a potential qualification.
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– SL Benfica (SL Benfica) 5 September 2022
Maccabi Haifa aims for this feat
third Participation in Champions League to Maccabi. Three preliminary rounds enable them to access The best competitions. Reason for hope Maccabi It was able to prove difficult to maneuver. During their last post, Israeli They suffered defeats in all their meetings, of course, but on a small margin. The coach hopes to maintain this competitiveness, and why not make some good moves starting Tuesday on the floor Portuguese.
absent
Benfica Unreliable Joe Victor And the Lucas Verissimo Straight knee injuries.
Maccabi will travel without Raz Meir hip injury and Mahmoud JaberHe was wounded in the leg.
Possible combinations
- Benfica: (4-2 -3-1): Flashodemos Gilberto, Otamendi, Bruce, Grimaldo Fernandez, Luis Neres, Silva, Mario Ramos
- Maccabi Haifa: (4-1-4-1): Cohen, Eliyahu, Goldberg, Arad, Menahem, Fanny, Muhammed, Levi; David, Rukavitsia – Chibota
