Tonight, the second round of the last eight of the UEFA Europa League is in full swing.
Liverpool (England)
The Reds are back in their hometown, Anfield Stadium, to face Portuguese Premier League rivals Penfiga. With a 3-1 lead in the first leg, the "Reds" will have the advantage of home ground and have always been able to take advantage of the Portuguese Premier League teams in recent years, often taking the lead at half-time in both offense and defense. In order to avoid a long night's sleep, Liverpool will try to break the enemy quickly, weaken the opponent's morale, and allow the main players to rest. Therefore, the odds for a home win at half-time are definitely more attractive. (Simulcast on Now 644 at 3am on Thursday)
Liverpool (England)
In the first leg, Ibasi Makanadi, Shadiovanni and Luis Dias scored to establish a 3-1 lead. Among them, Luis Dias, who transferred from Porto in January, quickly integrated into the team and was highly praised for his outstanding performance. As a Colombian scorer familiar with the Portuguese Premier League, he is expected to be at the forefront again for the 'Reds' in this campaign. It's worth noting that Liverpool have won their last 5 matches against Portuguese Superliga teams, 4 of which they were ahead at half-time, so tonight is expected to be a fast one, with no need for the starters to play for long periods of time, in order to prepare for the upcoming EFL Cup Quarter-Finals with
Manchester City
Be prepared for the hard knocks of the
Penfiga under pressure on the road
Benfica has exceeded expectations in the UEFA Europa League this year, and has already made it to the last eight. However, their away record is not so good. They only won one of their last five UEFA Europa League matches on the road, including the final rounds, and three of them were draws with their opponents, with only one goal scored at halftime, making their overall performance conservative and slow. In the case of the first round loss, this time the away game of the Binfiga will be full of attack, but this may also expose more rear-defense gap, so that Liverpool's fast horse like a tiger to add wings, half-time may not be able to withstand, therefore, Liverpool half of the odds of home victory is quite high.
