10 September 2024
Portuguese side Benfica are Juve's final League Phase opponents in this season's Champions League, as they visit the Allianz Stadium in Turin for a 21:00 CET kick-off on Wednesday, 29 January.
Juventus and Benfica have met eight times in the past, with Juventus winning one and drawing one of those, and six of those games going the way of the Portuguese. In the Champions League specifically, Benfica have come out on top in each of the four games player.
BENFICA'S HISTORY
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, the club’s full name, was founded in February 1904 as Sport Lisboa and then merged with Grupo Sport Benfica (founded in 1906) in 1908, forming the current club.
They are the most successful club in Portuguese football, winning 38 league titles, 26 Portuguese Cups, seven League Cups, and eight Super Cups. They have also won the European Cup on two occasions, competing in seven finals. They’ve made it to three Europa League finals as well, but have never won the competition.
Wearing their iconic red shirt, their club symbol of the eagle is just as symbolic.
BENFICA THIS SEASON
Benfica ended last season in second place in the standings, 10 points behind champions and city rivals Sporting CP and eight ahead of third-placed Porto.
After 19 league matches this season, the Eagles sit second, six points behind defending champions Sporting, and lost their last domestic match-up against Casa Pia 3-1 over the weekend. In the Champions League this season, they sit in 21st place on the table with three wins, three losses and a draw in seven matches, losing 5-4 to Barcelona last time out.
See you all at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday, 29 January!
