Benfica suffered a setback three days before their Champions League group game against Bayern as they lost top spot in the Portuguese league as a result of a last-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw against promoted Estoril on Saturday.
Late equaliser conceded
The Jorge Jesus’s side had taken the lead inside two minutes of the game through Lucas Verissimo and were on course for the win but conceded an equaliser in the fourth minute of added time. The draw means Benfica moved onto 25 points but slipped down to third place behind Porto and champions Sporting Lisbon (both 26 points).
Benfica line-up vs. Estoril: Vlachodimos - Verissimo, Otamendi, Vertonghen - Radonjic, Mario, Weigl, Grimaldo - Rafa, Yaremchuk, Darwin
Bayern ran out comfortable 4-0 winners in the reverse fixture in Lisbon a fortnight ago.
Knockouts in sight for Bayern
Bayern were 4-0 winners in the reverse fixture at the Estadio da Luz two weeks ago. A repeat result at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday will see FCB through to the round of 16 with two games to spare.
Bayern warmed up for their Champions League clash with Benfica by beating Union Berlin 5-2:
Topics of this article