Sidny Lopes Cabral on Benfica’s Europa League path? It could happen | OneFootball

Benfica have secured their place in the third qualifying round of the Europa League and already know the full list of possible opponents in the play-off, should they get past Hearts. Among the 20 candidates is Trabzonspor, the club where Sidny Lopes Cabral plays.

In addition to the Turkish side and Sint-Truiden, OFI Crete and Lillestrom, who go directly into the Europa League play-off, Benfica could also face teams coming from other European qualifying ties. From the third qualifying round matchups in the Champions League (Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Red Star Belgrade, Levski Sofia/Kairat, Ararat-Armenia/Celje, Sabah/AGF Aarhus, Kauno Zalgiris/Dinamo Zagreb and Mjallby/Slovan Bratislava), the losers drop into the Europa League play-off. Meanwhile, from the third qualifying round fixtures in the Europa League (Víkingur Reykjavík/Thun and Larne/Iberia 1999), the winners advance to that same stage and could meet the Eagles.

The team managed by Marco Silva will once again be seeded in the draw thanks to their European coefficient, and they are in fact the highest-ranked club among all the teams involved at this stage of the competition. That status could influence the pairing, although it does not rule out the possibility of a tough tie.

The play-off draw will take place next Monday, August 3, even before the tie against Hearts is decided. This means the Reds will know in advance the path they will have to take if they eliminate the Scots and continue their bid for a place in the Europa League league phase.

. Among all the possible scenarios, a potential clash with Trabzonspor, where Sidny Cabral plays, promises to be one of the most high-profile for Benfica fans.

Check out all the opponents:

Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Red Star Belgrade (Loser), Sint-Truiden, Víkingur Reykjavík/Thun (Winner), Trabzonspor, OFI Crete, Larne/Iberia 1999 (Winner), Lillestrom, Levski Sofia/Kairat (Loser), Ararat-Armenia/Celje (Loser), Sabah/AGF Aarhus (Loser), Kauno Zalgiris/Dinamo Zagreb (Loser) and Mjallby/Slovan Bratislava (Loser)

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