Bayern Munich to Continue Champions League Dominance Against Benfica
Bayern München vs SL Benfica - 02/11/2021
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We have reached the fourth round of fixtures in the 2021/22 Champions League group stage and on Tuesday the 2nd of November we have a meeting between Bayern Munich and Benfica.
The match will take place at the Allianz Arena and the hosts begin the game sitting top of Group E on 9 points, with Benfica in second place on 4 points.
Bayern Munich come into the match on the back of a convincing 5-2 victory at Union Berlin in the Bundesliga on the weekend.
That result leaves them one point clear at the top of the Bundesliga and it was an important result following the shock 5-0 loss at Borussia Monchengladbach in the DFB Pokal last week.
Julian Nagelsmann selected a strong team for that match and it was one of the biggest defeats in the history of the club.
However, one glance at the Champions league this season shows Bayern Munich have been in dominant mood. They started the campaign with an excellent 3-0 win in Barcelona and backed that up with the 5-0 thrashing of Dynamo Kiev at home.
Their most recent fixture in the Champions league was the reverse match against Benfica in Portugal and Bayern Munich cruised to a 4-0 win, although all 4 goals came inside the final 20 minutes.
Trends show Bayern Munich have not lost in 12 of their last 13 matches in the Champions League and they have kept a clean sheet in all of their last 4 Champions League games.
Benfica make the trip to Germany following a 1-1 draw at Estoril in the Portuguese top-flight on the weekend. That result leaves them in third place in the league but they are only one point off the leaders.
However, Benfica have been struggling to win games of late and they have picked up just a single victory from their last 4 matches in all competitions.
The win came away against Vizela in the Primeira Liga and following that match, Benfica were held to a 3-3 draw at Vitoria Guimaraes in the Portuguese League Cup.
Turning to the Champions league and Benfica have remained undefeated in 6 of their last 7 games in the competition. They have lost only one of their last 5 on the road, keeping a clean sheet in each of their last 3.
Team news and Bayern Munich have four players unavailable, with Lucas Hernandez, and Leon Goretzka, Eric Choupo-Moting, and Sven Ulreich on the treatment table.
Benfica travel without Rodrigo Pinho, Andre Almeida, Gil Dias, Valentino Lazaro, and Haris Seferovic.
Despite having a good recent record in terms of avoiding defeat away from home in the Champions league, this is going to be a tough night for Benfica. We expect to see Bayern Munich take control of the match and record a comfortable victory, keeping a clean sheet in the process.
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1
4 - 0
2.96
7°
1.16
1.16
9.00
19.75
-1
1
1
5 - 2(2 - 1)
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