Benfica vs Bayern Munich prediction 30.09.2026 | Champions League Women

Benfica are by far the best Portuguese team, winning titles in the last seven seasons. However, on the continental level, the team from Lisbon is without a significant result. Last year, they finished 16th in the league phase with only two points from six matches. At the start of the new campaign, Benfica are impressive with four consecutive victories. In the previous game, they won 2-1 on the road in the Champions League against Juventus. The hosts were favorites, but the visitors converted most of their chances and secured a big win.

Benfica's head coach, Ivan Baptista, was very satisfied with a big victory in Turin. He commented, "We're celebrating now because it's an important victory and a very good start to the Women's Champions League, but there's still a long way to go. We have more points to fight for, and we're already looking ahead to our next game at home against Bayern. We'll take these three points, enjoy them tonight, and tomorrow is a new day."

Benfica have some problems with missing players. Lara Martins and Ana Borges are injured, while Diana Silva is out due to pregnancy.

Bayern Munich have won the last four Bundesliga titles. They finished 16 points ahead of the next team on the table, Wolfsburg, last season and are the favorites to lift another trophy in the 2026/27 campaign. On the continental level, Bayern Munich are still without trophies. They have never reached the Champions League final, but have been among the best four teams on the continent three times so far. Bayern Munich have played eight matches so far this season and won seven of them. The only game they didn't win was last week in the Champions League, when Jose Barcala's team drew 2-2 at home against Manchester City. Bayern Munich had another game this weekend in the DFB Pokal, where they beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1.

Bayern Munich's head coach, Jose Barcala, was pleased with the first half. He commented, "The first 45 minutes were really special in the way we pressed, the aggression we showed. It's not easy to press Manchester City when the goalkeeper is involved in the play and they create overloads. I think we played at a very high level in this period. We knew that Manchester City always finish games strongly and have scored a lot of goals in the last 20 minutes. We anticipated a very difficult second half."

Lena Oberdorf and Magdalena Eriksson are out for the trip to Portugal due to knee injuries.