Fenerbahce
vs
Benfica Lisbon
Kick-off
18:00 GMT
14 August 2018
After the Premier League kicked off at the weekend, the attention soon switches to the second legs of the final stage of Champions League qualification. Fenerbahce were beaten 1-0 away from home against Benfica in the first leg, the second leg is on Tuesday.
Before their meeting last week, the sides had met twice in the Europa League back in 2013. Fenerbahce won the first leg of the semi-final 1-0 but they were beaten 3-1 by the Portuguese giants in the second leg, Benfica went on to lose 2-1 in the final against Chelsea. Two of the three fixtures have finished 1-0 to the home side.
The hosts need to score at least one on Tuesday so they must adopt an attacking approach. They are without Salih Ucan, Ismail Köybasi and Aatif Chahechouhe for the clash. Latest matches: Fenerbahce
11.08.2018
Supe
Fenerbahce
Bursaspor
2:1
W
07.08.2018
UEFA
Benfica Lisbon
Fenerbahce
1:0
L
01.08.2018
Club
Fenerbahce
Cagliari Calcio
2:1
W
27.07.2018
Club
Altinordu
Fenerbahce
1:1
D
21.07.2018
Club
Fenerbahce
Feyenoord Rotterdam
3:3
D
The visitors will try to hold out for as long as possible without conceding whilst also attempting to snatch a goal on the counter-attack. Jonas, Tyronne Ebuehi and Filip Krovinovic are unavailable through injury. Latest matches: Benfica Lisbon
10.08.2018
Prim
Benfica Lisbon
Vitoria Guimaraes
3:2
W
07.08.2018
UEFA
Benfica Lisbon
Fenerbahce
1:0
W
01.08.2018
Inte
Benfica Lisbon
Olympique Lyon
2:3
L
28.07.2018
Inte
Benfica Lisbon
Juventus Turin
3:5
L
26.07.2018
Inte
Borussia Dortmund
Benfica Lisbon
5:6
W
Benfica’s first leg advantage makes them slight favourites to qualify for the group stages but Fenerbahce will be hoping to use the energy from their home fans to inspire them to a comeback victory. With two strong attacking teams, expect both teams to get on the scoreline while or a draw or a slight home win are the most likely outcomes.
14 August 2018 - 18:00 GMT
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