Benfica vs Ajax
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Competition time: 04:00 on Thursday, February 24
Chinese Commentary: Liu Yong, Cai Huiqiang
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The champions league's fierce Ajax will go to the away to challenge Benfica, in the group stage of the Dutch league team to achieve a stunning record of all wins, as the group leader of the high-profile promotion to the knockout stage, Ajax is also the third team besides Bayern, Liverpool in the group stage to win all six games. In terms of league, Jaffa still maintains their true colors as a Dutch league boss, and they currently have a record of 18 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in 23 league rounds, accumulating 57 points to lead the table, 5 points ahead of Eindhoven behind them. Ajax's form of terror is evident in their recent record, with an incredible 10-game winning streak in the last 10 games in all competitions, with a 1-0 win over Willian II on the road in the last round of the league with j-Timber.com.
Home team Benfica's performance in the group stage of the Champions League can also be described empirically, as they managed to beat Barcelona in Group E to stand out as second in the group. In the league, Benfica scored 51 points in four fewer rounds, 12 points behind the leader Porto and finished third in the league. In the last 3 league games, Benfica remained unbeaten, with a record of 2 wins and 1 draw. In the last round against Boavista, Benfica drew 2-2 with goals from Tarabut and Grimaldo.
The two sides have met a total of 4 times in history, two of which have taken place in the Champions League. In the 2018 Champions League group stage, Benfica and Ajax were placed in the same group, and in the first leg of the match, Jaffa defeated Benfica 1-0, and the second leg of the match between the two sides was 1-1 draw.
Injury updates
Currently, the home team Benfica's striker Rodrigo Pinho has been reimbursed for the season due to a torn front cruciate ligament. In addition, defender Verisimo was also reimbursed for the season due to a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. In addition, Seferović is also injured, and the appearance of this game is doubtful.
For the away team Ajax, Claybey, Steckenburg and Brobey are all injured and may not qualify for this game.
Predict the first launch
Benfica (4-4-2): Vlacho Timothyos/Grimaldo, Vertonghen, Otamendi, Lazaro/Everton, Weigel, Tarabut, Rafa Silva/Nunez, Gonzalo Ramos
Ajax (4-3-3): Passville/Blind, Lisandro Martinez, J-Timber, Mazrawi/Boguís, Alvarez, Klassen/Tadić, Alai, Antony
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United
Chinese Commentary: Su Dong, Meng Hongtao
In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, La Liga champions Atletico Madrid will host Premier League giants Manchester United. In the group stage, Atletico, who are in the death group B, are in poor form, were killed by Liverpool twice, won one and lost one of the two legs against AC Milan, and drew at home to Porto, and the qualifying situation is not optimistic. Fortunately, in the final round of the group stage, they defeated Porto 3-1 away from home, and finally accumulated 7 points with 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in 6 games, scoring 7 goals and conceding 8 goals, becoming the second in the group and entering the knockout round. In the death group, such goals and goal conceded figures also reflect the problems that Have atletico have had this season, and although the efficiency of the attack has improved slightly, the level of defense on which they depend for survival has declined, and it is no longer the top level.
Manchester United's situation is much better, although the first round of the group stage was upset by the Bernese youth killed by the "open door black", but the Red Devils against Villarreal and Atlanta two powerful teams have a thrilling and smooth score, with 5 rounds of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss accumulated 10 points ahead of schedule. However, in the last round, Manchester United drew 1-1 at home against the bernese youngsters, failed to complete the revenge, and ended the group stage with a record of 11 goals and 8 goals conceded. But in contrast to the seemingly acceptable data, Manchester United's struggle in the group stage, in addition to facing the theoretical weak Bern youth "overturned", the two legs against Atalanta were based on C Ronaldo's final stage of the game to reverse the kill and draw the opponent, manchester United's overall state is very worrying.
Atletico has recently continued the ups and downs of the season, the last 8 games 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, and in the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup both of the two competitions have returned, if it were not for the tactical Osasuna in the last game, then the recent performance of the Sheets Army would be 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, and scored 12 goals while conceding as many as 16 goals, the team's defensive end is quite bad, and the previous fans praised as the current "world one" Oblak this season's state of mind, Before this round of the league, he even became the goalkeeper with the lowest save success rate in the five major leagues this season.
Since February, United have been in some ups and downs, suffering three winless games in all competitions and being eliminated by Championship side Middlesbrough in the FA Cup. Although United have won the last two games, the team's number one star, Ronaldo, is in an unsatisfactory state, with multiple missed opportunities after scoring just one goal and no assists in eight games, which is obviously not good news for the Red Devils.
Historically, Atletico and Manchester United have met only twice, dating back to the 1991-92 European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals, when Atletico won 3-0 at home in the first leg and drew 1-1 away in the second leg, eliminating Manchester United to advance to the next round, and this match will be the first showdown between the two teams in 30 years.
Atletico currently face a more serious downsizing situation, with striker Cunha and Daniel Voss, who has just joined the team in the winter window, both suffering from a sprained internal collateral ligament of the knee and missing out on two legs at Manchester United. At present, Atletico has also suffered from the attack of the new crown virus, and the media revealed that substitute goalkeeper Leconte and the main player in the midfield Lemar have both tested positive for the new crown virus, so they have missed the training in recent days, and this game is not expected to play. In addition, Jimenez, who was previously infected with the new crown, was replaced in the half of the last league game, but has recently resumed full training and is expected to play normally in Manchester United; but at the same time, the midfielder Cork was exposed to physical discomfort, and only conducted personal training on the sidelines in the training on the 21st local time, did not participate in joint training, and it was doubtful to play. In addition to injuries, Carrasco will be suspended for this match due to the red color in the final round of the group stage.
The situation for Manchester United is much more optimistic, only the third goalkeeper with a groin strain is certain to be unable to play, while another forward player with groin discomfort, Cavani, has missed the Premier League match against Leeds United, and it is still unknown whether this game can play. In addition to these two injured, Manchester United striker Greenwood is currently suspended by Manchester United due to domestic violence and sexual assault, and will be absent from this game.
Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): Oblac/Renan Lodi, Jimenez, Savage, Vrsalico/Griezmann, Condobia, Exto Herrera, Marcos Llorente/Felix, Suarez
Manchester United (4-3-3): De Gea/Luke Shaw, Maguire, Varane, Wan Bissaka/Pogba, McTominay, B Fee/Sancho, Ronaldo, Rashford