Boasting a comfortable 2-0 advantage from the first leg, Benfica welcome Club Brugge to the Estadio da Luz for the second portion of their Champions League last-16 affair on Tuesday night.
Second-half strikes from Joao Mario and David Neres gave the Eagles a healthy cushion in Belgium three weeks ago, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
BENFICA vs. CLUB BRUGGE
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BENFICA
Out: Julian Draxler (ankle), Mihailo Ristic (muscle)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Vlachodimos; Bah, Otamendi, A. Silva, Grimaldo; Aursnes, Florentino; Mario, R. Silva, Neres; Ramos
CLUB BRUGGE
Out: Andreas Skov Olsen (illness)
Doubtful: Jack Hendry (quadriceps)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Mignolet; Mata, Mechele, Sylla, Meijer; Odoi, Onyedika; Buchanan, Vanaken, Lang; Jutgla
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Written by
Ben Knapton
Ben Knapton
