Benfica will take on Liverpool in Champions League on Wednesday, 06 April 2022 at 00:30 AM IST
Benfica will face Liverpool in the quarterfinal round game of the UEFA Champions Leagueat Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon in Portugal. In the last encounter of the Primeira Liga, Benfica faced an embarrassing 3-2 defeat against Sporting Braga.
On the other hand, Liverpool secured an easy 2-0 win against Watford in their last Premier League game. After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, away side Liverpool are the clear favourites to secure a win in the encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.
Benfica (BEN) Team Updates:
Odysseas Vlachodimos will probably do the Goal Keeping for his team
Alejandro Grimaldo will be the Defender his team.
Alejandro Grimaldo is having top most fantasy points in this series.
Julian Weigl will be the Mid-Fielder
Liverpool (LIV) Team Updates:
Alisson Becker will probably do the Goal Keeping for his team
Andrew Robertson will be the Defender his team.
Thiago Alcantara will be the Mid-Fielder
Top picks
Mohamed Salah: Liverpools attacking forward has scored 8 goals in the Champions League this season. He has also scored 20 goals and claimed 10 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 3.0 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 82. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasyteams.
Darwin Nunez: Benficas attacking forward has scored 4 goals in the Champions League this season. He has also managed to score 21 goals and 3 assists in the Primeira Liga this season. He has an average of 1.4 shots per game on goal with a successful passingpercentage of 57. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.
Sadio Mane: Liverpools attacking forward has scored 2 goals in the Champions League this season. He has also managed to score 12 goals along with an assist in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.5 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 86. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.
Rafa Silva: Benficas forward has scored a goal in the Champions League this season. He has also managed to score 8 goals and provided 15 assists in the Primeira Liga thisseason. He has an average of 1.0 shots per game on goal with a successful passingpercentage of 80. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.
Head to Head record
Benfica: 3Liverpool: 1 Draw: 0
Live Telecast:
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports
Fantasy Tips
In Goal Keeping, Odysseas Vlachodimos is the best choice.
Liverpool team has the upper hand over Benfica team. So try to pick more players from Liverpool
Small League Must Picks:
BEN: Alejandro Grimaldo [134 points], Odysseas Vlachodimos [127 points] LIV: Mohamed Salah [455 points], Jordan Henderson [218 points]
Grand League Risky Picks:
BEN: Henrique Pereira Araujo [0 points], Samuel Soares [0 points] LIV: Joseph Gomez [40 points], Thiago Alcantara [85 points]
Benfica Key Players:
Diogo Goncalves
Goncalo Ramos
Julian Weigl
Darwin Nunez
Nicolas Otamendi
Alejandro Grimaldo
Odysseas Vlachodimos
Liverpool Key Players:
Virgil van Dijk
Diogo Jota
Andrew Robertson
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Sadio Mane
Mohamed Salah
Best Choice for Captain and Vice-Captain:
Diogo Goncalves
Darwin Nunez
Nicolas Otamendi
Odysseas Vlachodimos
Diogo Jota
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Sadio Mane
Mohamed Salah
Injury/unavailable
Benfica Football Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Liverpool Football Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Squads
Benfica Squad:
Odysseas Vlachodimos(GK), Alejandro Grimaldo, Nicolas Otamendi, Jan Vertonghen, Gilberto Moraes, Adel Taarabt, Julian Weigl, Diogo Goncalves, Goncalo Ramos, Everton Soares, Darwin Nunez, Rafa Silva, Paulo Bernardo, Pedro Alvaro, Roman Yaremchuk, Valentino Lazaro, Felipe Rodrigues, Joao Mario, Rafael Brito, Leo Kokubo, Andre Magalhaes Almeida, Lucas Verissimo, Tomas Araujo, Henrique Pereira Araujo, Haris Seferovic, Gil Dias, Nemanja Radonjic, Mile Svilar(GK), Souahilo Meite, Samuel Soares(GK), Rodrigo Pinho, Helton Leite(GK)
Liverpool Squad:
Alisson Becker(GK), Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Sadio Mane, Fabinho, Naby Keita, Thiago Alcantara, Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, Jordan Henderson, Luis Diaz, Ibrahima Konate, Joseph Gomez, Konstantinos Tsimikas, James Milner, Roberto Firmino, Curtis Jones, Caoimhin Kelleher(GK), Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Harvey Elliott, Tyler Morton, James Norris, Divock Origi, Melkamu Frauendorf, Conor Bradley, Takumi Minamino, Billy Koumetio, Marcelo Pitaluga(GK), Max Woltman, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Adrian(GK), Owen Beck, Kaide Gordon, Rhys Williams, Loris Karius(GK)