Benfica hosts Sporting Braga this Wednesday (01/08), at 3pm (Brasília time), in a single game for the Portuguese League Cup semi-final. The duel will be at the Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon.
The Reds will face Sporting in the final if they pass the stage – the Lisbon team beat Porto 1-0 in the other semi-final.
Benfica reached the semi-finals of the Portuguese League Cup by beating Santa Clara 3-0 in the quarter-finals.
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Benfica lineup against Braga
Benfica has two players in the medical department: Renato Sanches and Tiago Gouveia, who are not expected to participate in the game.
Coach Bruno Lage must go with his best. The team’s top scorer with 11 goals, Di María is confirmed in the duel.
Benfica lineup: Trubin; Bah, Tomás Araújo, Otamendi and Carreras; Kökçü, Aursnes and Florentino Luís; Aktürkoglu, Di Maria and Pavlidis. Technical: Bruno Lage.
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Benfica x Braga: where to watch
The game between Benfica and Braga will be broadcast in Brazil by Nsports (closed TV and YouTube). In Portugal, the game will be broadcast on SPORT TV+.
Where to watch Benfica x Braga on TV and streaming
- Date: Wednesday, January 8th
- Time: 3pm (Brasília time)
- Where to watch: NSports, on closed TV and on its YouTube channel. In Portugal, the game will be broadcast on Sport.Tv1.
Benfica’s last games: results
See below what Benfica’s last games were like:
- 04/12 – Benfica 1 x 2 Braga – Portuguese Championship
- 29/12 – Sporting 1 x 0 Benfica – Portuguese Championship
- 23/12 – Benfica 3 x 0 Estoril – Portuguese Championship
- 19/12 – Nacional 0 x 2 Benfica – Portuguese Championship
- 15/12 – AVS SAD 1 x 1 Benfica – Portuguese Championship
- 11/12 – Benfica 0 x 0 Bologna – Champions League
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Benfica’s next games
- 08/01 (Wednesday) – 4:45 pm – Benfica x Braga – Portuguese League Cup
- 14/01 (Tuesday) – 5:15 pm – Farense x Benfica – Portuguese Cup
- 17/01 (Friday) – 5:15 pm – Benfica x Famalicão – Portuguese Championship
- 01/21 (Tuesday) – 5pm – Benfica x Barcelona – Champions League
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Benfica’s ranking for the season
- Portuguese Championship: 3rd place
- Portuguese Cup: round of 16 (against Farense)
- Copa Paulista: semi-final (against Braga)
- Champions League: 15th place (league stage)
