Betting tips for Benfica vs Manchester United - 18.10.2017

Two of the European champions in the UEFA Champions League group stage meet at the Estádio da Luz in the Portuguese capital where the Eagles host Manchester United with José Mourinho.

SL Benfica are going through the worst results since Rui Vitoria will come to the team two seasons ago. The losses of several players that were key in the successes of the last season (the Brazilian Ederson was sold to Manchester City in exchange for 40 million euros, the Swedish central Victor Lindelöf was transferred precisely to Manchester United in exchange for 35 million; lateral right-handed Nélson Semedo left for FC Barcelona for 30.5 million, Kostas Mitroglou was sold to Olympique Marseille) have not been covered by the newcomers, like the Brazilian 'Gabigol'; former Real Sociedad striker Haris Seferovic; Croatian midfielder Filip Krovinovic and left-back Pedro Rebocho.

The Lisbon team has started the Liga NOS achieving 4 victories and a tie in the first 5 days. However, the team lost on their visit to the Boavista (2-1) and tied in the last day before the Marítimo, being 5 points behind the leader, FC Porto. In this Champions League, the Eagles fell on the opening day at home to CSKA Russian (1-2) and was thrashed in Basel (5-0), so this match is key.


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Manchester United are second in the Premier League, adding 20 of the possible 24 points (with 6 wins and two draws in all 8 games played). The team starts the second season with José Mourinho on the bench showing a huge economic potential. The Red Devils have a budget of 523.75 million euros and have already invested 170 million with the signings of Romelu Lukaku (85 million paid to Everton), Swedish central Victor Lindelöf, from SL Benfica in exchange for 35 million, and the Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic from Chelsea. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed that he will play again with the team once he is recovered from his injury. Two are the main losses of the team with respect to the team that won the Community Shield, the EFL Cup and the Europa League last season. The captain, Wayne Rooney, has gone to Everton, the team where he began as a professional; while Belgian winger Adnan Januzaj has been sold to Real Sociedad in exchange for 8.5 million euros.

José Mourinho's men made their debut by beating West Ham (4-0) and Swansea at home (0-4), before beating Leicester at Old Trafford (2-0). The following Saturday they lost a draw in their visit to Bet365 Stadium (2-2 against Stoke City of Jesé Rodriguez), before returning home and beating Everton (4-0). In between, the team debuted in the Champions League with a solid 3-0 win against Basel. This week, the team had no problem eliminating the Burton Albion in the EFL Cup (4-1) and adding a significant victory in Southampton (0-1). Before the break, those of Mourinho won in Moscow in the Europa League (1-4 against CSKA) and thrashed 4-0 to Crystal Palace. Last weekend, the Red Devils tied at Anfield Road (0-0) in the great classic of English football.

They are low for this match Ibrahimovic, Pogba, Fellaini, Carrick and Marcos Red, while Phil Jones is doubtful.

Benfica vs Manchester United Prediction: X/1 4.80

Benfica vs Manchester United betting tip: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.80

Benfica vs Manchester United final score recommendations: 2-110.00