Juventus travel to Benfica in desperate need of all three points on Tuesday if they wish to reach the Champions League knockout stages.

And given Benfica’s unbeaten start this season which has seen them bulldoze their way through Group H thus far, the Italian side have it all to do to keep alive faint hopes of qualification. Victory for the Portuguese giants is enough to confirm their safe passage.

Here’s all you need to know about a crunch clash.

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Benfica vs Juventus H2H results

Current Form (Last Five Games)

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Benfica team news

Julian Draxler picked up a thigh injury in Benfica’s win against Porto and will likely miss Tuesday’s game, as will Morato who remains out.

David Neres has returned from injury, though, and will be available for selection. But Benfica head coach Roger Schmidt has made such an impressive start to the season by keeping team rotation to a minimum, so don’t expect a flurry of changes.

Benfica starting XI (4-2-3-1): Vlachodimos; Bah, Silva, Otamendi, Grimaldo; Luis, Fernandez; Mario, Silva, Aursnes; Ramos
Bench: Gilberto, Goncalves, Pinho, Chiquinho, Neres, Ristic, Brooks

Juventus team news

Massimiliano Allegri continues to battle a number of fitness woes plaguing his squad. Angel Di Maria is once again unavailable and is joined in the treatment room by Leandro Paredes.

Elsewhere, defenders Mattia Di Sciglio and Bremer are also ruled out. Paul Pogba and Federico Chiesa continue to step up their recoveries, but aren’t yet ready to make a return.

Starting XI (3-5-2): Szczesny; Bonucci, Danilo, Sandro; Cuadrado, Locatelli, Rabiot, McKennie, Kostic; Kean, Vlahovic
Bench: Perin, Miretti, Rugani, Soule, Fagioli, Gatti, Milik, Pinsoglio, Iling-Junior

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The Old Lady have it all to do on matchday five, but considering how poor they’ve been so far this season, the damage could well be done already.

Not only are Benfica flying this season under Schmidt, they boast a strong record against their visitors and managed to come away from Turin with victory.

A win secures their spot in the knockout stages, and it’s exactly what they’ll get in a professional performance.

Prediction: Benfica 2-1 Juventus