Benfica accepts Schalke 04 who have already qualified for the next stage of the tournament.
Benfica needs a victory here and a hope that Lyon will lose the game at home to Hapoel Tel Aviv, something that’s beyond fantasy.
While Benfica proved to be a strong host, winning both home games against Lyon and Hapoel, the team managed to lose all 3 away games.
Schalke did something similar, winning all 3 home games, and losing 1 and tying one away. The team hasn’t scored a goal in 6 away games already in the Champions League. Even if they are to lose this game, the only thing they can lose is the top spot.
Lyon hasn’t lost a home game as well, and it will be odd if they lose their last one.
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As Schalke is horrible at scoring goals away from home for a long time, we can look for the Clean Sheet on Benfica priced at 2.50.
Top scorer for Benfica in this competition is Fabio Coentrao, who’s priced to score first at 23.00 and to score at anytime 9.00. The reason behind the big odds is he is a defender.
Main striker, Óscar Cardozo is priced at 4.75 and 2.10 at anytime.
Although Benfica might has no chances to qualify they owe it to themselves to win this game. Schalke has been disappointing with their away games, so they are a perfect opponent.
Recommended Bet:
Benfica to win @ 1.83 (Bet365)
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