Live Bet - Europa League Tonight

The first leg of the Europa League semi-final gets down and dirty tonight as Juventus travels to Lisbon, Portugal to face Benefica in front of what should surely be a sold out stadium.  The last time Juventus won a prestigious continental trophy was the Intertoto Cup in 1999 but since then the Italian team has had a drought.  It will be a tough game but knowing that the final will be at their home stadium in Turin could be all the motivation they need to record a win on the road tonight.  

On the other side of the pitch is Benefica, led by Antonio Conte who are still most definitely celebrating their league win for the 33rd time after they put two unanswered goals past Olhanense last Sunday to seal the deal.  Benefica are no strangers to winning crucial games and seem to have a great home record in like tournaments over their teams history.  Juventus could also take what would be a 3rd consecutive domestic title pending a couple of wins in their coming games.    

"Many players in this team have never won a European competition and Juventus haven't won a trophy in Europe for so many years," related Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio in an interview with UEFA.  He continued by saying, "when you reach this stage of the competition motivation can make the difference so even if we're coming to the end of the season and our legs are beginning to feel heavy, the trophy can give you that energy to give that bit extra."

Maybe the fact that these two sides are the only remaining teams this season that have remained undefeated that will make this game so important.  There has been much focus across the internet on the sports betting lines both prior to tonight's game and the live in-play lines throughout the two halves.

Where to Place Live Bets

One of the leading online sportsbooks, bet365 has posted a number of pre-game lines including virtually identical odds for the game.  Benefica having the home advantage are the slight favorites by a difference of 2.70 to 2.87 respectively.  A draw has been listed at 3.30 which could be the outcome of tonight's game easily.  Throughout the match though bet365 will have a number of live in-play bets that will popup as the match unfolds making it more interactive and in their eyes more exciting.