Benfica and Ajax meet for the Champions League

The match between Benfica in Lisbon and Ajax in Amsterdam closes the duo of clashes this Wednesday, February 23, in the first leg of the knockout stages of the Champions League.

The clash will take place at the SL Benfica stadium in Lisbon, home of the Portuguese in which they recorded eight points in the knockout round, including a 3-0 win at home against the historic FC Barcelona.

In the local tournament, the Portuguese are third with 51 points, 12 behind the leader Porto, showing regularity between the two competitions.

Ajax enters the game with the guarantee of being one of the three teams to win all their matches in the knockout round with a perfect score of 18 points.

It has Sébastien Haller, author of 10 goals of the 20 that his team scored in the initial phase.

Ajax remains leader in the Dutch League with 57 points to five of PSV, its closest follower.

Between the two tournaments, he has played 29 games and has only lost two games with 24 wins and only three draws; For this reason, he hopes to surprise Benfica in this first match, to go home a little more comfortable and seek classification.

Probable Alignments for the game Benfica vs. Ajax

Benfica: Vlachodimos; Lazarus, Vertonghen, Otamendi, Grimaldo; Weigl, Joao Mario, Taarabt, Paulo Bernardo, Rafa Silva, Darwin Núñez.

Ajax: Pasveer; Mazraoui, Timber, Lisandro Martinez, Blind; Edson Alvarez, Berghuis, Klaassen; Antony, Haller and Tadic.

Time and channels to watch the game Benfica vs. Ajax-Amsterdam

• Mexico – 14:00 – hbo max
• Peru – 15:00 – ESPN andStar+
• Ecuador – 15:00 – ESPN and Star+
• Colombia – 15:00 – ESPN and Star+
• Bolivia – 16:00 – ESPN and Star+
• Venezuela – 16:00 – ESPN and Star+
• Paraguay – 17:00 – ESPN and Star+
• Chile – 17:00 – ESPN and Star+
• Argentina – 17:00 – ESPN and Star+
• Uruguay – 17:00 – ESPN and Star+
• Brazil – 17:00 – Star+
• Spain – 21:00 – Movistar Champions League