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Manchester United travel to the Estadio da Luz on Wednesday to face Benfica
Benfica have been in bad form in the Champions League so far this campaign
They have lost both of their games and will need to turn it around against United
The Benifca players seemed to be in high spirts ahead of the important game

Published: 08:56 EDT, 17 October 2017 | Updated: 08:56 EDT, 17 October 2017

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Benfica have trained ahead of their match against Manchester United.

The Portuguese giants face the visiting English side at the Estadio da Luz on Wednesday night as they aim to get their Champions League campaign off the ground.

Manager Rui Vitoria watched on as his players were put through their paces at the club's training ground in Seixal.

Benfica's players have trained ahead of their game against Manchester United on Wednesday

Brazilian defender Douglas dos Santos (centre) takes part in a drill at the training centre

The players stretch out ahead of a difficult test against the English side on Wednesday

Manager Rui Vitoria watches on as his side try to turn around their difficult recent form

Forward Jonas Oliviera seemed to demonstrate the high spirits in the camp as he laughed during a drill on Tuesday morning.

It comes in contrast to their form in the Champions League. They lost their first game 2-1 against CSKA Moscow before being thrashed 5-0 by Basel on a trip to Switzerland.

They have also been in questionable form in the Portuguese Liga and are third, behind rivals Sporting Lisbon and Porto.

That does not mean that United players are taking them lightly ahead of Wednesday's game.

Brazilian striker Jonas Oliveira laughs as he demonstrates the good spirits in the Benfica camp

Eduardo Salvio (centre left) works with his Benfica team-mates as they train on Tuesday

Vitoria arrives at the club's training ground in Seixal on the outskirts of Lisbon in Portugal

Juan Mata heaped praise on the Portuguese giants: 'Benfica brings me good memories. I played with them in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and, one year later, in the Europa League Final, at the Amsterdam Arena.

'It's a team with many good players and a crowd which supports a lot.

'Benfica needs points. We have to give our best in order to achieve a positive result'.

Benfica will welcome back one of their former players when Nemanja Matic arrives with United. He played for the club between 2011 and 2014.

Douglas, Haris Seferovic, Filip Krovinovic, Andre Almeida and Gabriel Barbosa (left to right) were all involved in the training session - Juan Mata has highlighted the quality Benfica have