Benfica will face off against Liverpool at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on Tuesday night as both teams look to grind out a good result in this UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first-leg showdown. The Portuguese club suffered a tough 3-2 loss at the hands of Braga last weekend which could drain their confidence ahead of this European clash. In contrast, the Reds managed to secure a 2-0 victory over Watford last Saturday, so we can expect them to fancy their chances of securing a victory in midweek.
Benfica vs Liverpool: Talking Tactics
Nélson Veríssimo will set his team up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and could ask his players to sit deep and defend well before trying to catch the Liverpool defenders off-guard on the counter.
Jurgen Klopp could opt for a 4-3-3 formation and will instruct his men to dominate the game and create enough decent chances in the final third.
Team News
Benfica
Rodrigo Pinho and Lucas Verissimo will definitely miss this game due to injuries. Adel Taarabt is a major doubt for this clash as he is still recovering from an adductor problem.
Benfica Predicted XI
Vlachodimos; Gilberto, Otamendi, Vertonghen, Grimaldo; Silva, Mario, Weigl, Everton; Nunez, Yaremchuk
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Liverpool
Curtis Jones and Joel Matip should be available for selection after they recovered from their respective injuries. Trent Alexander-Arnold could get a start as Klopp opted to rest him on the bench last weekend.
Liverpool Predicted XI
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Jota, Mane, Diaz
Key Men
Benfica
Darwin Nunez will carry most of the goal-scoring workload for Benfica up top. Both Jan Vertonghen and Nicolas Otamendi would need to be at the top of their game if the Portuguese outfit are to earn a result in this midweek contest.
Liverpool
Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz will be expected to stretch the pitch out on the wide areas and cause a lot of problems for the opposition defenders. Both Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold will have to give a good account of themselves on the defensive end of the field if Liverpool are to keep a clean sheet in midweek.
Benfica vs Liverpool: Streaming Links
| Country | Broadcaster |
| United Kingdom | BT Sport 3, talkSPORT Radio UK |
| USA | TUDN USA / Paramount+ |
| India | Jio TV, Sony Liv |
| Canada | DAZN |
| Spain | Movistar+ |
| Italy | NOW TV, Sky Sport 253 |
| Germany | Amazon Prime Video |
| Australia | Stan Sport |
| New Zealand | Spark Sport |
