Benfica spent a lot of money in the summer, strengthening the squad for the fight for the champion title, returning to the post of head coach Jorge Jesus, but so far all attempts to regain the champion title have not brought success. In the Europa League the Eagles did not experience serious problems. The first line was lost to the Rangers, but the second place was left to Benfica. Lech and Standard did not create a competition. In the Portuguese championship Benfica is currently the fourth in the table. In 19 matches they managed to get only 38 points. Chances for a championship title are minimum. The leader of Sporting has 13 points more. Thus, all efforts of the “eagles” will be thrown into the struggle for a ticket to the Champions League, where their competitors are Braga and Porto, which are one victory away.
The European Cup history of the Red Devils began with the Champions League this season, where the team played in the same group as Istanbul, Leipzig and PSG. It should be noted that the red devils were able to stake out only the third line, which sent the mankunians to the playoffs of the Europa League. In the Premier League Solskjaer’s team has also recently stalled and in the last round lost points with the harmless West Bromwich, before that losing at home with Sheffield United. The team did not beat Arsenal, but defeated Southampton (9:0), which was a complete surprise. By the way, in that game there was a removal in the opponent’s camp.
