Hope is alive! What Benfica need to progress in the Champions League | OneFootball

Benfica keeps the hope alive to advance in the Champions League. The team traveled to Amsterdam to face Ajax last Tuesday, November 25. The 2-0 victory marked the first points for the Eagles in the fifth round of the prestigious tournament.

Despite negative results until the last game, and with Benfica having only three points in the fifth round of the league phase of the European competition, there are still chances for qualification to the next stage, although the upcoming challenges are of high difficulty.

At this moment, it is still impossible to say how many points will be necessary to at least reach the playoff for the round of 16. However, one thing is certain: to dream, the Eagles will have to win two of the next three Champions League matches - which will be against Napoli, Juventus, and Real Madrid.

José Mourinho's prediction is that nine or 10 points will be needed to reach the 24th place on the table - the last spot that advances to the next stage. Looking at these numbers, the Eagles need six or seven points in the next three matches - two victories, considering the first scenario; two wins and a draw, if aiming for ten points.

For now, the Eagles have three points, which also brought 2.1 million euros to the club's coffers. It is worth remembering that last season, the 24th place achieved 11 points in the tournament. Currently, that position is held by Monaco, which has five points but one less game than Benfica.

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