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Team News: Club Brugge vs. Benfica injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

sportsmole.co.uk, 14 February 2023, 20:00
Portuguese giants Benfica travel to the Breydel Stadium to face Belgian outfit Club Brugge for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.

The Eagles were knocked out of the Taca da Liga on penalties by Braga last Thursday, while Blauw-Zwart played out a 1-1 league draw with Union SG last weekend, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news for the two clubs.

CLUB BRUGGE vs. BENFICA

CLUB BRUGGE

Out: None

Doubtful: Tajon Buchanan (knock), Andreas Skov Olsen (hip), Ferran Jutgla (back)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Mignolet; Mata, Hendry, Mechele, Meijer; Rits, Onyedika, Vanaken; Buchanan, Yaremchuk, Lang

BENFICA

Out: None

Doubtful: None

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Vlachodimos; Bah, Silva, Otamendi, Grimaldo; Luis, Chiquinho; Mario, Rafa, Aursnes; Guedes

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.

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