Benfica vs Shakhtar Donetsk PREVIEW & PREDICTION 27/02/2020

Thursday 23 February 20:00, Benfica and Shakhtar Donetsk, UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg match will face. Estadio da Luz Stadium will be hosting the match, which resulted in 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk victory.

Benfica :

Benfica, who lost 2 consecutive losses in the Portuguese Premier League and threatened his leadership seat 12 weeks before the end, was defeated from the field against his two closest rivals Braga and Porto. Reflecting the hard days in the league on the European stage, the host lost 2-1 to Shakhtar Donetsk last week in the first match of the UEFA Europa League Final 32 Round. Bruno Lage and his students, who gave the last exam of the Portuguese Premier League last weekend at Gil Vicente, won 1-0 and stored morale. However, although Benfica ended his longing for the last 3 games, the performance on the European stage will not be enough for the top tour ticket. Benfica will be deprived of Jardel Nivaldo and Gabriel Appelt, who are still injured.

Shakhtar Donetsk :

Shakhtar Donetsk managed to defeat Desena in the last week of the Ukrainian Premier League, while declaring its championship 3 weeks before the last match of the league. Luis Castro and his students, who did not lose a match in the league at the end of 19 weeks, also made an effective start to the European stage and defeated Benfica 2-1 with the goals of Alan Partick and Kovalenko and opened the tour gate. Benfica, who will be the Ukrainian Premier League champion, has left the majority of the tough fixture behind and focused on the European stage after the guaranteed championship. On the Shakhtar front, Dentinho and Manor Solomon are still injured.

Shakhtar Donetsk, who will be on the Benfica road with great morale and the advantage of the score, will complete the rematch match as well.


PREDICTION: Benfica to win @ 1,83

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