Benfica to comfortably reach the CL group stage
Benfica have a two-goal advantage in their UEFA Champions League qualification play-off clash with Dynamo Kyiv and will be firm favourites to finish the job at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon on Tuesday night. Read our preview here:
Had their Gil
Having reached the quarter finals of last year's tournament and put up a serious fight against Liverpool, hopes will be reasonably high that they can at least progress from this point into the knockout stage, regardless of their group configuration. Domestically, new manager Roger Schmidt will be targeting an improvement on third, and the nascent campaign has seen them win their opening two Primeira Liga matches. An unlikely source of goals thus far has been Brazilian right-back Gilberto, who has netted in both competitions. Defensively stout and a threat down the flank, he'll prove difficult for his adversaries to surmount.
I need a Heorhiy
Ukrainian football has naturally taken a back seat so far this year due to events in the country, and it would be a remarkable story if Bilo-syni could overturn their deficit from the first leg. What's more likely is that goalkeeper Heorhiy Bushchan will be the busier of the two custodians. The experienced international must be a rampart between the sticks and the instigator of swift counter-attacks for Mircea Lucescu's side to have any realistic chance of progression.
Betting tip
bet365 have odds of 2.00 for a Benfica win on the night with only the hosts scoring.
