Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Benfica
Match Time & Date:
23/02/2022
21:00
Prediction: 1-3
Ajax
Benfica and Ajax face each other at Estadio da Luz in a highly-anticipated Champions League game. The Eagles booked their place in the last 16 by beating Dynamo Kiev 2-0 in the last group game, but they will have a big fish to fry against the Amsterdammers. Benfica have been anything but impressive in Primeira Liga this season, and given their shaky defence, home win should not be considered.
All Almeida, Lucas Verissimo, Pinho, and Seferovic should miss out with injuries. The Eredivisie champions, on the other hand, impressed in Group C, with the team winning each of six group games. Since Ajax key players Sebastien Haller, Dusan Tadic, and Antony are fit for the first leg, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the away side. Both Klaiber and Brobby are sidelined with injuries, while left-back Tagliafico is a major doubt.
Highlighted Player (Jan Vertonghen):
After spending four years at Ajax, in 2006 Jan Vertonghen signed a loan deal with RKC Waalwijk. The left-footed defender spent one season at Mandemakers Stadion and he returned to Ajax for the 2007/2008 season. The highly rated footballer, who is capable of playing as both centre back and left back, signed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur on 8 July, 2012 and he has been playing for the Premier League outfit ever since.
The Belgian defender scored four goals for the Spurs in the 2012/2013 Premier League season and he made 34 league appearances for the White Hart Lane outfit back then. In the 2015/2016 season Jan Vertonghen and his teammates were producing brilliant displays with Tottenham, but the Spurs eventually finished the campaign in third place in the standings.
Speaking of his international career, Vertonghen made it to both World Cup (2014) and Euro (2016) quarter-finals with the Belgian national team. Jan was born on 24 April, 1987 and his shirt number is 5.
Highlighted Team (Ajax):
Ajax is a Dutch football club that was founded on 18 March, 1900. Ajax are well known for their youth academy, which regarded as one of the best youth football schools in the world. The likes of Johan Cruijff, Edwin van der Sar, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Kluivert, Rafael van der Vaart and Marco van Basten are all products of Ajax’s football academy. The Amsterdammers share a big rivalry with Feyenoord and there have always been fireworks when the two teams face each other in De Klassieker.
During the seventies Feyenoord and Ajax were the only two teams who were capable of winning the domestic trophies, while PSV have been playing an important role in Dutch football in the 21st century. PSV and Ajax are regarded as big rivals as well and the two teams square off against each other in De Topper. Ajax play their home games at Amsterdam ArenA, the stadium that was opened on 14 August, 1996. The Amsterdammers won their fourth European Cup (Champions League) trophy in 1995, beating Milan in the title game in Vienna.
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