Grimaldo in the best XI of the Champions League group stage

On Saturday, May 24, Benfica's professional football team held another training session at the Benfica Campus with a view to the derby with Sporting at the Estadio Nacional. The Portuguese Cup final clash is scheduled for Sunday, May 25, at 5:15 pm.

Benfica said goodbye to the 2024/25 edition of the Champions League on Tuesday night, March 11. Needing to turn the tie around in Catalonia after a 0-1 draw at Estádio da Luz, the Eagles were beaten 3-1 to end their participation in the competition, which was the debut of a new format, with honor and their heads held high. In the two legs of the Champions League last 16, Barcelona won 4-1 on aggregate.

SL Benfica's professional football professional team trained on Monday afternoon, March 10, at the Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys, the venue for the match against Barcelona, a decisive match for the Eagles' continuity in the Champions League. On the eve of the clash, joy and focus reigned during the first 15 minutes of the training session, which was open to the media and whose best images you can see here. Barcelona-Benfica, in the second leg of the last 16 of the prestigious competition, kicks off at 5:45 pm in mainland Portugal.