UEFA Champions League 2022-23: Club Brugge vs Benfica: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

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Published at :February 13, 2023 at 8:20 PM

Modified at :February 14, 2023 at 6:43 PM

UEFA Champions League 2022-23: Club Brugge vs Benfica: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

The Belgian club will host the Eagles in the Round of 16 fixture.

Recently, Club Brugge hasn't consistently displayed their defensive steel. They will be concerned that Club Brugge's defence has been breached in five of their last six games, resulting in the loss of six goals.

In their previous 6 meetings, Benfica have scored a total of 14 goals. Additionally, Benfica has been successful in scoring in each of those contests. They have allowed two goals to fall into their own net during that time. If that tendency ends up continuing in this game, it will be interesting to see how Brugged will find the net.

Kick-off: Thursday, 16-02-2023 1:30 am IST; Wednesday, 15-02-2023 8 pm GMT

Club Brugge form (all competitions): D-D-W-D-D

Benfica form (all competition): W-W-W-D-D

Players to watch

Club Brugge

Roman Yaremchuk

Although Yaremchuk hasn't always been a consistent goal scorer, he is aware of what it takes to overcome opponents, and his presence will be crucial for Burgge against a formidable Benfica team.

Benfica

Goncalo Guedes

Guedes will spearhead Benfica from the front line; he has been an influential player with a huge impact ahead. And his presence has been important for the Portuguese team to score goals in every game. Guedes will be hoping to get on the scoresheet against Brugge.

Injury and team news

Club Brugge manager Scott Parker said Andreas Skov Olsen (hip injury) and Ferran Jutglà (pelvis injury) will be out.

The Benfica manager, Roger Schmidt, has no notable fitness worries going into this game with a completely injury-free club at his disposal.

Predicted lineup

Club Brugge (4-3-3): Mignolet, Mata, Hendry, Mechele, Meijer, Rits, Onyedika, Vanaken, Tajon, Yaremchuk, Lang

Benfica (4-2-31): Vlachodimos; Bah, Silva, Otamendi, Grimaldo, Florentino, Chiquinho, Mario, Neres, Aursnes, Guedes

Prediction

We anticipate it might be stressful for Club Brugge to score against this Benfica club, who we think could score a goal themselves and come out on top. It will be a close game, but Benfica will show their teamwork and prevail in this match.

Prediction: Club Brugge 0-3 Benfica

Telecast details

India: Sony Sports Ten 5 SD/HD, SonyLIV, JioTV

UK: BT Sport

USA: CBS Sports Network.

Nigeria: SuperSport 3

Rajarshi Shukla

After earning a bachelor's degree in mass media, Rajarshi began his career as a sports writer in 2019, driven by his passion for sports journalism. He has been working in the field for over six years. A devoted fan of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Rajarshi has been involved in sports since childhood. Before turning his focus to journalism, he even represented his college at the state level. Along with covering football, he enjoys playing the game, watching movies, and experimenting with new recipes in his spare time, as cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.