Alert, Benfica! Updates on League Cup participation | OneFootball

After a shaky start to the season, which resulted in a defeat in the Super Cup and a draw in the BPI League debut, the Benfica team is back on track. During yesterday, the women's squad got to know the opponents of the League Cup, a competition where the eagles are the current trophy holders.

According to what the draw dictated, the national pentachampions will start the title defense with a trip to Madeira, where they will face off against Marítimo. It is known that the Club da Luz is in Group A, along with the island team, Valadares Gaia, Vitória Guimarães, and Braga.

However, in a competition that also counts with the participation of Sporting, the runner-up of the last edition, there are more news. In the current season, the organization chose to 'remodel' the competition format, counting on the participation of 10 teams (the first eight classified from the first division and the two promoted teams from the II League).

The 10 formations will be divided into two groups of five, where five duels will be held for each team. In the end, they advance to the semi-finals of the competition, where they will fight for a spot in the final and, further ahead, the much-desired trophy, currently in the possession of Benfica.

Unlike the Champions League, where the eagles will play at Estádio da Luz, the matches should take place in Sexal. In the first round, Benfica visits Marítimo's stronghold. After being left out of the second round, Glorioso returns to the competition, where it hosts Vitória de Guimarães. Then follows a visit to Braga and a reception to Valadares Gaia.

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