Benfica vs. Club Brugge Betting Tips: Best bets for Champions League second leg in Portugal

The Champions League returns this week with two second leg ties being played on Tuesday, as well as a further double-header on Wednesday. Benfica take on Scott Parker’s Club Brugge in Portugal on Tuesday and we’ve provided you with our best bets for the game.

When these two met in the first leg, Benfica dominated the game winning 2-0 after taking 14 shots, compared to just four from the hosts. Domestically, Benfica are eight points clear at the top of the Portuguese Primeira table having only lost one game. In all competitions, The Eagles have only tasted defeat twice this season and are fully expected to advance to the quarter-finals here.

Scott Parker may look rather stylish on the sidelines, but his time in Belgium may be cut short due to his side winning just two of their 11 matches in all competitions since he took over. Club Brugge suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat on the road to KV Oostende at the weekend and will have to perform at a much higher level if they are not to suffer a heavy defeat here in Portugal.

Our first bet on Tuesday involves Benfica’s Antonio Silva who has been making a name for himself this season as one of the best young defenders in the Portuguese top-flight at just the age of 19.

We’ll be backing Silva to give away Over 0.5 fouls against Club Brugge, which is available at 3/4 with either Unibet or BetUK. This may not seem like the most eye-catching of prices, but it’s well worth noting that this bet has landed in all of Silva’s last ten starts for Benfica. Compare the 3/4 to the 1/3 on offer from Betfair and Paddys and you can see why we feel this is a strong value play.

At 15/1, we’ll also be having a little bit of loose change on Joao Mario to score and Nicolas Otamendi to be carded. 

Let’s start with Joao Mario who is the top scorer for Roger Schmidt’s side this season with 14 league goals and a further five in just seven appearances in the Champions League. In his last seven starts for Benfica, Joao Mario has managed eight goals, including three braces and a goal in the first leg against Brugge. The 30-year-old should also be on penalty and free-kick duty against The Belgians.

Paired with Joao Mario to score is former Manchester City man Nicolas Otamendi to be carded. Available at 19/5 as a best-priced single with Unibet, no player for Benfica has been shown more cards this campaign than Otamendi, with seven yellows and a red in the league, as well as a further two in Europe.