Gearing up before the upcoming Champions League final between two Madrid teams, football lovers will first taste an interesting Europa League encounter between Sevilla against Benfica.
Those two Iberian teams are set to produce an intense attacking football which should provide tons of entertainment, that’s those who are interested in placing their cash for that midweek battle can immediately check out all available odds at Completebetting.com
Getting back into the upcoming tie, which will be held in Turin, Italia on Wednesday May 14 at Juventus Stadium. Both teams will be expecting to get their hands on the trophy since many believes that none can really be considered strong favorite for that encounter.
Despite having a bit more history, Benfica themselves are not considering that they should be tipped as winner next midweek as their head coach, Jorge Jesus stated to UEFA that both teams arrives on equal terms.
“I think neither side will go into the final as favourites – we both have a 50/50 chance of winning,” Jesus revealed. A pretty grounded approach made by Benfica as they know anything can happen in such tight final battle.
Furthermore, the tactician also urged his teams no to take their opponent lightly as any teams that got into the final of a tight competition should be taken seriously.
Jesus’ concern over his players’ mentality ahead of that midweek clash is quite understandable as they have been eliminating several top teams before going into the final, such as Tottenham Hotspur along with Juventus.
Sevilla themselves will definitely keen on giving their best as winning an Europa League title should be more than enough to bring tons of joy for their loyal devotees this season.
It won’t be an easy game though as according to reports from ESPN, the Spanish side could be flying to Turin without there main striker, Kevin Gameiro, who picked up an injury recently.
Without Gameiro, things might really get tougher for Sevilla, but Unai Emery’s men will definitely prepare something special to overcome their potential minus situation in that game.
Emery himself tried to easy up the pressure on his side by giving praises towards Benfica, saying, ” They(Benfica) have a very good team. And not just a good team, they work hard too. Their defence is strong and I like to watch them.”
Having a potentially equal battle, it’s surely interesting to check out recent odds that can help in determining which options should be taken for this upcoming midweek tie.
Recent probabilities are slightly tipping Benfica to win in 90 minutes with the odds for it hitting the 2.25 mark, while Sevilla’s shot in taking the trophy is valued at 3.30.
Those numbers being provided simply showing how tight that game is, since only five points separating Sevilla’s shot against Benfica, so with another extra information, fans can finally decide.
