Glorioso 1904
·16 Juni 2026
Alert! Club that got Bruno Lage sacked can aid Benfica in Europa League

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·16 Juni 2026

This Wednesday, the draw for the second qualifying round of the Europa League will take place, with Benfica entering at that stage. However, this Tuesday is marked by the lineup for the first qualifying round. Today’s event has a slight impact on Benfica’s possible opponents for tomorrow, with Qarabag, the opponent that led to Bruno Lage’s departure, able to help Marco Silva’s team.
Whoever is drawn against the Azerbaijani side or Ferencváros (Hungary) will not face Benfica in the second qualifying round. They may, however, appear in later draws if they meanwhile win the first and second qualifying rounds.
After this draw, there will be the final list of clubs that could face Benfica in the second qualifying round, where Besiktas (Turkey), Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine), Twente (Netherlands), Hajduk Split (Croatia), among others, are guaranteed to be.
, as winners of the Portuguese Cup, following the historic victory against Sporting.
These are the opponents in the second qualifying round: Winner of the match involving Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) in the 1st qualifying round, Besiktas (Turkey), Twente (Netherlands), winner of the match involving Hajduk Split (Croatia) in the 1st qualifying round, Tromso (Norway), St. Gallen (Switzerland), winner of the match involving CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) in the 1st qualifying round, Hammarby (Sweden) and Hradec Králové (Czechia).
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