Benfica - PAOK 21.08. Free soccer tips
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Benfica is gradually entering the season, and in the championship of Portugal, everything is already in full swing. So far, the wards of Rui Vitoria look confident enough, but it is unclear how will happen next. In any case, in the previous qualifying round, the "eagles" went past strong Fenerbahce - 1: 0 at home and 1: 1 on the road. And in none of these matches did the Portuguese club look like the second number ...
PAOK still remains without matches of the national championship, which can be good. It was excellent preparation for the match that allowed the wards of Rezvan Lucescu to beat Basel first (2: 1, 0: 3), and then Spartak (3: 2, 0: 0). At the same time, "two-headed eagles of the North" play well enough in defense, and 2 goals from Spartacus - this is the starting jim.
August 21 at 22:00 stadium "Estadio da Luz" in Lisbon, Portuguese Benfica in the first final game of the Champions League qualification will play with the Greek PAOK.
Benfica finished last season with 81 points on the 2nd place in the standings of the Portuguese League Primera. In the off-season, "Eagles" held 3 friendly matches, of which there were 2 wins with 1 draw, and 3 games of the MCH series, of which there were 1 win and 2 losses. In the first round of the new season, the Reds defeated Guimaraes with a score of 3: 2. Benfica began qualifying for the semi-final matches in which the "nice" met with the Turkish Fenerbahce. On the home field, the "eagles" won 1: 0, at home - 1: 1.
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PAOK finished the last championship of the Greek Super League on the 2nd place in the standings with 64 points. The football club from Thessaloniki became the owner of the Greek Cup, beating AEK 2-0. For the preseason period, "Two-headed Eagles of the North" took part in 6 friendly games, of which PAOK won 2, lost 2 and drawn 2. In the quarter-finals of the Champions League qualification, Rezvan Lucescu's wards were played with the Swiss Basel, whom they beat home at home - 2: 1, away 3: 0. In the semi-final qualification the Greeks played with Moscow Spartak, at home they beat opponents 3: 2, away draw (0: 0).
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The last meetings between the teams were held within the framework of the games of the Europa League in 2014. In both matches Benfica defeated on a visit - 1: 0, at home - 3: 0. The current Greeks are much stronger, and the Portuguese are not exactly stronger than 4 years ago. Bet: PAOK will not lose more than 1 goal - F2 (+1.5).
Forecast: F2 (1.5) with a coefficient of 1.73
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Tournament: Champions League. Fourth qualifying round. First matches
BENFIKA (MAIN TRAINER RUY VITORIYA)
September 18 starts the group stage of the new Champions League. Of the thirty-two traditional participants in this stage of the tournament, the names of twenty-six teams are already known. Vacant there are six more vouchers, which will be played in the last, fourth round of the summer qualifying qualification.
We bring to your attention the first duel of the vice champions of Portugal and Greece. At the previous qualifying stage, the opponent of the "Lisbon eagles" was the Turkish Fenerbahce. This two-legged confrontation ended in the final victory of Benfica - 2: 1 (1: 0 and 1: 1).
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At the same time, the Portuguese grandiose with the victory began a new championship of National Letters. In the first round on his "Estadio da Luz" Rui Vitori's team beat Guimaraes (3: 2). True, in this match for fans of the owners was not without hassle. The fact is that leading in the score with a margin of three balls, Benfica very much relaxed, and in the end missed two goals in a row
PAOK (MAIN TRAINER DEVELOPED TO LUCHESKU)
The fact of the sometimes fantastic unpredictability of modern football was very convincingly demonstrated by the third round of qualifying qualification of the Champions League. Indeed, in two pairs with the participation of the two best clubs of the Greek Super League AEK - Celtic and PAOK - Spartak Moscow, the initial favorites were the teams of Brendan Rogers and Massimo Carrera. Therefore, the clubs from Athens and Thessaloniki were pre-designated places in the comforting continental tournament.
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Alas! Before the pain, the primitive game of the grants of Russian and Scottish football sent the original favorites to the Europa League. And the two best clubs of Greece continue to continue their friendly progress on the tournament grid of the Champions League. It should be noted that the new championship of Greece starts only on August 25. Therefore, now the nearest opponent of Benfica is still deprived of much-needed gaming practice .
On Tuesday evening in Lisbon the first match of the final round of the Champions League qualifier between Benfica and PAOK will take place.
The last time these teams met in 2014, when they converged in the playoffs of the LE. Then the "eagles" went on thanks to two victories (0: 1 and 3: 0), but can "two-headed eagles of the North" manage to take revenge?
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In the new season, Benfica has not spent a lot of matches, but the Portuguese championship has already started. In addition, the players of Rui Vitoria calmly passed the previous round of qualification, although they had rivals Fenerbahce - 1: 0 at home and 1: 1 away. Well, it should be noted that in general, the "eagles" demonstrate a very attacking game ...
But PAOK still plays only in the Champions League qualification, and does it quite successfully. So, wards Razvan Lucescu already managed to pass Basel (2: 1 and 0: 3), and after and Spartak (3: 2 and 0: 0). And in all matches, "two-headed eagles of the North" tried to constantly attack, but still had huge problems in the defense ...
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On the eve of the match, the bookmakers fully refer to the victory of Benfica, which is not worth arguing with. The hosts are frankly more powerful, and the guests have too many gaps in the defense. Most likely, the dominant match from the "eagles" is waiting for us, so it's much better to put them on them.
Free prediction for the match Benfica - PAOK: "Victory of Benfica". William Hill bookmaker offers this odds ratio of 1.41.
On the next Tuesday, Benfica in his field in Lisbon will take the Greek PAOK in the first match of the round of the playoff qualification of the Champions League. The Portuguese are the clear favorites of the meeting, but the Greeks must in no case be underestimated, the team of younger Lucescu is perfectly ready for the season, knocked out two very strong opponents from the net, so that the guys from Thessaloniki go to Portugal to give battle.
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Not a bad preparation
Benfica was preparing for the season, playing the matches of the International Champions Cup. These meetings helped the "eagles" in the shortest possible time to qualitatively prepare not only for the games of the national championship, but for the matches of the European Cup. In the third qualifying round, Benfica fought against Fenerbahce, the first match of that opposition was held in Lisbon and brought a minimal victory to the hosts 1: 0, on the road "eagles" defended the necessary draw 1: 1.
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