It’s almost time for the Benfica vs Bayern Munich FIFA Club World Cup clash which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the players have just been announced.
We can reveal that the starting eleven for Benfica which has been confirmed as follows:
Benfica
Anatoliy Trubin
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.99m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Donetsk, Ukraine
Samuel Dahl
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Sweden
Place of birth: Västerås, Sweden
Nicolás Otamendi #19
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
António João Tavares Silva #4
Also known as Silva
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Viseu, Portugal
Fredrik Aursnes #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Norway
Place of birth: Hareid, Norway
Leandro Barreiro
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 25
Renato Júnior Luz Sanches #85
Also known as Sanches
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Andreas Schjelderup #21
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Norway
Place of birth: Bodø, Norway
Gianluca Prestianni #25
Forward
Height: 1.65m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Ángel Di María #11
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina
Vangelis Pavlidis
Forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Greece
Place of birth: Thessaloniki, Greece
The starting line-up for Bayern Munich has also been confirmed as follows:
Bayern Munich
Manuel Neuer #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 92kg
Age: 39
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Raphaël Guerreiro #22
Defender
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Blanc-Mesnil, France
Dayot Upamecano #2
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 26
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Evreux, France
Sacha Boey #23
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 24
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Montreuil, France
Josip Stanišić #4
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Germany
Aleksandar Pavlović #45
Midfielder
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Munich, Germany
João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha
Also known as João Palhinha
Midfielder
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Tom Bischof #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Aschaffenburg, Germany
Leroy Sané #10
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Essen, Germany
Serge Gnabry #7
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Stuttgart, Germany
Thomas Müller #25
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany
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