Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Benfica
Match Time & Date:
07/03/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
Rangers
Sparkles will be flying when Benfica and Rangers go head to head at Estadio da Luz in what is expected to be an interesting Europa League showdown. The Eagles are low on confidence following an embarrassing 5-0 loss to Porto and, no doubt, they are capable of matching Rangers in front of home fans. Even though there are no fresh injury worries in the home team, pacey forward David Neres should be recalled to the starting XI.
The Gers, meanwhile, suffered a shocking 2-1 loss to Motherwell at the weekend and seeing that Benfica are desperate to make amends for the heart-breaking loss in O Classico, we predict that the visitors are going to return to Glasgow empty-handed. As for the away team, Ross McCausland limped off with injury in the last Premiership match, with January signing Fabio Silva likely to replace him in the starting XI.
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 (Rangers):
Glasgow Rangers are one of the two synonyms for Scottish Football. Glasgow Rangers were founded back in 1872 and they have been playing an important role in the Scottish top flight ever since. The Gers won their 54th Scottish Premier League title in the 2010/2011 season, but winning of European Cup Winners’ Cup trophy in 1972 is considered the club’s biggest success.
Glasgow Rangers defeated Dynamo Moscow in the final of the competition, with the likes of Stein and Johnston (two goals) scoring for the Scottish side. Celtic are considered the club’s biggest rivals and there have always been fireworks when the two teams meet in the Old Firm derby. The likes of Paul Gascoigne, David Weir, Stefan Klos, Chris Boyd, Ian Durrant and Kenny Miller are some of Rangers’ former notable players.
It has to be noted that the Gers welcome their rivals at Ibrox Stadium, the venue with the capacity of 50,817. Rangers’ support is largely drawn from the Protestant Unionist community.
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