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On Turkish soil, the morning after the Champions League play-off match against Fenerbahçe at the Sükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium, Benfica's professional football team put to work at the Besiktas training center facilities, already preparing for the match against Tondela, from Matchday 3 of the Liga Betclic,  scheduled for 8:30 pm, on Saturday at Estádio da Luz. Only the athletes who were not used and the substitutes who played in the Istanbul match trained on the pitch – the rest underwent active recovery in the gym on Thursday, August 21. See full information here.

The tie remains wide open! Benfica and Fenerbahçe drew 0-0 in the first leg of the Champions League play-off, played at the Sükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium in Istanbul. The 2nd leg  is scheduled for Wednesday, September 27, at 8 pm, and will decide everything at the Estádio da Luz.

The day started early for SL Benfica's professional football team! It was still dawn when the Eagles arrived at Lisbon Airport, from where they flew to Istanbul, Turkey. Ahead of the challenge against Fenerbahçe, in the 1st leg of the Champions League, group stage play-off, already on Turkish soil, right after the previews by coach Bruno Lage and the defender António Silva, the reds trained at Sükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium, the venue for Wednesday's match, August 20, scheduled for 8:00 pm in mainland Portugal. The day didn't end without birthday celebrant Florentino receiving the affection of the group... Watch everything here.