Chelsea Vs Benfica Betting Tips As Jose Mourinho Returns To Stamford Bridge

It promises to be a special one in West London as Chelsea host Jose Mourinho’s Benfica at Stamford Bridge, and you can back our betting tips with this 11/1 bet builder.

The Champions League is back again this week as match day two brings with it some intriguing encounters.

None more so than Chelsea vs Benfica, which now comes with added familiarity.

Benfica have just appointed a certain Jose Mourinho as manager, following his sacking by Fenerbahce.

‘The Special One’ will therefore return to Stamford Bridge in the opposite dugout to the one that earned him his nickname.

Former Chelsea boss Mourinho won three Premier League titles, the FA Cup and three League Cups with the Blues.

This season, Chelsea, under boss Enzo Maresca, have been inconsistent so far.

They have two wins, two draws and two losses in the Premier League, leaving them eighth after six games.

And their opening Champions League fixture ended in a 3-1 defeat at Bayern Munich.

As for Benfica, they opened their Champions League season with a shock home defeat to Azerbaijani side Qarabag.

On the domestic front, they are third in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, one point below leaders Sporting CP, but having played one more game.

Looking ahead to Tuesday, Chelsea are 4/6 favourites with most football betting sites, while Benfica are priced around 4/1.

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Chelsea Vs Benfica Betting Tips

• Full Time Result – Benfica @ 4/1
• Both Teams To Score – YES @ 4/6
• Over 3 Cards @ 2/5

Full Time Result – Benfica @ 4/1

First up, we are backing Jose Mourinho to get the win on his return to Stamford Bridge.

How could we not? It feels written in the stars that the Special One would come back to haunt his former club.

Mourinho’s record against former sides is actually quite poor, with only five wins from 14 games against Chelsea.

But he has won two from two in the Champions League against the Blues, and it would be a special European night if he can deliver once more.

Both Teams To Score – YES @ 4/6

Next up, we feel that both teams will get on the scoresheet in what promises to be an entertaining fixture.

Benfica have scored a whopping 13 times in seven league games, while Chelsea have 11 in six.

the Blues have also conceded eight in that time, showing they have some fragility at the back.

Over 3 Cards @ 2/5

And finally, we think there will be at least four cards shown at Stamford Bridge.

On a vital European night where both sides need a win, we are expecting a few rash tackles and flaring tempers.

As a result, it stands to reason that the referee will dish out a god number of yellow cards across the 90 minutes.

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