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Competition: UEFA Champions  League

Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon

Time: 20:00 UK, 22:00 E.A.T, 19:00 GMT

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)

Assistants: Pau Cebrián Devís (ESP), Roberto del Palomar (ESP)

Additional assistant referees: Javier Estrada (ESP), Alejandro Hernandez (ESP)

Fourth official: Teodoro Sobrino (ESP)

Portuguese giants Benfica and German champions Bayern Munich are going to meet in group E opening game in the 2018/2019 UEFA Champions League campaign.

The hosts are enjoying a very good start of the national league as they are sitting on the top of the log by missing the chance to win only once.

Bayern Munich on the other hand, are set for another dominant season in the Bundesliga as they opened their domestic campaign with three straight wins.

The two teams have met each other two times so far in the same competition and that was back in 2016 when they faced in the quarter-finals. Bayern Munich emerged the victors by winning 3-2 on aggregate.

Benfica Predicted line-up (4-3-3): 

Vlachodimos; Andre Almeida, Jardel, Ruben Dias, Alex Grimaldo; Gedson Fernandes, Fejsa, Pizzi; Salvio, Ferreyra, Cervi

Unavailable: Ebuehi (Injured), Krovinovic (Injured), Corchia (Injured)

Doubtful: Jonas (Injured), Fejsa (Injured)

Bayern Munich Predicted line-up (4-2-3-1): 

Neuer; Kimmich, Hummels, Boateng, Alaba; Javi Martinez, Thiago Alcantara; Robben, Muller, Ribery; Lewandowski

Unavailable: Coman (Injured), Rafinha (Injured), Tolisso (Injured)

Doubtful: Hummels (Injured), Goretzka (Injured), Ribery (Injured)