Benfica v Gil Vicente (2026/27): where to watch, likely XI and… | OneFootball

Benfica will play another Liga Portugal Betclic match this Sunday. The team in red will return to the Estádio da Luz to face Gil Vicente in a Matchday 6 league game. The Eagles are looking for a win to move temporarily ahead of Sporting and cut the gap to Porto in the standings, one week before the Clássico against the Dragons.

In their last match, Benfica beat Moreirense 4-0 in Moreira de Cónegos in a rescheduled Matchday 3 league fixture. The Reds went into halftime ahead thanks to a goal from Vangelis Pavlidis in the 45+4th minute. In the second half, Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni and Fredrik Ausrnes scored the other goals.

Samuel Soares; Daniel Banjaqui, Tomás Araújo, Clément Lenglet and Samuel Dahl; João Palhinha and Fredrik Aursnes; Rafa, Gianluca Prestianni and Andreas Schjelderup; Vangelis Pavlidis. This is expected to be the starting eleven chosen by Marco Silva.

Before the match against Gil Vicente, Marco Silva previewed the clash in the pre-match press conference: "They are a quality opponent, but one coming off a poor result. They started the season well and make great use of the flanks and one-on-one situations. Playing at home, we will have to stay focused and maintain the same quality and the same principles as a team. The quality will come if we keep those principles, but there is also an opponent on the other side that knows us," said the coach.

For this Sunday’s match, Jaden Umeh remains sidelined with a right thigh injury, while Alexander Bah is recovering from trauma to his right shoulder. Both players will miss the clash with Luís Pinto’s side.

Broadcast: BTV

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