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Latest Red Star Belgrade vs Benfica team information

Red Star goalkeeper Omri Glazer has recovered from a muscle injury and is expected to return to starting line-up after making his first appearance of the season last weekend.

Coach Milojevic will use his strongest lineup with Nasser Djiga and Uros Spajic as central defenders, while Rade Krunic, Timi Elsnik and Mirko Ivanic will play in midfield. Top scorer Bruno Duarte will start in attack, supported by Silas and Peter Olayinka.

Benfica will be without Renato Sanches, Fredrik Aursnes and Tiago Gouveia through injury. Left-back Jan-Niklas Beste has recovered and could start on Thursday. Antonio Silva, Florentino Luis, Kerem Akturkoglu and Angel Di Maria, who scored in the win over Santa Clara, are expected to keep their places in the starting line-up.

Expected lineup Red Star Belgrade vs Benfica latest

Red Star Belgrade:

Glazer; Mimovic, Djiga, Spajic, Seol; Krunic, Elsnik; Silas, Ivanic, Olayinka; Duarte

Benfica:

Trubin; Bah, Silva, Otamendi, Carreras; Florentino, Kokcu; Di Maria, Rollheiser, Akturkoglu; Pavlidis

Latest football commentary Red Star Belgrade vs Benfica

Red Star Belgrade, who were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League last season, returned to the competition by overcoming Bodo/Glimt in the play-offs. Despite losing the first leg 2-1, Red Star won the second leg 2-0, winning 3-2 on aggregate and ending August on a high note. They made it two wins in a row in the Serbian SuperLiga at the start of September, topping the table by three points after winning six and drawing one of their first seven games, scoring 21 goals and conceding just four.

Red Star have often struggled in the Champions League, losing 14 of their last 18 games, only Malmo have lost more. However, they have never lost to Portuguese sides at home.

Benfica, who are in the Champions League for the fourth consecutive season, were eliminated in the group stage last season and will be keen to avoid a repeat. They finished second in the Primeira Liga last season and are now five points behind the leaders. Roger Schmidt has been sacked and Bruno Lage has returned to the club, leading Benfica to a 4-1 win over Santa Clara last weekend. Benfica will be hoping for a positive start to their Champions League campaign, where they have won just one of their last eight games.

While Red Star may be considered the underdogs, they cannot be underestimated at home. However, Benfica are expected to take all three points on the opening day.

Score prediction Red Star Belgrade vs Benfica

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Red Star Belgrade vs Benficaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Red Star Belgrade 1-2 Benfica

• WhoScore:Red Star Belgrade 0-2 Benfica
• Our newspaper predicts:Red Star Belgrade 1-2 Benfica

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