Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Benfica
Match Time & Date:
18/08/2021
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
PSV
All eyes will be on Estadio da Luz when Benfica and PSV face each other in the Champions League third qualifying round, return leg. Benfica faced no difficulties in the double-header against Spartak Moscow, but PSV are likely to pose a much bigger threat for the Eagles than their previous rivals. Goncalves returns from a domestic ban, while both Pinho and Vertonghen are likely to miss the game with injuries.
The Dutch vice-champions, on the other hand, rolled over Midtjylland in the double-header to set up a meeting with Benfica. Considering that the Primeira Liga side are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we believe that PSV should wait for their chance in the return leg. Donyell Malen left the club in the summer transfer window, and, in his absence, a man to watch in the away team will be pacey winger Noni Madueke, who impressed in the Dutch Super Cup win over Ajax.
Highlighted Player (Haris Seferovic):
Haris Seferovic is a Swiss international who plays for Primeira Liga club Benfica as a forward. Born in Sursee, Switzerland, on February 22, 1992, Seferovic began his youth career at his hometown club Sursee. In 2004 he moved to Luzern, and he continued his football development at Grasshoppers from 2007 to 2009.
The 189-cm-tall attacker, whose preferred foot is left, made three appearances for the Grasshopper senior team before joining Fiorentina in 2010. Haris Seferovic played for the likes of Xamax, Lecce, and Novara on loan as well before signing a deal with Real Sociedad in the 2013/2014 season.
In the summer of 2014, the Swiss international moved to Eintracht Frankfurt, where he scored 16 goals in 86 appearances in the German top flight. Seferovic, who plays for Benfica nowadays, did well to win the Primeira Liga trophy with the Eagles in the 2018/2019 season. His main position is centre-forward, but he is used as a left winger as well.
Highlighted Team (PSV):
Based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, PSV is a professional football club competing the top flight of the Dutch football, Eredivisie. PSV play their home games at the Phillips Stadium which can accommodate 35,000 people. Over the course of its 100-year-old history, PSV has become one of the country’s Big Three clubs that has dominated Eredivisie along with Ajax and Feyenoord.
Known as a stepping stone for future world-class stars, PSV propelled the likes of Ruud Gullit, Ronald Koeman, Romario, Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy and most recently Arjen Robben. The Boeren (Peasants) as they call themselves take pride in Eindhoven’s status of being a provincial city and never hide their Brabantian heritage which allow them to enjoy their uniqueness in the company of more prominent clubs from Dutch big cities.
The Peasants boast 23 domestic league titles and 9 KNVB Cup trophies. They have also managed two major European titles – European Cup in 1987-88 and UEFA Cup in 1977-78.
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