Inter transform their line-up in Lisbon including chances for Marko Arnautovic, Alexis Sanchez and Davide Frattesi against troubled Benfica.

It kicks off at the Estadio da Luz at 20.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Real Madrid-Napoli on the LIVEBLOG.

The Nerazzurri already booked their place in the knockouts and will have it out directly with joint leaders Real Sociedad at San Siro in the final game for who gets top spot.

It allows Simone Inzaghi to rotate the squad ahead of this weekend’s Serie A clash with Napoli, not just leaving out injured Denzel Dumfries, Benjamin Pavard and Alessandro Bastoni.

Even Yann Sommer is rested in goal, with Emil Audero making his Inter debut.

Benfica are bottom of the group and already eliminated after losing all four games so far, scoring one goal and conceding seven.

Alexander Bah, Goncalo Guedes and David Neres are out of action, but former Juventus star Angel Di Maria starts in support of Casper Tengstedt.

Familiar faces in the squad to Serie A fans include ex-Fiorentina striker Arthur Cabral and former Inter flop Joao Mario.

These teams met last season in the Champions League quarter-finals and Benfica have never been able to beat Inter, managing just two draws from six games.

Benfica: Trubin; Aursnes, Antonio Silva, Otamendi, Morato; Joao Neves, Florentino; Di Maria, Rafa Silva, Joao Mario; Tengstedt

Benfica bench: Samuel Soares, Kokubo, Cabral, Orkun Kokcu, D Jurasek, Chiquinho, Musa, Victor, Tomas Araujo, Antunes Gouveia

Inter: Audero; Bisseck, De Vrij, Acerbi; Darmian, Frattesi, Asllani, Klaassen, Carlos Augusto; Sanchez, Arnautovic

Inter bench: Sommer, Di Gennaro, Cuadrado, Thuram, Lautaro Martinez, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Barella, Dimarco, Stabile, Kamate, Stankovic,

Ref: Treimanis (LVA)

Player statistic

1st half
João Mário
(Assist: Casper Tengstedt)
Goal 7'    
João Mário Goal 13'    
João Mário Goal 34'    
2nd half
    53' Goal Marko Arnautovic
    58' Goal Davide Frattesi
(Assist: Francesco Acerbi)
João Mário Yellow card 72'    
    72' Penalty Alexis Sánchez
    76' Yellow card Juan Cuadrado
Morato Yellow card 78'    
António Silva Red card 86'    

Match statistic

41
Possession %
59
11
Total shots
14
5
Shots on target
8
4
Shots off target
4
2
Blocked shots
2
2
Corners
6
0
Offsides
0
13
Fouls
9
Benfica
Inter

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
4
Defender
5
Defender
30
61
Midfielder
79'
8
Midfielder
20
Midfielder
90'
87
Midfielder
11
Attacker
89'
19
Attacker
79'
27
Attacker
90'
77
Goalkeeper
15
Defender
36
Defender
67'
6
Defender
77'
31
Defender
30
Midfielder
16
Midfielder
14
Midfielder
68'
21
Midfielder
70
Attacker
79'
8
Attacker
68'

Substitutes

9
Attacker
24
Goalkeeper
38
Defender
13
Defender
45
Goalkeeper
10
Midfielder
79'
33
Attacker
79'
44
Defender
89'
22
Midfielder
90'
47
Attacker
90'
22
Midfielder
20
Midfielder
1
Goalkeeper
50
47
Midfielder
12
Goalkeeper
44
Defender
7
Midfielder
67'
23
Midfielder
68'
9
Attacker
68'
32
Defender
77'
10
79'

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