| UEFA Champions League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Benfica V/s Atlético Madrid
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COMPETITION : | Round 2
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| DATE: | 03-10-2024
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TIME:
| 12:30 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
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| Benfica | Lineup |
Possible XI: Trubin(GK); Carreras, Otamendi, Silva, Araujo; Kokcu, Luis, Aursnes; Akturkoglu, Pavlidis, Di Maria. | |
| Atlético Madrid | Lineup |
Possible XI: Oblak(GK); Mandava, Gimenez, Le Normand, Molina; Alvarez, Gallagher, Koke, De Paul; Sorloth, Griezmann. | |
Preview: Benfica Vs Atlético Madrid
The Eagles will look to continue their good form against the Roje Blancos in UEFA Champions League:
Benfica will welcome the LaLiga side Atletico Madrid to Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica for a Champions League 2024-25 encounter. Both teams are doing well in their respective leagues and will look to give each other a good challenge on the pitch. The Portuguese team are sitting 3rd in the Liga Portugal with 16 points. In seven games, they have only lost one game till now and will hope to continue their good form against Roje Blancos. They won their first UCL game of the season against Crvena Zvezda by the scoreline of 1-2 and will look to win their first UCL home game as well.
The Roje Blancos will be confident going into this fixture as in their previous game they played out a draw against Real Madrid and the match ended in a 1-1 scoreline. Diego Simeone’s men will look to continue their good performance against Benfica as well. They are currently placed in 3rd place in the league with 16 points and are undefeated in LaLiga till now. This will be a mouthwatering clash for sure as both teams will look to get the 3 points in this fixture
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About UEFA Champions League:
History
TThe UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robin league phase to qualify for the double-legged knockout rounds, and a single-leg final. It is the most-watched club competition in the world and the third most-watched football competition overall, behind only the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations.
Introduced in 1955 as the Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens (French for European Champion Clubs' Cup), and commonly known as the European Cup, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to the champions of Europe's domestic leagues, with its winner reckoned as the European club champion. The competition took on its current name in 1992, adding a round-robin group stage in 1991 and allowing multiple entrants from certain countries since the 1997–98 season. While only the winners of many of Europe's national leagues can enter the competition, the top 5 leagues by coefficient provide four teams each by default, with a possibility for additional spots based on performance during the previous season. Clubs that finish below the qualifying spots are eligible for the second-tier UEFA Europa League competition, and since 2021, for the third-tier UEFA Conference League.
In its present format, the Champions League begins in early July with three qualifying rounds and a play-off round, all played over two legs. The seven surviving teams enter the league phase, joining 29 teams qualified in advance. The 36 teams each play eight opponents, four home and four away. The 24 highest-ranked teams proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match in late May or early June.[6] The winner of the Champions League automatically qualifies for the following year's Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Spanish clubs have the most victories (20 wins), followed by England (15 wins) and Italy (12 wins). England has the most winning teams, with six clubs having won the title. The competition has been won by 23 clubs and 13 of them have won it more than once. Real Madrid is the most successful club in the tournament's history, having won it 15 times. Madrid is the only club to have won it five times in a row (the first five editions). Only one club has won all of their matches in a single tournament en route to the tournament victory: Bayern Munich in the 2019–20 season. Real Madrid are the current European champions, having beaten Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the 2024 final for their fifteenth title.
