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Benfica have already secured their progression to the UCL knockouts after an unbeaten group stage campaign (W3, D2), but there’s little chance of a relaxed approach here from the 37-time Primeira Liga winners. Like Haifa, Benfica hold a vastly inferior goal difference to their nearest challengers PSG, so their most realistic chance of wrapping up top spot is by bettering the result the French giants secure against Juve. If both sides claim victory, Benfica will need to hope for a five-goal swing, though they did prove they’re capable of securing such a feat with a 5-0 victory against Chaves at the weekend! However, a negative record in European away matches in Israel (L2) threatens to end any Benfica hopes of topping the group, though they can take heart from the fact boss Roger Schmidt has lost none of his last 13 UCL group stage matches (W5, D8).