Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Benfica
Match Time & Date:
15/02/2024
12:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Toulouse
Following a 2-2 draw with Guimaraes, Benfica will look to return to winning ways when they face Toulouse in the Europa League last 32, first leg. The Eagles have been scoring goals for fun of late and, as a result, the bookies see them as hot favourites to win the first leg. Arthur Cabral is widely expected to return to the starting XI after scoring as a substitute against Guimaraes, while defender Juan Bernat remains on the sidelines with injury.
Les Pitchouns, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Nantes. Toulouse have been struggling at the back in recent weeks and given Benfica’s fine home record, we do not believe that the underdogs are capable of grabbing something from the match. Both Denis Genreau and Zakaria Aboukhlal are out of contention with injuries, speaking of the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Angel di Maria):
Angel Di Maria is a professional footballer who played for Argentine side Rosario Central at the start of his senior career. The left-footed winger is very quick on the ball and he often makes life difficult for opposition defenders. After playing for Benfica between 2007 and 2010, the Argentine superstar signed for Real Madrid on 28 June, 2010 for a fee of €25 million + €11 million in bonuses.
Despite impressing with los Blancos in the 2013/2014 La Liga campaign, the club chiefs decided to sell him to Manchester United on 26 August, 2014. Di Maria was playing below expectations at Old Trafford and he scored three goals in 27 league games for the Red Devils.
In 2015 he moved to Paris Saint-Germain and he scored 10 goals in 29 league appearances for les Parisiens in the 2015/2016 Ligue 1 campaign. In 2014 he won the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid and that is considered the biggest success of his career. Angel Di Maria was born in Rosario on 14 February, 1988.
Highlighted Team (Toulouse):
Toulouse are a professional football club that compete in Ligue 1. Les Pitchouns are well known for their purple jerseys with white stripes and it has to be noted that they used to wear red and yellow jerseys in the past. Toulouse welcome their opponents at Stadium Municipal and the capacity of the team’s home ground is 33.150. Stadium Municipal was used as a venue for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
In 1982 the club secured promotion to the Ligue 1 for the first time ever and you should bear in mind that the likes of Jacques Santini and Daniel Jeandupeux were part of the team. A win over Napoli in the round 1 of the 1986/1987 UEFA Cup is considered one of the club’s biggest success as football legend Diego Maradona played for the Italian team back then, attacker Daniel Jeandupeux scored the winner for Toulouse in the penalty shoot-out. Bordeaux are regarded as the club’s fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in Derby de la Garonne.
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