Kick-off on 20.08.25, at 22:00.

In the final round of Champions League qualification at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul, the first leg between Fenerbahçe and Benfica will take place. In the 1/16 finals of the European Cup Winners’ Cup 1975/76, the Canaries won at home, 1-0. In the third qualifying round of the 2018/19 campaign, the opponents played to a draw, exchanging goals in the first half, 1-1. The Yellow-Navy Blues eliminated Feyenoord in the previous stage (1-2, 5-2). English defender Archie Brown was involved in three of the five goals in the home game against the Rotterdam club. The Portuguese Eagles upset Nice in the prior round, securing two 2-0 victories. Norwegian midfielder Fredrik Aursnes contributed three goal involvements in the tie against the representative of Ligue 1.

The MEGOGO platform will stream the first leg of Fenerbahçe vs. Benfica live on August 20, 2025.

Since 1996, the hosts have participated in the final round of qualification eight times. In half of those cases, the Canaries advanced to the main stage. In the 1996/97 season, the Yellow-Navy Blues knocked out Maccabi Tel Aviv (1-1, 1-0), and five years later defeated Rangers (2-1, 0-0). In the 2007/08 campaign, the Turkish giant beat Anderlecht (1-0, 2-0), and in the following tournament eliminated Partizan (2-1, 2-2).

Since 1998, Benfica has reached the final stage of qualification nine times. Only in two tournaments did the Glorious fall at this hurdle. In the 2003/04 and 2004/05 seasons, the Reds were stopped by Lazio (0-1, 1-3) and Anderlecht (1-0, 0-3). Over the past seven years, the Eagles have advanced to the main round three times after the final qualifying stage. In the 2018/19 and 2021/22 campaigns, the Lisbon side left behind PAOK (1-1, 4-1) and PSV (2-1, 0-0). Three years ago, the Portuguese giant knocked out Dynamo Kyiv (0-2, 0-3).

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