Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Salzburg
Match Time & Date:
12/12/2023
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
Benfica
Red Bull Arena will host Tuesday’s Champions League game between Salzburg and Benfica, the two teams who are fighting for a spot in the Europa League knockout stages. The Red Bulls did well to hold Real Sociedad to a goalless draw at Reale Arena and, as a result, they are only one point away from securing a top-three finish in Group D. All Solet, Terzic, and Kjaergaard should miss out with injuries for the home side.
The Eagles, on the other hand, are having a campaign to forget, with the team collecting only one point in the process. As Salzburg have been in a fine form of late, beating all Hartberg, Wolfsberger, and Rapid Vienna in the national championship, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home side. Antonio Silva is banned for the Portuguese outfit, while all Bah, Bernat, and David Neres remain in the recovery room.
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 (Salzburg):
Salzburg are a professional football club that compete in Austrian Bundesliga. The club’s main sponsors are Red Bull and, as a result, they are well known under the name of the Red Bulls. The club was founded on 13 September, 1933 and they won their first Austrian Bundesliga trophy in 1994.
Salzburg quickly established themselves as the dominant force in the national championship and they are the most successful Austrian club in the 21st century. It has to be noted that they won their tenth Austrian Premier League trophy in 2016, finishing the season nine points clear of second-placed Rapid Wien.
The Red Bulls welcome their rivals at Red Bull Arena, the stadium that was opened on 8 March, 2008. The capacity of the venue is 31 895. Salzburg participated in the 1993/1994 UEFA Cup final, but Italian side proved to be a big catch for the Austrian outfit. Inter recorded a 2-0 win over Salzburg in the final (on aggregate).
