Bayern Munich was the favourite against the Eagles into this match surely but to won the match was a great challenge for Der FCB. 2′ minute goal by Arturo Vidal saved his team but both team missed lot of attempts which can make different result of the match. The them of Filip Lham played their as usual football and attack again and again but the Eagles goalkeeper was extremely active into this day.
1st leg Highlights –
Portuguese club Benfica will meet German club Bayern Munich in quarter-final of UEFA Champions League 2016-17 in 6 April 2016 Allianz Arena, Munich stadium. Bayern Munich will host 1st leg match of quarter-final and obviously they will get some advantage of home support. Robert Lewandowski is top scorer of Der FCB in this season so lots of things depending on him in this match. Recently Benfica on good form and they have the ability to win this match. Lots of things depending on Benfica defender how they handle Bayern’s forwards on this event. Both teams are champions of their league now and it’s time to see what they do in prestigious tournament Champions League.
Match details:
Match between: Benfica Vs Bayern Munich
Tournament: Champions League
Match type: Quarter-final
Date: 6 April 2016
Time: 8:45pm (CEST), 6:45pm (GMT), 5:45pm (BST), 12:15pm (IST)
Day: Wednesday
- Highlights video will be available here after finishing of the match
Venue details:
Stadium: Allianz Arena, Munich
Address: Werner-Heisenberg-Allee
Seating capacity: 75,000
Established: 2005
TV Channel: SuperSport 5 Africa, TSN5, TSN3, BT Sport Live Streaming, BT Sport 2, Sport TV1, Fox Soccer 2GO USA
Team squad:
Benfica: Lisandro Lopez, Luisao (captain), Ederson, Alex Grimaldo, Nicolas Gaitan, Ljubomir Fejsa, Andreas Samaris, Raul Jimenez, Konstantinos Mitroglou, Julio Cesar, Paulo Lopes, Victor Lindel0f, Jonas, Pizzi, Eduardo Salvio, Goncalo Guedes, Eliseu, Jardel, Silvio, Talisca, Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez, Andre Almeida, Nuno Santos, Renato Sanches, Luka Jovic, Steven Vitoria, Nelson Semedo
Key player: Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez, Andre Almeida, Nuno Santos, Renato Sanches
Bayern Munich: Tom Starke, Mehdi Benatia, Manuel Neuer, Sven Ulreich, Juan Bernat, Philipp Lahm, Serdar Tasci, Rafinha, Jerome Boateng, Thiago, Lucas-Julian Scholl, Xabi Alonso, Attacking Midfielder, Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery, Javi Martinez, Gianluca Gaudino, Douglas Costa, Patrick Weihrauch, Sebastian Rode, Mario Gotze, Robert Lewandowski, Julian Green, Thomas Muller, Karl-Heinz Lappe, Milos Pantovic
Key player: Patrick Weihrauch, Sebastian Rode, Mario Gotze, Robert Lewandowski, Julian Green.
Head to Head:
Match played: 8
Benfica won: 2
Bayern Munich won: 6
Match draw: 0
Last 5 Matches:
Bayern Munich:
19 Mar 2016: FC Cologne 0 – 1 BMH
16 Mar 2016: BMH 2 – 2 Juventus
12 Mar 2016: BMH 5 – 0 Werder Bremen
05 Mar 2016: Dortmund 0 – 0 BMH
02 March 2016: BMH 1 – 2 Mainz
Benfica:
09 Mar 2016 Zenit 1 – 2 Benfica
16 Mar 2016 Benfica 1 – 0 Zenit
08 Dec 2015 Benfica 1 – 2 Atletico Madrid
25 Nov 2015 FC Astana 2 – 2 Benfica
03 Nov 2015 Benfica 2 – 1 Galatasaray
Prediction: Benfica 0-2 Bayern Munich
