Thursday, from 20:00, Benfica will receive the visit of the Germans at Eintracht Frankfurt in a match for the tour of the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals. The match will take place on “Estadio da Luz” in Lisbon.
Without suffering a defeat this calendar year, Eintracht Frankfurt crosses an exceptional season. Besides the fact that the “eagles” in Frankfurt have gone up to the 4th position in the Bundesliga, a position that ensures qualification in the UEFA Champions League groups, they are set to put the “eagles” in Benfica. On the other hand, the hosts in Lisbon are doing the same on the domestic front. According to expectations, Benfica and FC Porto will lead a crazy fight for the title until the last round. In the European adventure, however, Benfica was not so compelling. The Lusitans qualified with a 2-1 overall score against the Turks of Galatasaray, while the previous one, the optimists, needed extra time to eliminate Dinamo Zagreb on “Estadio da Luz”.
In other news, bookmakers are right to see their favorite qualifying on Eintracht Frankfurt. Germans simply go through unstoppable times, play a wonderful football, and it is not at all possible to get a positive result and Thursday evening in Lisbon.
Probable teams:
Benfica (4-4-2): Vlachodimos- Almeida, Dias, Ferro, Grimaldo- Pizzi, Fejsa, Luis, Cervi- Felix, Seferovic
Eintracht Frankfurt (3-5-2): Trapp- Abraham, Hasebe, Ndicka- Costa, Gacinovic, Rode, Fernandes, Kostic- Jovic, Haller
Given the circumstances of this game, we expect a solid evolution of our guests. Building on the solidity, homogeneity and amazing form of the Germans, which continue this upward trend irrespective of the opponent’s name, we think that Eintracht will not lose the “da Luz” confrontation.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.70
