Benfica v Inter Milan

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Onto Group D and an interesting battle between Real Sociedad and Inter Milan is unfolding at the top of the group with both sides sitting on 10 points apiece heading into matchday 5 of the Champions League this week and it's the turn of the Portuguese club, Benfica, to play host to Inter Milan on Wednesday night at their Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica with the hosts still in search of their first point of what has been a dismal campaign so far.

Despite picking up recent back-to-back wins on the Portuguese domestic front by way of victories over Sporting Lisbon in the Primeira Liga along with a Taca de Portugal win against Famalicao, both of which have been recorded on home soil, Roger Schmidt's side find themselves sitting bottom of the Group D table with zero points to their name.

Four defeats on the trot have all but scuppered any plans Benfica may have had in terms of reaching the knockout rounds of this season's competition following disappointing losses to Salzburg, Inter Milan and home and away defeats at the hands of Real Sociedad, and the Portuguese outfit face another tough challenge in the form of Inter Milan here on Wednesday night.

Inter Milan sit joint-top of Group D with Real Sociedad and the visitors will be eyeing off another important three points here on Wednesday night in Lisbon against a Benfica outfit who have struggled to come to terms with this Champions League campaign so far, while Inter Milan bring a strong and solid looking 10-match unbeaten run into this tie.

Having registered eight wins within these last 10 games overall, Inter Milan will no doubt fancy their chances of gaining the upper hand over their Portuguese hosts who have lost all four of their group games to date, while Inter have also won eight of their last 10 outings on the road in all competitions as well.

Inter Milan have also collected three wins and a draw so far in this Group D campaign which includes wins against Benfica and home and away wins against Salzburg and the bigger picture shows the Italian club have lost just once in their last 11 Champions League ties overall.

Benfica v Inter Milan Verdict

Benfica are without a win on the Champions League stage in their last six attempts and having lost five of these six ties overall, the Portuguese hosts look to have their work cut out if they're to get anything from this upcoming clash. Inter Milan look to hold the edge over Benfica in this upcoming encounter but the hosts know they must make home advantage count here on matchday 5 if they're to have any chance of extending their European adventures this season, so the goals market with both sides scoring looks appealing in this one.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS YES @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.40

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.50