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2021/22 UEFA Champions League
Group E
Bayern Munich v SL Benfica
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Kick-Off 21h00
Bayern Munich will lock horns with SL Benfica in a
UEFA Champions League Group E match on November 2.
The German champions secured an emphatic 4-0 win over Benfica away in their previous Group E game on October 20.
The win extended Bayern's unbeaten run to four matches in this competition having recorded four successive victories.
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Bayern defeated Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev in their last home in the Champions League on September 29 after France's Paris Saint Germain had ended their eight-match unbeaten run as the hosts.
Meanwhile, Benfica will be hoping to cause an upset by defeating one of this season's Champions League contenders, Bayern.
The defeat to Bayern ended the Portuguese giants' six-match unbeaten run in this competition having recorded two consecutive draws and four wins.
However, Benfica are undefeated in their last three away matches in the Champions League having registered two successive draws and one victory.
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"Of course the result hurts, we created chances. Were we expecting to be thrashed? No way," Benfica manager Jorge Jesus said as he reflected on their defeat to Bayern.
"I figured they would score two goals maximum, and we should have scored one or two. But I have to give credit to the Bayern team. Those who came on managed to change the game.”
"The result is heavy on what happened in the game. The result should have been different, what we played for most of the game was not to concede four goals. Bayern's fresh players changed the game."
The last time Bayern hosted Benfica in a Champions League game was on 27 November 2018.
Bayern proved too strong for Benfica as they ran out 5-1 winners in a Group Encounter at the Allianz Arena.
Head-to-head (UEFA Champions League)
Matches - 9
Bayern - 6
Benfica - 0
Draws - 3
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