With Sporting lurking, Benfica learn potential Champions League opponents | OneFootball

On August 27, Benfica secured qualification for the league phase of the Champions League. The Eagles defeated Fenerbahçe 1-0 in the second leg of the play-off, held at Estádio da Luz, after a goalless draw in Istanbul. With the qualifying play-offs concluded, all the pots for the draw of the initial phase of the European competition have been determined, in which Sporting is also present.

The draw, which will reveal Benfica’s opponents in the league phase of the Champions League, is scheduled for this Thursday, August 28, at 5:00 PM. Each of the 36 teams participating in this phase of the competition will face two teams from each of the four pots, including their own, in order to determine eight matches. Benfica, which is in pot 2, will play four away games and four home games.

The draw, which will reveal the opponents of each of the 36 teams qualified for this edition of the Champions League, will be conducted by computer, with the schedule to be announced only next Saturday, August 30, UEFA announced in a statement published on its official website.

The matchdays for the league phase of the prestigious competition are scheduled for the following dates: September 16, 17, and 18; September 30 and October 1; October 21 and 22; November 4 and 5; November 25 and 26; December 9 and 10; January 20 and 21, and January 28.

To qualify directly for the round of 16 of the Champions League, Benfica will need to finish the league phase among the top eight teams. Otherwise, if they finish between 9th and 24th place, the Club from Luz will have to play a play-off for access to the round of 16 against one of the teams that also finished within those positions.

Check out the composition of the pots:

Pot 3: Tottenham, PSV, Ajax, Napoli, Sporting, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Bodo/Glimt, and Marseille

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