The number of competitions increases

The return of SL Benfica's professional football team to competition after the international break takes place in the Portuguese Cup against Trofense at 8:15 pm on Saturday, October 16.

This set of encounters includes clashes in the Liga Bwin and in the Champions League, two competitions in which Benfica is well positioned – leader in the National Championship and 2nd place in group E of the UEFA competition –, and matches for the Portuguese Cup and League Cup, competitions in which the team its first appearance, but where it has clear and ambitious goals.

In total there are 11 games, but it could even be 12, if Benfica beats Trofense in the 3rd round of the Portuguese Cup. On the agenda, the highlight is that seven of the 11 matches will be played away from home and the four matches to take place at Estádio da Luz will be against Bayern and Dynamo Kiyv (Champions) and SC Braga and Sporting (Liga Bwin).

Fixtures
Competition	Match	Date and time
Portuguese Cup 3rd round	Trofense-Benfica	October 16 (Saturday), 8:15 pm
Champions League group E, matchday 3	Benfica-Bayern	October 20 (Wednesday), 8 pm
Liga Bwin matchday 9	Vizela-Benfica	October 24 (Sunday), 6 pm
League Cup group A, matchday 1	V. Guimarães-Benfica	October 27 (Wednesday), 7:30 pm
Liga Bwin matchday 10	Estoril Praia-Benfica	October 30 (Saturday), 7 pm
Champions League group E, matchday 4	Bayern-Benfica	November 2 (Tuesday), 8 pm
Liga Bwin matchday 11	Benfica-SC Braga	November 7 (Sunday), 9:15 pm
Champions League group E, matchday 5	Barcelona-Benfica	November 23 (Tuesday), 8 pm
Liga Bwin matchday 12	Belenenses SAD-Benfica	November 27 (Saturday), 20h30
Liga Bwin matchday 13	Benfica-Sporting	December 3 (Friday), 9:15 pm
Champions League group E, matchday 6	Benfica-Dynamo Kiyv	December 8 (Wednesday), 8 pm