27.08.2025 16:13
In the UEFA Champions League playoff second leg, Fenerbahçe will face Portugal's Benfica. The match will be played at Estadio de Luz and is set to kick off at 22:00 TRT time, with live coverage on TRT 1. If Fenerbahçe wins this match, they will earn the right to participate in the group stage of Europe's number one football organization after 16 seasons. Here are the possible line-ups for this highly anticipated match...
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In the UEFA Champions League play-off second leg match, Fenerbahçe will visit Benfica.
THE MATCH WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON TRT 1
The match, which will be played at Estadio de Luz, will start at 22:00 Turkish time. The match will be officiated by Slavko Vincic from the Football Association of Slovenia. Tomaz Klancnik and Andaz Kovacic will assist Vincic. The match will be broadcast live on TRT 1. Slavko Vincic also officiated the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby in the Trendyol Super League last season.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS
Benfica; Trubin, Dedic, Antonio Silva, Otamendi, Dahl, Barreiro, Rios, Barrenechea, Aursnes, Schjelderup, Pavlidis.
Fenerbahçe; İrfan Can, Mert, Skriniar, Oosterwolde, Semedo, Amrabat, Fred, Brown, Szymanski, Duran, En-Nesyri.
THE YELLOW-NAVY BLUES ARE IN PURSUIT OF A FIRST IN 16 YEARS
The yellow-navy blue team, which will play its last match before the league stage in the UEFA Champions League, will earn the right to participate in the league stage of Europe's number one football organization after 16 seasons if they return with a victory from Portugal. Fenerbahçe last participated in the Champions League group stage in the 2008-2009 season.
FENERBAHÇE'S AWAY RECORD
Fenerbahçe, which will take the field against Portugal's Benfica for a UEFA Champions League ticket, has faced its opponent 3 times in this away match before.
In the Champions League match played in the 1975-1976 season, Benfica won 7-0, while the two teams faced each other again in 2012-2013.
Fenerbahçe, which won 1-0 at home in the UEFA Europa League semi-final, lost 3-1 away to Benfica, missing the chance to reach the final. The two teams played their last official match in Portugal in the 2018-2019 season in the 3rd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. Benfica won the home match 1-0, while the away match ended in a 1-1 draw, allowing Benfica to advance.
Fenerbahçe and Benfica also faced each other in a friendly match played at the beginning of this season as part of the Eusebio Cup. Benfica won 3-2 in front of their fans.
FENERBAHÇE'S ABSENCE
Fenerbahçe will enter the match against Benfica with only one absence. Cenk Tosun, who is injured, has been removed from the match squad. Instead of this player, Cengiz Ünder was included in the squad for the first match played in Kadıköy. Cengiz Ünder will also be in the squad in place of Cenk Tosun in this match, as listed to UEFA.
8TH MATCH AGAINST BENFICA
Fenerbahçe will play its 8th official match against Benfica in history. In the previous 7 matches, the Portuguese representative has won 3 times, while Fenerbahçe has managed to win 2 times. 2 matches ended in a draw.
290TH MATCH IN EUROPE
Fenerbahçe, which will face Portugal's Benfica away in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League play-off round, will showcase its 290th match in European cups. The yellow-navy blue team has achieved 114 victories in 289 matches in European cups, while experiencing 113 defeats. Fenerbahçe has drawn in 62 matches. Fenerbahçe has scored in the opponent's net 397 times in European cups, while conceding 411 goals.
42ND MATCH IN QUALIFIERS
Fenerbahçe will play its 42nd match in the qualifiers of the number one organization in European football. In the 41 matches in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, the yellow-navy blue team has recorded 15 victories, 13 draws, and 13 defeats, scoring 62 goals and conceding 50 goals.
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