Portuguese champions Benfica make their Champions League debut this Wednesday at home against Salzburg, the same day Sporting Braga play Naples.
Having reached the quarter-finals in the 2022/23 season, the Reds are drawn into Group D of the Champions at home to Salzburg, who have won the last 11 Austrian championships but are supposed to be their toughest opponents. from the “pool”.
Despite never playing against Salzburg, Benfica have good memories of their meetings with the Austrians, as they won all four home meetings against teams from that country.
With Turkish referee Halil Umut Mehler in attendance, the Reds will host Salzburg while European runners-up Inter Milan play at the home of Real Sociedad.
Sporting de Braga, who returned to the Champions after 11 years, play at home with the champions of Italy, in Group C, in which Arsenal will face great difficulties.
In addition to the Neapolitans, Braga’s rivals will be Real Madrid and newcomers Union Berlin, who will meet each other in Spain.
The game between Sporting Braga and Napoli will also start at 20:00 and will be refereed by Dutchman Serdar Gözübüyük.
Porto made their Group H debut on Tuesday, beating Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1, with two goals from Galeno and one from Taremi.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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