The excitement at the arrival of the "Vermelhão"

In a vibrant Estádio da Luz stadium filled with 55,443 spectators, Benfica beat Fenerbahçe 3-2 to win the 13th edition of the Eusébio Cup. Aktürkoğlu (37'), an own goal (42'), and Henrique Araújo (81') wrote the story of the Eagles' sixth victory in the tournament that honors the Black Panther! See the best images of a victory in the name of the King.

More than 55,000 spectators watched Benfica-Fenerbahçe on the night of July 26 at Estádio da Luz. With football and the Red Wave returning to the Cathedral, the Eagles imposed their strength and triumphed 3-2 in the 13th edition of the Eusébio Cup. Aktürkoğlu (37'), Archie Brown (42', own goal), and Henrique Araújo (81') sealed the victory for Bruno Lage's men in the friendly match in preparation for the 2025/26 season.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino congratulated Benfica “for the vision, the courage, the innovative way that has always been in the DNA” of the club, praising the Benfica District project. "It will make the fans, those who love football, those who love your club, feel even more passion, even more emotion," he said. "You already have an iconic stadium, of course, where some of the most wonderful pages of our sport have been written. Now it's going to be renovated to make it even better, to make the whole surrounding area look incredible," said the head of world football's governing body in his video address.

With a start of supreme quality, to the delight of more than 54,000 Benfica fans at the Estádio da Luz, Benfica cruised to a 5-0 victory over Feyenoord and won the 12th edition of the Eusébio Cup on Sunday night, July 28, in yet another important chapter of the 2024/25 pre-season... which began with a breathtaking arrival and welcome by the King's statue.

In a fitting tribute to the King, Benfica beat Feyenoord by 5-0 in the 12th edition of the Eusébio Cup, in what was the fifth friendly match of the 2024/25 pre-season. Motivated by the 54,317 spectators at the Estádio da Luz on Sunday, July 28, the Reds beat the Dutch with goals from Prestianni, Pavlidis (brace), Beste and Arthur Cabral. See the best images of a triumph full of tributes to the King.