Kick-off on 20.09.23 22:00.

Since 2010, the Eagles have only missed the group stage of the UEFA Champions League once, in the 2020/21 season when they were eliminated by PAOK in the third qualifying round, 1-2. In the previous campaign, they reached the quarter-finals but were eliminated by Inter (0-2, 3-3). Red Bulls, in the previous edition, finished third in Group E, managing to take points off Milan (1-1) and Chelsea (1-1).

The game between Benfica and Salzburg can be watched online, the two teams have not crossed paths on the international stage before. The Lisbon club in the 2022/23 competition have only lost once in fourteen matches and secured ten victories. The reigning Portuguese champions defeated Juventus twice (4-3, 2-1) and drew with PSG (1-1, 1-1). The Eagles have previously only encountered one Austrian team, Austria Vienna, whom they eliminated in the third qualifying round of the 2006/07 Champions League (3-1, 0-0).

In their last sixteen home matches in the prestigious European tournament, Benfica suffered defeats only to Inter (0-2), Liverpool (1-3), and Bayern Munich (0-4), but it's worth noting that the Bayern Munich match was during the group stage. During this period, the Lisbon-based team netted thirty-six goals against their opponents. Watch the Benfica vs. Salzburg match online.

Red Bull have reached the main stage of the Champions League for the fifth consecutive year. Three times, the Red Bulls finished third in their group, advancing to the Europa League, but in the 2021/22 season, the team finished second and progressed to the Round of 16. Throughout their international appearances, the Austrian Bundesliga champions have only faced two Portuguese clubs. In the third round of the 1993/94 UEFA Cup, Red Bull, then known as Casino SV, eliminated Sporting Lisbon (0-2, 3-0, overtime). Six years ago, they played against Guimaraes in the Europa League group stage (3-0, 1-1).

In their last ten European away matches, the Red Bulls only defeated Danish side Brøndby in the 2021/22 qualification playoff. Watch the Benfica vs. Salzburg showdown online.