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Benfica travel to Aarhus this Thursday to face the Danish club in the second leg of the Europa League play-off round. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and, after the result achieved at the Luz (3-1), the Eagles have one foot firmly in the next round.

Marco Silva’s side were far superior in the first match and built a good advantage for the second leg. Rafa Silva, Leandro Barreiro and Vangelis Pavlidis scored for Benfica at the Estádio da Luz, while Sebastian Jorgensen pulled one back for the visitors.

Samuel Soares, Alexander Bah, Tomás Araújo, Clément Lenglet, Samuel Dahl, Enzo Barrenechea, Leandro Barreiro, Rafa, Georgiy Sudakov, Gianluca Prestianni and Vangelis Pavlidis. This should be Marco Silva’s starting eleven for tonight’s clash.

Benfica have had a full week to prepare for this fixture, as they did not play in the Liga Portugal last weekend, which raises expectations for a high-level performance from the Reds, even with Fredrik Aursnes absent for the match.

If they confirm qualification this Thursday, Benfica will be in the league phase of the competition. UEFA will hold the draw for the main stage of the Europa League this Friday at 12:00 p.m. The league phase will begin on September 16.

Broadcast: SportTV 5

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