Milan — Benfica, 16 September: preview and prediction

preview UEFA Europa League · Matchday 1 Wednesday 16 September · 19:00 UTC

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venue to be confirmed · referee Jarred Gillett, Australia Line-ups appear about an hour before kick-off

Match predictionSafe

Benfica +2.5

93% · Benfica are unbeaten in 5 games

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Milan 44% draw 25% Benfica 31%

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Milan 52% draw 15% Benfica 33%

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What to know

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Milan host Benfica on matchday 1 of the UEFA Europa League on 16 September. Kick-off at 19:00 UTC.

Benfica sit 31th on 0 points after 6 matches (4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss), unbeaten in 5 matches.

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before the match

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
17	Juventus FC	0	0	0	0	0—0	0
18	Milan	0	0	0	0	0—0	0
19	NEC	0	0	0	0	0—0	0
…
30	Lech Poznań	0	0	0	0	0—0	0
31	Benfica	0	0	0	0	0—0	0
32	Celtic	0	0	0	0	0—0	0