RB Leipzig

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Team news is in! From the line-up I'll make a guess at the formation but with RBL it could be anything but this...

Gulacsi
Klostermann Ampadu Upa Saracchi
Laimer Demme
Sabitzer Forsberg
Nkunku Werner
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First start for Ampadu this season (I think?) and the game is LIVE @ 8pm on BT Sport Sport Extra 4 (Ch: 453)

 

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Benfica team news:

 

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ADEL TAARABTTTT!!!! FFFFFFF

 

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Youngster Tom Krauss (CDM/Sweeper) makes the bench tonight. I’m not 100% certain but I believe if he gets on the pitch he may be RBL’s first academy graduate in any competition? Need to check that.

Anyway it’s 4-4-2/4-2-2-2 so I got the team right for once. Point needed.

 

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0-0

RBL completely dominant in the early stages. Two half chances hit over so far. Not sure Benfica have turned up yet. Buzzing to watch Adel Taarabt though.

 

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1-0 Benfica

Goal out of nowhere there. Failure to clear in the box and Pizzi finishes. Poor home form continues.

 

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Should be the equaliser but Nkunku hits it straight at the keeper from 6 yards.

 

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Ampadu has had a poor game so far. Looks both nervous and over-confident at the same time. Not quite what you want in your centre half.

 

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Nkunku tries to buy a cheap penalty whilst Sabitzer smashes ones that forces a top save. Maybe going to VAR. Looks a push on the replay but gone for a corner.

 

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Sabitzer scores from a rebound but well offside.

 

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Pizzi hits the crossbar; been their best player by a mile, in fact the only player of theirs to turn up. RBL completely dominant but keep making silly defensive errors. Ampadu is scary in a 2.

 

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Benfica 1-0 HT

 

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Could have equalised from a free-kick but a keeper clash rules it out.

 

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Ampadu a massive weak link so subbed off at 55 mins for Mukiele. That’s 2 of the back 4 on the pitch that are actually still injured.