PAOK (Gre) – Benfica (Por) Picks & Prediction Picks & Prediction

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PAOK (Gre) - Benfica (Por) Prediction, Picks and Taips

In the battle for a coveted starting ticket for the Champions League, PAOK and Benfica will face each other on Tuesday evening at the Toumba Stadium in Thessaloniki. The visitors from Portugal are sky-high favorites, but the fact that the decision will come in just one game is obviously in favor of the Greek underdogs.

The Greek PAOK qualified for the next preliminary round of the Champions League by convincingly winning 3-1 against the Turkish top club Besiktas three weeks ago. The first league game in the Greek Super League also immediately yielded three points (Larissa home: 1-0), so the employer of former Feyenoord player Diego Biseswar is currently glowing with self-confidence. Benfica has few secrets for PAOK, because the Greeks have a Portuguese trainer at the helm with Abel Ferreira. In addition, wing forward Andrija Zivkovic has a history with the prospective opponent. The black and white have an experienced selection, but the big trendsetter of recent weeks is the only eighteen-year-old Christos Tzolis. The young attacker was twice accurate against Besiktas and was also crowned match winner against Larissa last weekend.

The upcoming season at Benfica is all about rehabilitation. The Portuguese football giant had to leave both the national title and the cup to arch-rival FC Porto in its own country last season, while it was also unable to overwinter in the Champions League. In an attempt to turn the tide, trainer Jorge Jesus was loosened up at the Brazilian Flamengo, and more than 80,000,000 euros was spent on the transfer market. With acquisitions such as Pedrinho, Everton and Luca Waldschmidt, the vanguard was thoroughly renovated, while Jan Vertonghen came over on a free transfer to lead the rearguard of De Adelaars. With five wins in a row, the Lisbon club had a good preparation, but it has not played a competitive match since August 1. PAOK-off is in fact the first real test for the renewed Benfica.
Our recommendation tip for PAOK (Gre) - Benfica (Por) : Benfica (Por) to win @ 1.78