With Champions League in mind, Benfica make key call on Estádio da Luz | OneFootball

In recent days, it has been announced that the women's team of Benfica will use the Estádio da Luz to host their home matches for the Champions League. Thus, the Reds will swap the Seixal pitches to welcome some of the best teams in Europe at the red and white Cathedral.

Following this decision, made by the club's management, given the importance of the competition, the national champions, led by Ivan Baptista, will host Arsenal on October 16th at 8:00 PM, who are the current holders of the Champions trophy, after defeating Barcelona in last year's final.

However, the European journey begins a week earlier, with the team traveling to Turin to face Juventus. It should be noted that, after missing the 2024/25 edition, Benfica returns to the prestigious tournament, where they will have a special reunion with Kika Nazareth, one of the Eagles' opponents.

Now with a format similar to the men's version, the women's team is part of a league phase, where they will face six opponents. Besides hosting Arsenal on October 16th, the Estádio da Luz will also welcome Twente from the Netherlands on November 12th and, a month later, PSG on December 17th.

It should be remembered that, after the draw was announced, luck placed teams like Juventus, Arsenal, PSG, Barcelona, Twente, and Paris FC in Benfica's path for the knockout stages. Until the official start of the European competitions, Ivan Baptista's team has been competing in the Liga BPI, where they recently thrashed Damaiense with an impressive 8-0.

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