Champions League: Fenerbahçe v Benfica, how to watch, line-ups, kick-off | OneFootball

Bruno Lage's Benfica will face José Mourinho's Fenerbahçe next Wednesday, August 20th. The match, to be played at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, is part of the first leg of the playoff for access to the 2025/26 Champions League edition.

The Eagles come into this encounter after a 1-0 win at Reboleira against Estrela da Amadora. Bruno Lage opted to start with Anatoliy Trubin, Amar Dedic, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Samuel Dahl, Enzo Barrenechea, Richard Ríos, Fredrik Aursnes, Andreas Schjelderup, Vangelis Pavlidis, and Franjo Ivanovic.

Regarding Benfica's probable starting lineup for the match against the Turks, Bruno Lage is expected to make only one change, with Franjo Ivanovic being relegated to the bench and making way for Leandro Barreiro, giving the Luxembourgish player more solidity in midfield: Trubin, Dedic, António Silva, Otamendi, Dahl, Barrenechea, Richard Ríos, Leandro Barreiro, Aursnes, Schjelderup, and Pavlidis are the probable starters.

The match between Fenerbahçe and Benfica will take place at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium next Wednesday. The kickoff will be at 20h00, and Bruno Lage's team wants to take advantage of this to achieve a good result and decide the tie at the Luz Stadium, in front of their fans.

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