Benfica and Monaco meet again in the UEFA Champions League knockout round playoffs on Tuesday with the home side 1-0 up from the first leg at Stade Louis II last week. The winner at Estadio da Luz will meet either Barcelona or Liverpool in the round of 16, and the Portuguese giants will be the favorites thanks to their success in the principality. Vangelis Pavlidis scored the only goal for Bruno Lage’s men for a fourth win from five games across all competitions.
How to Watch and Odds
- Date: Tuesday, February 18
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Estadio da Luz - Lisbon, Portugal
- Watch: Paramount+
- Odds: Benfica -125; Draw +300; Monaco +290
Team News
Benfica: Al-Musrati might be suspended, but so too is Florentino while Angel Di Maria and Tomas Araujo are injured and expected to miss out.
Possible Benfica XI: Trubin; Santos, Otamendi, Silva, Carreras; Amdouni, Kokcu, Barreiro, Akturkoglu; Pavlidis, Cabral.
Monaco: Al-Musrati is joined by Denis Zakaria and Vanderson in being suspended.
Possible Monaco XI: Majecki; Kehrer, Salisu, Mawissa, Henrique; Camara, Coulibaly; Akliouche, Ben Seghir, Minamino; Biereth.
Prediction
This match will be tight and unpredictable due to absences on both sides. A win over 90 minutes before a penalty shootout success sounds like a realistic scenario. Pick: Benfica 0, Monaco 1 (ASM win on penalties).
