Champions League Group C: Galatasaray and Benfica battle
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Holly Thackeray | October 20th
Galatasaray v Benfica
- Champions League
- Wednesday, October 21st
- Kick-off: 19:45 BST
- Turk Telekom Arena
- Live on BT Sport Extra 5
Group C leaders Benfica can come unstuck against Gala
The Eagles may have bested Atletico Madrid away, but will face a cauldron of vocal and passionate support in this clash. Benfica do not have the best record against Turkish teams on the road either, so a draw at 12/5 looks the most tempting bet for this tussle.
As for Gala, 27/10 to triumph, the Turkish giants are chasing a second successive league title and have won two domestic duels on the trot heading into this dust-up.
Having taken the spoils in the only previous European encounter between the two 2-0, the Lions are also intriguing at 24/5 to win to nil.
Familiar faces at fantastic odds
Brazilian custodian Caesar has contributed to Benfica conceding just one continental goal so far, but Sniejder still has plenty left in the tank and is nifty at 9/4 to net anytime.
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Alternatively, former Arsenal and Bayern Munich poacher Lukas Podolski is also 2/1 in the anytime market, while Turkey international Burak Yilmaz returned from injury to dispatch a spot-kick last time out, and is terrific value at 6/1 to be first scorer.
South American scoring shouts for Eagles
Benfica have shown great skill and spirit to be the best of Group C so far, and have a handful of excellent attackers that will surely test their Turkish hosts.
Argentine net threat Nicolas Gaitan is a 10/3 shot to grab his second goal in two games anytime, while emerging Brazilian talent Anderson Talisca is also excellent value at 2/1 to be on target. Another Samba star, Jonas Oliveira, has a superb seven strikes in nine games so far and is fantastic at 4/1 to open the scoring.
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Coral’s top tip: Back Gala and Benfica at 12/5 to draw
