Rangers on Thursday. The Portuguese giants make their way to Ibrox next week in the Europa League, with both clubs odds-on to make the last 32 after amassing seven points in the opening three games.
Benfica bounced back from a two-goal deficit to draw 3-3 with Steven Gerrard 's men before the international break, despite having to play for 71 minutes with ten men.
But they have major problems for the Ibrox game with over half their team out because of injury and positive Covid-19 tests - Nuno Taveres, Andre Almeida, Jean-Clair Todibo and Brazilian ace Pedrinho are all injured, whle Darwin Nunez and Julian Weigl both tested positive.Now Benfica boss Jorge Jesus has decided to allow all of his senior squad to miss this weekend's Portuguese.
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