Bayern Munich have left themselves little room for error after back-to-back Champions League defeats, but the Bundesliga leaders should take all three points when Benfica visit the Allianz Arena. Last month’s 4-1 defeat at Barcelona, ​​which was a showdown rather than a defeat, will serve as a warning for later in the competition. But for now, Vincent Kompany’s team has all the tools to collect the points they need in the upcoming matches against Benfica, PSG, Shakhtar Donetsk, Feyenoord and Slovan Bratislava. After all, it was only a few months ago that the Bavarians eviscerated Dinamo Zagreb 9-1 at home and the goals continued to flow when they faced other Bundesliga teams recently.

Benfica have taken six points so far after an away win in Belgrade and a home success against woeful Atletico Madrid, but beating Bayern is another matter. Bruno Lage’s team recorded a 2-1 win over Farense on Saturday in preparation for this trip, but they will be forced to defend for long periods – unlike most games they play in Portugal. Backing Bayern to win with at least three goals in the match seems like a reasonable expectation of how the match should go.