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Benfica v Rangers Match Preview & Best Odds

Kick-off: 8pm UK Time, Thursday 7th March 2024

Benfica and Rangers last locked horns in the Europa League group stages in 2020/21 where they drew 2-2 and 3-3, therefore we envisage another evenly-fought affair when they meet in Portugal on Thursday evening.

First defeat

Rangers were surprisingly beaten by Motherwell in their last Scottish Premiership outing, a far-from-ideal preparation for their visit to Portugal this week. This was the Gers’ first defeat of 2024 but it wasn’t enough to knock them off the summit of the league table thanks to Celtic’s subsequent defeat to Hearts the following day. Philippe Clement’s men do battle with Dundee and Hibernian ahead of their Old Firm meeting with Celtic early next month but for now their main focus will be on their Europa League campaign.

Confidence high

This will be Rangers’ first knockout match in European competition since they lost to Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2021/22 Europa League Final and given that they have suffered just a single defeat in their last seven trips to Portugal in European competition, confidence will be high in the visiting camp ahead of this encounter.

Never lost at home

Benfica also head into this match on the back of a domestic defeat, the Portuguese side going down 5-0 to arch-rivals Porto in the Primera Liga last weekend. The reigning champions have now slipped down to second in the league table but before they can reignite their title bid, they must focus on European competition and the visit of Rangers. Benfica have never lost at home in this tournament with their 27 Europa League games at this venue returning 21 wins and 6 draws, therefore we envisage them making life difficult for the Scottish side here.

Spoils shared

Both Benfica and Rangers will be desperate to return to winning ways and boost their chances of making it through to the quarter-finals of the Europa League and taking into account the home side’s excellent form in the tournament in front of their own fans and Rangers’ record win Portugal, we’re going to side with the spoils being shared in what has the makings of being a thoroughly entertaining encounter.

Back a draw at best odds of 10/3