Wednesday Champions League: Benfica vs Nice, with Bifen

Benfica has shown strong dominance in recent events. They have made great progress in the domestic league and the Champions League. In the last 10 games, Benfica has achieved an unbeaten record of 5 wins and 5 draws. He has fully fired on the offensive end and has scored 19 goals in total, with averaging nearly 2 goals per game, and has conceded only 8 goals on the defensive end, which shows the stability of the defense line. Especially at home, Benfica is even more imposing, with 6 wins and 4 draws in his last 10 home games, scoring 28 goals, and conceding only 9 goals. Such a home performance makes no opponent dare to underestimate it. Benfica won all two official matches in the new season and did not lose a single goal, showing an excellent competitive state. In the first leg of the match against Nice, Benfica defeated his opponent 2-0 away and had already gained the lead in the two-leg match system, which undoubtedly boosted the team's morale and the players were full of confidence in advance.

Nice's recent state has slightly fluctuated compared to Benfica. In the last 10 away games, Nice has achieved a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, with 15 goals and conceded goals, and its away game ability needs to be improved. After losing 0-2 to Benfica in the first leg at home, Nice urgently needed to recover his form away and achieve a reversal. However, the team's recent games are mostly in the last round of Ligue 1 and friendly matches, with uneven opponents' strength and some main players absent, so the reference value of these games is limited. Despite this, Nice has achieved 5 wins and 1 loss in the last 6 official games, scoring 16 goals and conceding 6 goals, and its offensive performance is acceptable, but facing Benfica's strong defense line, there are still many questions about whether Nice's offense can continue to perform efficiently.

The two teams have met in the last two times, and Benfica has maintained a complete victory, scoring 5 goals, and not losing a single goal. From this data, it can be clearly seen that Benfica has had an absolute advantage in past confrontations and has a huge psychological advantage. Such a history of confrontation will undoubtedly add more confidence to Benfica's players, while Nice needs to overcome psychological disadvantages and show stronger fighting spirit in the game.

Benfica is at home and has many advantages. The venue environment of the Bright Stadium Benfica players are very familiar with them and they can better adapt to the turf condition and size of the field. The enthusiastic support of fans is a great help to Benfica. The cheers of fans can greatly enhance the morale of the players and make the players more motivated in the game. According to statistics, Benfica has a high home winning rate in the Champions League qualifiers in the past 10 years. In such an atmosphere, Benfica's players can often perform at a higher level. In contrast, Nice's away game requires overcoming unfavorable factors such as venue and climate, and also cope with the huge pressure brought by the home team fans, which is a big test for the team's performance. Nice players need to be mentally prepared and remain calm in order to better cope with the difficulties of away games.

Based on all factors, Benfica is better in overall strength, recent state, tactical execution and home court advantages. It is expected that Benfica will control the rhythm of the game in this game. Benfica has strong offensive firepower and excellent forward players, who are expected to score goals at home. Although Nice has certain strength, it is extremely difficult to escape from Benfica's home court. Probably speaking, Benfica is more likely to defeat Nice 2-0