Bayern Munich vs Benfica: How to Watch & Score Prediction

Morocco World

6 days ago

Rabat – Bayern Munich and Benfica meet tonight in the final Group C match of the FIFA Club World Cup at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina
After two games, Bayern top the group with 6 points and Benfica have 4 points, a win or draw for either side will decide who finishes first in the group, while both are already assured the qualification for the next round
The match's kick-off is at 8:00 p.m. Morocco time (GMT +1), and fans can catch the action live for free on the Dazen website or application, MBCMasr 2, Showmax, TNT, TBS, truTV, Hulu + Live TV, and DirecTV.
In their opening games, Bayern crushed New Zealand's Auckland City 10-0 and then edged Boca Juniors 2-1. Benfica drew 2-2 with Boca Juniors and then won against Auckland City 6-0.
Vincent Kompany stressed Bayern's aim to finish top of the group. 'The priority is to win the group. We'll see how the players are feeling physically, but I don't like the word rotation. We have such good players that any team we put on the field will be a good team.'
Benfica boss Bruno Lage emphasized readiness : 'Bayern? We have to be ready. We have to recover and prepare the game in the best way possible. They are a very difficult opponent…and our objective is to prepare the game to win.'
For Bayern Munich, Harry Kane has scored 1 goal and provided 1 assist, including the opener in the 2-1 win over Boca Juniors. Jamal Musiala leads the tournament with 3 goals, all scored in a 29-minute hat-trick off the bench against Auckland City
For Benfica, Angel Di Maria is joint-top scorer with 3 goals, all from penalties—one against Boca Juniors and two in the 6-0 win over Auckland. Leandro Barreiro netted twice in that same match
Bayern welcome back Jamal Musiala and Dayot Upamecano from injury, though Musiala limped off against Boca. Benfica will be without Álvaro Carreras, suspended after two yellow cards.
Expected lineups :
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Jonas Urbig; Sacha Boey, Josip Stanišić, Jonathan Tah, Raphaël Guerreiro; Konrad Laimer, Leon Goretzka; Kingsley Coman, Michael Olise, Thomas Müller; Harry Kane.
Benfica (4-2-3-1): Anatoliy Trubin; Fredrik Aursnes, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Álvaro Carreras; Leandro Barreiro, Orkun Kökçü; Ángel Di María, Gianluca Prestianni, Andreas Schjelderup; Vangelis Pavlidis
Prediction: Bayern's quality should tell. We expect a tight game but predict a narrow win for the German champions.
MWN predicts: Bayern 2-1 Benfica. Tags: 2025 FIFA Club World CupBayern Munich