Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Monaco
Match Time & Date:
27/11/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-2
Benfica
Stade Louis II will host Wednesday’s football game between Monaco and Benfica, the two teams sitting in the opposite halves of the standings. Les Rouges et Blancs aim to build on back-to-back wins over Crvena Zvezda and Bologna and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. Even though all Balogun, Coulibaly, Diatta, and Diop miss out with injuries, we are positive that the hosts are going to find the net in the round 5 clash. Breel Embolo is widely expected to lead line for the Ligue 1 outfit.
The Eagles, on the other hand, failed to spoil Bayern Munich’s party at Allianz Arena in their last group game, but given their attacking potential, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. It has to be noted that Benfica crushed Estrela 7-0 in the Taca de Portugal at the weekend. Both Tiago Gouveia and Gianluca Prestianni are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Breel Embolo):
Born in Younde, Cameroon on February 14, 1997, Breel Embolo is a striker who plays for Bundesliga side Schalke 04. Embolo began his youth career at Nordstern back in 2008, but two years later he moved to Old Boys.
In 2010 the Switzerland international joined Basel and he continued playing for the RotBlau at senior level. After scoring 21 goals in 61 appearances for the club in the Swiss Super League, Breel Embolo signed a five-year deal with Schalke 04 in June, 2016 for a fee of €20 million.
The Schalke striker made his Bundesliga debut on August 27 in a 1-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. Speaking of his international career, Breel Embolo has four caps for Switzerland U21 team and he made his senior debut on March 31, 2015 in a 1-1 draw with United States of America. Embolo is very powerful striker, he is technically strong, he has explosive pace and a composed finisher.
Highlighted Team (Benfica):
Member of the ‘Big Three’ clubs in Portugal alongside FC Porto and CP Sporting, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are the football club that has never been relegated from the Primeira Liga. The club is nicknamed Aguias because of the Eagle symbol atop the club’s crest. Benfica play their home games at the Estadio da Luz which replaced the original one in 2003 and which boasts the capacity of more than 64,000. Arguably the most successful club in Portugal, Benfica have won a record of 35 Primeira Liga titles and also a record 25 Taca de Liga and 7 Taca da Liga trophies.
Two-time European Cup winners, Benfica are the club known for their diligent work with youth players, many of which went on to make great careers abroad. The most prominent players to wear a Benfica shirt are legendary Eusebio, Manuel Bento, Jorge Tavares and most recently Javier Saviola, Nuno Gomes, David Luiz and Angel Di Maria.
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