Change of plans! Benfica to host London side in the Champions League | OneFootball

The Benfica women's team will face Arsenal in a match for the Champions League. Scheduled for October 16, it is now known that the match will be played at the Estádio da Luz, according to information released on the UEFA website.

The match taking place at the Estádio da Luz is possible due to the fact that, at that time, the men's football calendar will be focused on the commitments of the national teams, so there will be no matches of the Benfica men's team at the Stadium on that date.

In addition, the Estádio da Luz will not be used by José Mourinho's squad from September 27 to October 25. This is because the reds host Arouca on September 26 and, after that, they will face Chelsea, Porto and Newcastle in their respective strongholds, returning home only on October 25 against Arouca.

Remember that last Sunday, September 21, the Benfica women's squad thrashed Vitória de Guimarães 5-1. Carole Costa (28’), Rakel Engesvik (46’), Caroline Moller (55’), Beatriz Cameirão (57’) and Chandra Davidson (71’) were the goal scorers of the match.

With this victory - the first of the 2025/26 season - , Benfica's women's football now has four points in the BPI League and shares first place with Racing Power and Valadares Gaia, this after the home draw, nil-nil, in the opening round. Torreense (three points and one game) can jump to the lead.

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