Predicted Lineups and Player Updates for Benfica vs Monaco 18/02/25 - Champions League News

By Peter Guest, FootballPredictions.NET, 18:49 17/02/2025

Presenting the two predicted line-ups plus player news for Tuesday’s upcoming Champions League clash.

Benfica are hoping to win again following the 0-1 Primeira Liga triumph over Santa Clara. In our view, Benfica look set to go for a 4-2-3-1 formation this time featuring Anatolii Trubin, Samuel Dahl, António Silva, Nicolas Otamendi, Á. F. Carreras, Orkun Kökcü, Leandro Barreiro, Andreas Schjelderup, Fredrik Aursnes, Kerem Aktürkoglu and Vangelis Pavlidis.

Benfica boss Bruno Lage doesn’t have any fitness worries whatsoever before this clash thanks to a completely injury-free group to pick from.

How Benfica could look vs Monaco

Monaco head into the encounter after a 7-1 Ligue 1 win to defeat Nantes in their most recent match. We reckon that Les Rouge et Blanc might utilise a 4-4-2 system by sending out Radoslaw Majecki, Krepin Diatta, Thilo Kehrer, Mohammed Salisu, Christian Mawissa, Maghnes Akliouche, Lamine Camara, Takumi Minamino, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Breel Embolo and Mika Biereth.

Thanks to a fully injury-free squad to choose from, Monaco manager Adi Hütter has zero fitness worries to report coming into this clash.

Likely Monaco lineup

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