Benfica Youth League Round of 16 Qualification Final

09 December 2021

There was only one step left and Benfica knew how to take it: they beat Dynamo Kyiv, in Seixal (1-0), and qualified for the last 16 of the UEFA Youth League, in the early hours of Wednesday afternoon, December 8. In six matches in group E, the team coached by Luís Castro won five, always keeping a clean sheet, and scored 14 goals. There was only one defeat and four goals conceded, in Kiev, on the opening day of a journey that would embrace success. The congratulations to the team were addressed personally by President Rui Costa in the dressing room, at Benfica Campus.

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