This Tuesday, 66,387 spectators watched the match between Benfica and Real Madrid. This number surpassed the previous record of 65,467 fans recorded in the 2009/10 season, with Jorge Jesus in charge of the Eagles.
The Estádio da Luz recorded the biggest flood of all time this Tuesday, with 66,387 spectators, in in the first leg of the play-off of the knockout stage of the Champions League.
The madness of qualifying for this stage of the competition against this same Real Madrid (in a 4-2 victory), with Trubin’s goal at the end of the day, filled Benfica fans with faith who turned out en masse at the Estádio da Luz.
Without the rain of three weeks ago, which almost seemed like a deluge, in the game when the speaker announced the capacity, Benfica lost, 1-0, (in the League phase, the registered capacity was 64,305 spectators), which is why the fans’ celebration was contained.
Previously, the biggest flood at the new Estádio da Luz, opened in 2003, had occurred in the 2009/10 season (65,467 fans), when in the last round of the League Benfica beat Rio Ave 2-1 and secured the title of champion.
Benfica increased the capacity of the venue at the beginning of this season, having registered, in the classic (1-1) with Sporting, in the 13th round of the Primeira Liga, 65,247 spectators.
Since July 2025, with the completion of the first phase of increasing capacity, the ‘red’ venue now has 68,100 seats, with the ultimate goal of approaching 70,000.
