Benfica beat Fenerbahçe to reach Champions League group stage | OneFootball

On Wednesday, Benfica defeated Fenerbahçe 1-0 in the second leg of the Champions League playoffs. Since the first leg ended goalless, the Portuguese side has qualified for the main stage of the tournament.

Benfica will find out their next opponents this Thursday, the day of the draw to be held by UEFA. Fenerbahçe, on the other hand, will move on to compete in the Europa League.

Both teams return to the field this Sunday for their respective domestic leagues. In the Portuguese league, Benfica visits Alverca at 2 p.m. (Brasília time). Meanwhile, Fenerbahçe faces Genclerbirligi at 1 p.m., also away from home.

The Match

At 11 minutes into the game, Dahl took a corner into the box and Antônio Silva headed it. Pavlidis deflected the ball into the goal, but the referee ruled that Barreiro interfered in the play and was in an offside position.

Ten minutes later, Benfica had another goal disallowed. Barreiro received the ball inside the box and scored with a header, but committed a foul on Brown.

In the 35th minute, the Portuguese side finally managed to open the scoring. The ball fell at the edge of the box and Barreiro played it first-time to Akturkoglu, who finished high into the net, giving Livakovic no chance.

Then, in the 37th minute of the second half, Brazilian Anderson Talisca committed a hard foul on Barrenechea and was sent off after receiving his second yellow card, leaving Fenerbahçe with one man down.

See other Champions League playoff results from Wednesday:

Qarabag (5) 2 x 3 (4) Ferencvaros Copenhagen (3) 2 x 0 (1) Basel Club Brugge (9) 6 x 0 (1) Rangers

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