Chelsea vs Benfica First Leg Champions League Betting Tips

Away fixtures in Portugal are always tricky matches to navigate for English teams and you reckon that Chelsea will just be looking to notch the ever-important away goal tonight as the two sides face off in the first leg of their Champions League showpiece.

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It's a good match for the punters with solid prices available on all three outright results. A number of neutrals will likely be opting for the draw with a real potential existing for this one to finish with a 0-0 scoreline.

The nil-all result pays out at a solid 8/1 with the preferred outcome looking like a 1-1 result, which trades at a 5/1 margin.

The host side are priced at 7/5 for the outright result while a 21/10 margin floats on the draw or Chelsea to get the crucial away win. The Blues do boast several players who can pull a match-winner out of anywhere and you can bank on Didier Drogba getting targeted after the comments he made this week. It definitely adds some spice to a contest that should see a few rather intriguing match-ups.

Chelsea have several players short-priced to notch the opening goal with Benfica's contingent including Oscar Cardozo, Rodrigo and Nolito alongside Javier Saviola (remember him?). The latter two trade at 8/1 with Cardozo being considered the most likely Benfica goalscorer with an 11/2 price for the opening strike.

Drogba is the outright favourite to score first and he's priced at 5/1 to do so. Look for Sturridge and Torres at 6/1. You do have to ask yourself whether this is a night when Torres finally starts to claw back some of the prestige his name used to bestow upon a scoresheet.