It's Champions League time and the hopeful contenders are Benfica and Inter

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 11.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (64642 seats)

The first of two encounters in the Champions League Quarter-finals, as the hometeam Benfica will try to edge Inter in their own ballpark.

Inter have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Benfica form and stats

Benfica participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Liverpool.

Home games in the Liga Portugal have been a walk in the park for Benfica so far, with 37 points won from 14 matches; 12 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Benfica has performed like this (both home and away): 10 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.

Benfica's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Porto. Bah, defender, was given a rating of 7.34/10 in that game, top of the team. Bah hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Rio Ave and winning 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Benfica handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Benfica are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Portugal match at Chaves awaits in four days.

It's goals goals goals for Benfica who have scored 43 goals from 14 league home games. Benfica are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 14 matches.

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Inter form and stats

Inter was sent out of Champions League in the 8th finals last season, when Liverpool turned out to be too strong.

5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Inter playing as the away team in the Serie A this season. Total Champions League statistics for Inter: 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

Inter has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Salernitana for a 1-1 draw. Gosens got a match rating of 8.32 in that game, top player of the team. Gosens scored one goal and hit four key passes.

Before that, 1-1 away against Juventus in the Coppa Italia.

After this away game Inter return home for a Serie A game against Monza. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Inter are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 14 away games so far. As for defending, Inter rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 25 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

BenficaJ. Naval da Costa Eduardo
J. Naval da Costa Eduardo
17 goals
InterL. Martínez
L. Martínez
14 goals

Benfica missing players

Inter missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benfica Inter
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   13 25
19 8   Won W   5 14
3 1   Drew D   6 6
3 2   Lost L   2 5
56 27   Scored S   20 36
17 9   Conceded C   10 15
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 92%
84% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 52%
52% 64%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 32%
28% 45%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   15% 16%
16% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 4%
40% 55%   BTTS BTTS   54% 36%
52% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 48%
8% 9%   Failed to Score F T   23% 24%
 
6.5 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   7.3 6.5
3.4 3.6   Corners against (avg) C A   3.5 3.6
1.6 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2
2 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
15 15.7   Shots (avg) S (   17.4 15.5
6.5 6.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.8 5
35% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   20% 25%
 
8.4 7   Shots against (avg) S A   10.6 10
2.6 1.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.6 3.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 27 23 2 2 68 16 14 12 1 1 43 12 13 11 1 1 25 4 52 71
2 Porto 27 20 4 3 58 18 13 11 0 2 36 9 14 9 4 1 22 9 40 64
3 Sporting Braga 26 19 2 5 56 23 12 8 2 2 23 6 14 11 0 3 33 17 33 59
4 Sporting CP 26 17 3 6 52 23 13 11 0 2 35 7 13 6 3 4 17 16 29 54
5 Arouca 26 11 8 7 30 32 13 7 2 4 19 16 13 4 6 3 11 16 -2 41
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 27 12 5 10 26 31 14 8 3 3 14 10 13 4 2 7 12 21 -5 41
7 Vizela 27 11 5 11 31 28 13 5 2 6 15 14 14 6 3 5 16 14 3 38
8 Casa Pia 26 11 5 10 23 27 13 6 3 4 12 9 13 5 2 6 11 18 -4 38
9 Famalicao 26 10 3 13 25 33 13 7 1 5 13 10 13 3 2 8 12 23 -8 33
10 Boavista 27 9 6 12 32 45 14 6 5 3 18 18 13 3 1 9 14 27 -13 33
11 Rio Ave 26 9 6 11 25 29 13 7 1 5 14 10 13 2 5 6 11 19 -4 33
12 Chaves 26 8 8 10 27 33 13 3 5 5 15 17 13 5 3 5 12 16 -6 32
13 Gil Vicente 26 8 6 12 26 32 13 4 5 4 11 11 13 4 1 8 15 21 -6 30
14 Portimonense 26 8 2 16 18 33 13 5 2 6 10 12 13 3 0 10 8 21 -15 26
15 Estoril 26 7 4 15 22 39 13 4 2 7 12 22 13 3 2 8 10 17 -17 25
16 Maritimo 26 5 4 17 21 49 13 4 2 7 14 18 13 1 2 10 7 31 -28 19
17 Pacos de Ferreira 26 4 5 17 19 43 13 2 2 9 9 23 13 2 3 8 10 20 -24 17
18 Santa Clara 27 3 6 18 17 42 14 2 4 8 13 26 13 1 2 10 4 16 -25 15
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Napoli 29 24 2 3 66 21 14 11 1 2 33 13 15 13 1 1 33 8 45 74
2 Lazio 28 16 7 5 44 19 14 8 3 3 23 12 14 8 4 2 21 7 25 55
3 Milan 29 15 7 7 48 36 14 9 3 2 28 17 15 6 4 5 20 19 12 52
4 Inter 29 16 3 10 48 33 15 11 0 4 27 8 14 5 3 6 21 25 15 51
5 Roma 28 15 5 8 38 26 14 9 1 4 20 9 14 6 4 4 18 17 12 50
6 Atalanta 28 14 6 8 47 32 13 6 3 4 24 16 15 8 3 4 23 16 15 48
7 Juventus 28 18 5 5 46 22 15 11 3 1 34 12 13 7 2 4 12 10 24 44
8 Fiorentina 28 11 7 10 33 31 14 6 4 4 19 19 14 5 3 6 14 12 2 40
9 Bologna 28 11 7 10 36 36 15 7 5 3 20 10 13 4 2 7 16 26 0 40
10 Udinese 28 9 11 8 37 34 13 4 7 2 22 15 15 5 4 6 15 19 3 38
11 Torino 28 10 8 10 30 34 13 5 4 4 11 12 15 5 4 6 19 22 -4 38
12 Sassuolo 28 10 7 11 36 41 14 6 3 5 18 16 14 4 4 6 18 25 -5 37
13 Monza 28 9 7 12 32 39 15 5 4 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 13 21 -7 34
14 Empoli 29 7 11 11 25 36 14 5 4 5 13 15 15 2 7 6 12 21 -11 32
15 Salernitana 29 6 11 12 33 49 15 4 5 6 20 21 14 2 6 6 13 28 -16 29
16 Lecce 29 6 9 14 25 35 14 2 6 6 14 19 15 4 3 8 11 16 -10 27
17 Spezia 28 5 10 13 24 44 15 3 8 4 16 21 13 2 2 9 8 23 -20 25
18 Hellas Verona 28 4 7 17 22 42 14 4 2 8 15 22 14 0 5 9 7 20 -20 19
19 Sampdoria 28 3 6 19 16 47 14 1 4 9 6 19 14 2 2 10 10 28 -31 15
20 Cremonese 28 1 10 17 23 52 14 1 3 10 8 25 14 0 7 7 15 27 -29 13

Inter:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Napoli 29 24 2 3 66 21 14 11 1 2 33 13 15 13 1 1 33 8 45 74
2 Lazio 28 16 7 5 44 19 14 8 3 3 23 12 14 8 4 2 21 7 25 55
3 Milan 29 15 7 7 48 36 14 9 3 2 28 17 15 6 4 5 20 19 12 52
4 Inter 29 16 3 10 48 33 15 11 0 4 27 8 14 5 3 6 21 25 15 51
5 Roma 28 15 5 8 38 26 14 9 1 4 20 9 14 6 4 4 18 17 12 50
6 Atalanta 28 14 6 8 47 32 13 6 3 4 24 16 15 8 3 4 23 16 15 48
7 Juventus 28 18 5 5 46 22 15 11 3 1 34 12 13 7 2 4 12 10 24 44
8 Fiorentina 28 11 7 10 33 31 14 6 4 4 19 19 14 5 3 6 14 12 2 40
9 Bologna 28 11 7 10 36 36 15 7 5 3 20 10 13 4 2 7 16 26 0 40
10 Udinese 28 9 11 8 37 34 13 4 7 2 22 15 15 5 4 6 15 19 3 38
11 Torino 28 10 8 10 30 34 13 5 4 4 11 12 15 5 4 6 19 22 -4 38
12 Sassuolo 28 10 7 11 36 41 14 6 3 5 18 16 14 4 4 6 18 25 -5 37
13 Monza 28 9 7 12 32 39 15 5 4 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 13 21 -7 34
14 Empoli 29 7 11 11 25 36 14 5 4 5 13 15 15 2 7 6 12 21 -11 32
15 Salernitana 29 6 11 12 33 49 15 4 5 6 20 21 14 2 6 6 13 28 -16 29
16 Lecce 29 6 9 14 25 35 14 2 6 6 14 19 15 4 3 8 11 16 -10 27
17 Spezia 28 5 10 13 24 44 15 3 8 4 16 21 13 2 2 9 8 23 -20 25
18 Hellas Verona 28 4 7 17 22 42 14 4 2 8 15 22 14 0 5 9 7 20 -20 19
19 Sampdoria 28 3 6 19 16 47 14 1 4 9 6 19 14 2 2 10 10 28 -31 15
20 Cremonese 28 1 10 17 23 52 14 1 3 10 8 25 14 0 7 7 15 27 -29 13

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.