Benfica vs Bayern Munich: UCL Match Preview, Lineups, And Dream11 Team Prediction

SL Benfica will be hosting Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Read the full match preview, lineups, and Dream11 team prediction.

SL Benfica is hosting Bayern Munich today in the group F. Benfica will look to maintain their unbeaten run after defeating Barcelona 3-0 and drawing against Kyiv. Benfica is sitting just behind Bayern Munich with 4 points. On the other hand, the ruthless Bayern Munich are not gonna go easy on Benfica. They took down Barcelona by a 3-0 scoreline and destroyed Kyiv by scoring 5 past them. Read the full match preview, possible lineups, and Dream11 team prediction of SL Benfica vs Bayern Munich on our Fantasy Sports exclusive article. This preview will also help you to build your UCL Fantasy league team as well.

SL Benfica vs Bayern Munich : Group-F UCL Match Details

Date – 21/10/2021

Time – 12:30 am (IST)

Venue – Estádio do SL Benfica - Lisbon

Where to watch in India – Sony Network and Jio TV

Referees – Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)

Assistant referees – Radu Ghinguleac (Romania), Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania)

SL Benfica vs Bayern Munich Team News

SL Benfica Team News:

Jorge Jesus's side is looking to keep their team going forward. They are in tremendous form as they are keeping their winning streak going on. Moreover, SL Benfica is coming into this UCL match after a 2-1 win against Trofense. Benfica will try its best to get the upper hand on Bayern Munich. They already are having a good run in the group stages with victory over Barcelona and a draw against Kyiv. They will be in top form in the upcoming match. SL Benfica is sitting top of Primeira Liga with 7 wins out of their 8 matches. Nunez, Mario, Weigl, Otamendi all are in great shape as they have performed brilliantly in recent few games. So make sure to have some space for them in your Dream11 team.

Suspension:

SL Benfica has all their players available for the upcoming match.

Injuries:

Gilberto, Valentino Lazaro, Haris Seferovic are set to miss out on today's fixture.

Comebacks:

They have all their fit players available.

SL Benfica form in all competitions:

2-1 win against CD Trofense

0-1 defeat against Portimonense

3-0 win against Barcelona

3-1 win against Vitoria SC

3-1 win against Boavista

Bayern Munich Team News:

Bayern Munich has started their season as they always do on a strong note. They are sitting at the top of the Bundesliga. However, Bayern Munich is in top form after beating Bayer Leverkusen by scoring 5 past them this weekend. Julian Nagelsmann's team will look to get the upper hand on Benfica as they already are unbeaten in the group after getting victories over Barcelona and Dynamo Kyiv. Bayern Munich is sitting at the top of Bundesliga with 6 wins out of their 8 matches. Players to look out for are Lewandowski, Gnabry, Muller is looking in great form due to their involvement in recent matches. Therefore don't forget to add them to your Dream11 team.

Suspensions:

Bayern Munich has all its players available without anyone being suspended.

Injury:

Sven Ulreich and Leon Goretzka are set to miss out on today's fixture.

Doubtful:

Alphonso Davies is looking good but might not start in the upcoming match.

Bayern Munich form in all competitions:

5-1 win against Bayern Leverkusen

1-2 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt

5-0 win against Dynamo Kyiv

3-1 win against spVgg Greuther Furth

7-0 defeat against VfL Bochum

SL Benfica vs Bayern Munich: Head to Head

Matches: 8

SL Benfica: 0

Bayern Munich: 5

Draw: 3

Benfica and Bayern Munich have met each other in the Champions League on eight occasions. The Portuguese side has never defeated The Bavarians, who have five wins and three draws in their eight meets. Their most recent matches took place in the 2018/19 season, with Bayern winning both matches by 0-2 and 5-1 in the group stage.

SL Benfica vs Bayern Munich: Possible Lineups

SL Benfica Possible Lineup: 

Odysseas Vlachodimos; Lucas Verissimo, Nicolas Otamendi, Jan Vertonghen; Andre Almeida, Joao Mario, Julian Weigl, Grimaldo; Rafa Silva, Roman Yaremchuk, Darwin Nunez

Bayern Munich Possible Lineup: 

Manuel Neuer; Benjamin Pavard, Dayot Upamecano, Lucas Hernandez, Omar Richards; Marcel Sabitzer, Joshua Kimmich; Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, Leroy Sane; Robert Lewandowski

SL Benfica vs Bayern Munich: Dream11 Team Prediction:

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