The Champions League returns tonight for the second leg of the knockout phase play-offs, while there are also a selection of games from across the EFL taking place.
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1. Benfica to beat Monaco at home (Tue, 8pm)
Benfica head into tonight’s home second leg of their Champions League knockout phase play-off having won each of their last five matches in all competitions, aided by Vangelis Pavlidis scoring the only goal of the game in their first leg win at Monaco last week.
The Portuguese side are only two points off the top of the table in their domestic title fight, and Bruno Lage’s side have already beaten Monaco twice this season, having also got the better of them in the league phase.
The Ligue 1 side, meanwhile, make the trip to the Portuguese capital with just one win in their last 10 matches away from home in all competitions, that sole victory coming against sixth tier side L’Union Saint-Jean in the Coupe de France.
2. Huddersfield to win away at Shrewsbury (Tue, 7:45pm)
Huddersfield got their promotion chase back on track over the weekend with a 2-1 win over Yorkshire rivals Barnsley to lift the Terriers back into the top five of the League One table as they seek an instant return back into the Championship.
They travel to Shropshire tonight to take on a Shrewsbury side battling at the wrong end of the table, with Saturday’s 3-2 defeat at home to Bolton leaving down in 22nd in the table and now four points from safety.
3. Wycombe to beat Bristol Rovers at home (Tue, 7:45pm)
Promotion chasing Wycombe prepare for their match tonight with a five match unbeaten run as Mike Dodds’ side head into their midweek clash in second place in the table with a two point lead over third placed Wrexham in the final automatic promotion place.
They take on a Bristol Rovers lodged in the bottom half of the table with defeats in seven of their last eight matches away from home and make the trip to Buckinghamshire tonight 17th in the third tier table.
The Chairboys have won each of their last six matches against tonight’s opponents.
4. Doncaster to win away at Morecambe (Tue, 7:45pm)
Promotion chasing Doncaster look to get back to winning ways tonight in League Two as they travel to Morecambe to take on a side ranked 91st out of the 92 in the EFL.
The Yorkshire side occupy sixth place in the League Two table ahead of tonight’s outing, while 23rd placed Morecambe have lost six of their last eight and start the evening two points from safety as they bid to avoid relegation out of the EFL.
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