Benfica take on Newcastle United in a pre-season-friendly match. Here we have everything you need to know regarding the fixture. Eddie Howe‘s Toon army have played two games thus far on their pre-season adventures.
They started off in great fashion against third-tier German side 1860 Munchen with a 3 – 0 victory, thanks to goals from Joe Willock, Sean Longstaff and Bruno Guimaraes.
Their last encounter, unfortunately, ended in defeat, as they lost 1-0 to Mainz. Benfica on the other hand have featured in four friendlies on their tour – winning every single encounter.
They’ve accumulated a total of 14 goals over this period, so Newcastle will certainly have to be on their A game in order to get a result in Portugal.
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