Benfica ended up in a very difficult Champions League group. The team, then led by Jorge Jesus, had to fight for a ticket to the playoffs with Bayern, Barcelona and Dynamo Kyiv. Obviously, the Eagles weren’t the favorites even in the fight for second place, but in the end they managed to take advantage of the Barcelona crisis and finished second, being ahead of the blue garnets by one point. In the championship of Portugal, Benfica has not justified the hopes of the fans. Under the leadership of Nelson Verissimo, the Eagles are only third in the table after 23 rounds. There is already a gap of 12 points behind the leader Porto, which will be very difficult to overcome, the second Sporting went ahead by six points and Benfica is still able to fight for silver.
Leeds started confidently in the English League Cup, where the team successfully passed the first stages, but stopped at the 1/8 final stage, losing to London’s Arsenal. The start in the FA Cup turned out to be unsuccessful. The “peacocks” lost already at the first stage to the formidable “West Ham” (0:2). In the Premier League championship, Marcelo Bielsa has five wins and eight peaceful outcomes, which brought 23 points and 15th place in the standings. It is impossible not to note the weak performance of the team in the attack line, which differed only 27 times. In the last three rounds the Whites lost to Newcastle (1:0), drew with Aston Villa (3:3) and could not cope with Everton (0:3) on the road. Bamford, Calvin, Cooper, Gelthard, Strake and Shackleton, who has a leg injury, will not be able to play today. More accurate winning prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
