If Benfica really wants to, they can win 0-6 or so but they will calm down the game now, I think. Also it's important to inform that they still have some key players injuried like Jonas, Grimaldo, Horta and Rafa is not fit yet (maybe he will play 15 minutes today)
@hellreaper They played really effective football. Certainly addressed Besiktas' key weaknesses at back. Great performance, but that atmosphere drains your spirit and 2nd halves are where Besiktas really shine with a very good tactician as manager.
Rafa is back althought he isn't totally fit yet...With time Benfica is starting to recouver the key players they were missing so far...And when all get recouvered it will become a very strong team
@papaitucano Benfica are in very good form. Lost only to Napoli in Italy in recent fixures. Got only 3 draws, etc. On the other hand Besiktas have won against Napoli and drew in Portugal and are unbeaten this season, one of the few in Europe for that matter. Considering they are beasts at home this is going to be a very unpredictable game. I can see an easy 1-3 as well as 3-1 as the outcome. The safest bet here will be both to score IMHO. If first half ends as a draw, bet on Besiktas, they make very good game changing moves in the second half.
@papaitucano I wanted to say It´s impossible Benfica WIN this game, but EVERYTHING is possible, especially that it's the most unpredictable game of CL this week.
@afx Is not so unpredictable like you say.. besiktas have a good perfomance in home, but is not too strong like some people think, my opinion is the same, benfica have the key players in the middle to stop besiktas constrution.
Four times woodwork. The curse of Béla Guttmann goes on...
wow what a comeback !!! 3.3 crazy game
Istanbul effect
If Benfica really wants to, they can win 0-6 or so but they will calm down the game now, I think. Also it's important to inform that they still have some key players injuried like Jonas, Grimaldo, Horta and Rafa is not fit yet (maybe he will play 15 minutes today)
@hellreaper The calming down worked like a charm, didn't it?
@BeautifulLoser Yeah, I kind of predicted it but Benfica is very strong with all these key players missing
@hellreaper Benfica is a good team. Has been a good team most of the times. But they are kind of unlucky sometimes.
@hellreaper They played really effective football. Certainly addressed Besiktas' key weaknesses at back. Great performance, but that atmosphere drains your spirit and 2nd halves are where Besiktas really shine with a very good tactician as manager.
4 shots on the post? hell that's so unlucky could've been 7.0
@FouziMadridsto17 haha no xD 3 of them were in the same attack but it was kind of funny, go check the video!
@FouziMadridsto17 actually they hit the post 3 times in the same play before the 3rd goal so not really
3 goals and 4 shots on the post. definition of slaughter
@SmoothJitsu253 Agreed. But from 3-0 to 3-3 is the definition of dumbness.
both to score and Benfica win. Besiktas are parent club of guests, so should sell it to them, 1-2
Besiktas wins first HT 1-0, then it ends DRAW 1-1 | 1-X
Besiktas 1-0 Benfica FT
Home Win, 2-1 for Besiktas, Aboubakar/Quaresma to score. This would be a cracker of a match.
Report this Dennis_3 to be blocked from posting his crap here please. It's boring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rafa is back althought he isn't totally fit yet...With time Benfica is starting to recouver the key players they were missing so far...And when all get recouvered it will become a very strong team
Fejsa isn't injured anymore and he is with the team in Istambul. However, he's still a doubt in the starting XI.
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@afx 2 out of 3 and both wrong, good prediction ... ;-)
@neumi17 there was draw - are you blind? or stupid?
It´s impossible Benfica loose this game. 100% X2
@papaitucano Benfica are in very good form. Lost only to Napoli in Italy in recent fixures. Got only 3 draws, etc. On the other hand Besiktas have won against Napoli and drew in Portugal and are unbeaten this season, one of the few in Europe for that matter. Considering they are beasts at home this is going to be a very unpredictable game. I can see an easy 1-3 as well as 3-1 as the outcome. The safest bet here will be both to score IMHO. If first half ends as a draw, bet on Besiktas, they make very good game changing moves in the second half.
@Intrepid_Fox or like a 2-2(3) Talisca will not score in this match :D
@papaitucano I wanted to say It´s impossible Benfica WIN this game, but EVERYTHING is possible, especially that it's the most unpredictable game of CL this week.
@afx Is not so unpredictable like you say.. besiktas have a good perfomance in home, but is not too strong like some people think, my opinion is the same, benfica have the key players in the middle to stop besiktas constrution.