Benfica will be well-rested ahead of their Champions League quarter final second leg tie with Liverpool on Wednesday after leaving out a number of key players in their latest league fixture.
The Eagles find themselves 3-1 down on aggregate as they prepare to make the trip to Anfield, having been outclassed during the initial meeting between the sides in Lisbon last week. Goals from Ibrahima Konate, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz capped off a memorable night for the Reds, who were good-value for their two-goal advantage after 90 minutes played.
Back on home soil on Saturday evening, Benfica matched the scoreline achieved by Liverpool in the Portuguese capital in their own favour on this occasion as they got the better of Belenenses thanks to a Darwin Nunez hat-trick.
