Football Prediction
Rangers will welcome Benfica to Ibrox as they look to extend their Europa League adventure and collect a heavyweight scalp on Thursday evening.
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Philippe Clement’s men returned from Portugal after the first leg with a battling 2-2 draw where they twice took the lead in Lisbon. They soaked up plenty of pressure but saw the draw out fairly comfortably in the end.
It’s not a happy camp at Benfica at the moment after a Portuguese Cup defeat to rivals Sporting Lisbon was followed up by a shocking 5-0 pummeling from Porto ahead of the first leg but they did at least get back to winning ways at the weekend against Estoril.
H2H / Stats
The sides have met three times including that game in the Estadio Da Luz last week and all have finished in draws. A pair of 2-2 draws and a 3-3 stalemate too four years ago.
Team News
The Ibrox side have been hit with a number of injuries though – Ryan Jack, Todd Cantwell, Danilo, Alex Lowry, Ross McCausland, Scott Wright, Oscar Cortes, Dujon Sterling, Abdallah Sima and Kieran Dowell are all out or very doubtful.
Still dealing with a long-term muscle injury and not making a single appearance across any competition since the end of October, former PSG defender Juan Bernat will once again miss out on Thursday evening. Despite serving a domestic suspension against Estoril over the weekend, former Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi will feature here.
Probable Line-Up
Rangers XI: Butland (GK), Tavernier, Goldson, Souttar, Yilmaz, Diomande, Lundstram, Sterling, Lawrence, Silva, Dessers
Benfica XI: Trubin (GK), Bah, Otamendi, Silva, Aursnes, Florentino, Neves, Rafa Silva, Di Maria, Neres, Cabral
Verdict
Enjoying a stellar purple patch since opening the New Year, Rangers boss Clement has seen his squad suffer just a single defeat from any of their previous 14 appearances across all competitions. While Rangers might face another stern examination on Thursday evening, the Blues will be smelling the chance to secure a famous scalp at Ibrox.
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Anytime Goal scorers
James Tavernier❌
Tavernier did what James Tavernier does at Hibs by converting a penalty and it’s far from impossible Rangers could win another one too on Thursday.
Rafa Silva✅
Rafa Silva is a real dangerman for Benfica and, as stated, he will come into this fully rested after being allowed to sit out their weekend win.
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