Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Benfica
Match Time & Date:
23/10/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Feyenoord
Wednesday’s Champions League game at Estadio da Luz pits together Benfica and Feyenoord, the two teams who meet in the elite competition for the first time since March 1972. Back then the Eagles crushed the Rotterdammers 5-1 in Lisbon and Bruno Lage’s troops are seen as favourites to win this match as well. Lage rested several first-team regulars in the Taca de Portugal win over Previdem, but the Portuguese tactician is going to field the best possible side against Feyenoord. Both Renato Sanches and Tiago Gouveia are injured for the hosts.
The Trots van Zuid, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a massive 4-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, with the team beating Girona 3-2 in their second group game. Brian Priske’s men, though, will have a mountain to climb against Benfica, who crushed Atletico Madrid 4-0 at their Estadio da Luz last time out. Both Santiago Gimenez and Chris Nadje are injured for the visiting side.
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 (Feyenoord):
Back in 1908 football club Wilhemina was founded in the pub De Vereeniging and they played their home games in blue-sleeved red shirts and white shorts. The club’s name was changed to Hillesluise in 1909 and soon they became RVV Celeritas.
Finally, in 1912 the club got a name SC Feijenoord. Feyenoord won their first Eredivisie trophy in 1924 and 75 years later they clinched their 14th domestic trophy, finishing the season 15 points clear of second-placed Willem II. De Trots van Zuid play their home games at De Kuip and the capacity of the venue is 51 117.
The club’s fiercest rivals are Ajax and the two teams face each other in der Klassieker. The likes of Craig Bellamy, Gerrard Fox, Wouter Bos and Raemon Sluiter are notable supporters of the club. It is well known that football legends Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullit and Peter Houtman all played for Feyenoord in the past. De Trots van Zuid play their home games in red-white shirts and black shorts.
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