Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Benfica
Match Time & Date:
11/12/2024
21:00
Prediction: 1-0
Bologna
Benfica will look to extend their winning run to six games in all competitions when they take on Bologna in the Champions League round 6. The Eagles defeated Monaco on the road in their last game in the elite competition, but they do not want to stop now. As Bruno Lage should have a full squad to choose from for Wednesday’s clash, home win should definitely be considered.
Turkey midfielder Orkun Kokcu is back from the Primeira Liga ban. The Rossoblu, on the other hand, head into the Champions League game following a 2-2 draw with Juventus. Bologna have been showing signs of improvement of late, but seeing that Benfica have turned their Estadio da Luz into a real fortress, home win should be considered. All Aebischer, Cambiaghi, El Azzouzi, Lykogiannis, and Orsolini miss out with injuries, adding to their woes. The two sides meet for the first time in the Champions League.
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 (Bologna):
Bologna FC 1909 is an Italian football club founded in 1909 and playing in the Serie A. The club hosts its games in the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara which holds a capacity of 40500 seats. The stadium is named after their former chairman. The club plays its home games in the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara since 1927.
The club colors of Bologna are blue and red and is one of the most successful football clubs in Italy winning the Serie A 7times and the Coppa Italia 2 times in the clubs history. Lately Bologna is not performing like their glory times anymore. The club is often relegated to the Serie B but manages to get back to the Serie A on and off. Another important person in the club is Joey Saputo, Canadian but with Italian roots, which is owner of Bologna.
Well known football players that wore the blue red colors of Bologna in their career are: Falcone, Dokovic, Nakata, Gillet, Pagliuca, Vieri and Zagorakis.
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