Champions League draw live: Benfica learn their European fate | OneFootball

Follow all the happenings of the ceremony that determines Benfica's opponents in the 2025/26 edition of the Champions League, after eliminating Fenerbahçe

17:50 - Chelsea (away), Real Madrid (home), Leverkusen (home), Juventus (away), Napoli (home), Ajax (away), Qarabag (home) and Newcastle (away). These are Benfica's opponents in the league stage of the Champions League.

17:45 - Benfica will travel again to England to face Newcastle.

17:45 - Benfica will host Qarabag at Estádio da Luz.

17:45 - Benfica will face Ajax, away from home.

17:45 - Benfica will host Napoli.

17:45 - Benfica will face Juventus in Turin.

17:43 - Benfica will host Bayer Leverkusen at Luz.

17:40 - The teams from pot 2, where Benfica is located, will now be drawn.

17:34 - Benfica already knows, therefore, the two opponents from pot 1. The order of the matches will only be known on Saturday.

17:33 - Benfica will host Real Madrid.

17:32 - Benfica will face Chelsea, at the Londoners' stronghold.

17:30 - The teams from pot 1 will be drawn.

17:30 - The draw begins.

17:25 - All set! The actual draw is about to begin.

17:21 - The two stars are joined by Giorgio Marchetti, thus forming the team of draw hosts.

17:18 - Kaka joins Zlatan Ibrahimović on stage and is invited to talk about his journey in the Champions League.

17:16 - Zlatan Ibrahimović takes the stage with Aleksander Čeferin to receive an award in honor of his career.

17:05 - Chelsea receives a special award for having won all UEFA competitions.

17:03 - The Champions League draw ceremony has begun.

16h30 - So far, Benfica has already made nearly 45 million euros.

16h30 – The Champions League is a real jackpot. For each victory achieved in the competition, the clubs earn 2.1 million euros, while a draw is worth 750,000 euros.

16h30 – The regular phase games of the Champions League will take place on the following dates: September 16, 17 and 18; September 30 and October 1; October 21 and 22; November 4 and 5; November 25 and 26; December 9 and 10; January 20 and 21 and January 28.

16h30 – Remember that, since the format change, each team faces two teams from each pot, totaling a total of eight matches.

16h30 – Check out the teams in the remaining pots:

16h30 – Benfica is in pot 2, along with Arsenal, Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus, Frankfurt, and Club Brugge.

16h30 – This will be the fifth consecutive season in which Benfica will participate in the Champions League.

16h30 – Benfica qualified for this stage after eliminating Nice and Fenerbahçe, in the third qualifying round and the play-off of the millionaire competition, respectively.

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