Getafe - Benfica Lisbon X @ 3.00
Getafe hold the advantage over Portuguese giants Benfica going into the second leg of their UEFA Cup tie on Wednesday after recording a 2-1 victory in Portugal last Thursday.Ruben de La Red and Pablo Hernández gave the Spanish side a 2-0 advantage, before Pedro Mantorres pulled a goal back for Benfica inside the final quarter of an hour.The away goals rule dictates that Benfica will need to score at least two goals at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez on Thursday if they are to have any chance of progressing to the quarter finals.
Fernando Chalana will become the third different coach to lead Benfica this season when he takes his place in the dugout against Getafe on Wednesday, following Fernando Santos and Jose Antonio Camacho into the hotseat.Camacho resigned after their 2-2 draw with Uniao Leiria at the weekend left As Águias fourteen points behind league leaders FC Porto at the top of the Portuguese league.Chalana - a former playing legend at the Estádio da Luz - has the task of lifting the morale of a team that has failed to win in their last five games in all competitions and one that is at a serious disadvantage after conceding two away goals in the first leg.
Probable Starting XI Getafe: Ustari, Contra, Belenguer, Tena, Licht, Gavilan, de la Red, Celestini, Casquero, Albin, Blanco
Probable Starting XI benfica: Quim, Nelson, Edcarlos, Katsouranis, Leo, Petit, Rui Costa, Pereira, Gomes, Rodriguez, Makukula.
Fernando Chalana will become the third different coach to lead Benfica this season when he takes his place in the dugout against Getafe on Wednesday, following Fernando Santos and Jose Antonio Camacho into the hotseat.Camacho resigned after their 2-2 draw with Uniao Leiria at the weekend left As Águias fourteen points behind league leaders FC Porto at the top of the Portuguese league.Chalana - a former playing legend at the Estádio da Luz - has the task of lifting the morale of a team that has failed to win in their last five games in all competitions and one that is at a serious disadvantage after conceding two away goals in the first leg.
Probable Starting XI Getafe: Ustari, Contra, Belenguer, Tena, Licht, Gavilan, de la Red, Celestini, Casquero, Albin, Blanco
Probable Starting XI benfica: Quim, Nelson, Edcarlos, Katsouranis, Leo, Petit, Rui Costa, Pereira, Gomes, Rodriguez, Makukula.
posted by Midnight Sun @ 02:36,
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