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UEFA Champions League play-off round football fans are waiting for a giant struggle. Fenerbahce will host Benfica, the strong representative of Portugal in Kadikoy. Yellow-lacivertliler, the Giants League longing for years to return to this critical match in order to continue the way to continue. Fenerbahce who wants to open a new page under the direction of Jose Mourinho, aims to relax before the rematch. So, when is the Fenerbahçe-Benfica match, what time and on what channel? Here are the details …
When is the Fenerbahçe-Benfıca match, what time?
UEFA Champions League play-off round will be played Fenerbahce-Benfica match on Wednesday, August 20 at 22.00 will start.
Fenerbahçe-Benfıca match on which channel?
Fenerbahce-Benfica match will be played at the Chobani Stadium and will be broadcast live on TRT 1 screens.
Fenerbahçe-Benfıca match live watch
Fenerbahçe-Benfıca match is likely 11’s
Fenerbahce: İrfan Can, Mert, Skriniar, Oosterwolde, Semedo, Amrabat, Fred, Brown, Szymanski, Duran, en-Nesyri
Benfica: Trubin, Dah, Silva, Otamendi, Delic, Schjelderup, Barrekechea, Rios, Aursnes, Pavlidis, Ivanovic
Fenerbahce’s match day sharing
🏆 #Ucl Play Off First Match 🆚 Benfica 🗓 Wednesday, August 20 🇹🇷 22.00 🇪🇺 21.00 🏟️ Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex 📺 TRT 1 📲 #FBVSLB#Matchvarsaulkervar | @Ulker pic.twitter.com/4y2wxg5pea
– Fenerbahce SK (@Fenerbahce) August 19, 2025
Benfıca’s match day sharing
Matchday in Istanbul! 🔴⚪#Fskslb • #Ucl pic.twitter.com/zpnguziuzy
– SL Benfica (@slbenfica) August 20, 2025
“Kerem Aktürkoğlu will play for Benfıca if he plays”
Fenerbahce-Benfica match before the questions of members of the press Jose Mourinho, “Kerem Aktürkoğlu plays, Benfica will play for. So I do not think of Kerem. Currently, not feneabahçe’nın Benfica’nın player. He can play against us,” he said.
Speaking about whether there will be changes in the understanding of the game against Benfica’ya Portuguese technical man, “Football tactical game. But when we say tactics, I or Bruno does not mean that we will do things we are not accustomed. We will look at Benfica’s favorite.
“Mourinho does not play against Benfica”
Champions League play-off round prepared to play with Fenerbahce Benfica’da coach Bruno Lauge made statements. Jose Mourinho’yla said that they were old friends, “We would joke with each other 20 years ago. He was winning the UEFA Cup, I was successful in the 2nd League.” he said.
Stating that they contributed to Portugal football as a technical man, Lage continued his words as follows:
“I respect Mourinho. My father loves him very much. But all we have to do is to pass the play-off round by winning. It plays 50 percent for both teams. “
On the reminder of the two teams in the Eusebio Cup held in Portugal, Lage said:
“While playing in the Eusebio Cup, we did not know that we were going to play on the play-off round. There was no tactical match. But of course the important thing in this match is to do rather than the strategy of the opponent.”
Lage transferred his views on the moves of Turkish teams during the transfer period, “As far as I follow Turkish football, no Portuguese club can pay the salaries paid by Turkish clubs.
Passing the target benfıca obstacle in Fenerbahçe
Coach Jose Mourinho under the direction of the organization’s 3rd qualifying round of the Netherlands Feyenoord team managed to cross the team before the league stage of Fenerbahce was the last obstacle to Benfica. In case of passing the Portugal representative, Fenerbahce will end the longing for the Champions League, wants to be the advantage of the first match in Kadikoy.
Kerem Aktürkoğlu in the squad
UEFA Champions League play-off round will be the guest of Fenerbahce in the first match Benfica, came to Istanbul. National football player Kerem Aktürkoğlu’nun also includes the group, preparations will enter the camp by completing the training.
7th Appointment between Fenerbahçe and Benfıca
Fenerbahce, Benfica will face 7 times. The two teams first shared their trump cards in the European Champion Clubs Cup in 1975, while the red-and-whites became the jumping party.
Fenerbahce, one of the most successful seasons in the European cups in the 2013-2014 season Yellow-Lacivertliler Aykut Kocaman under the direction of the European League for the final ticket shared with Benfica. In the first leg of the semi-final played in Kadikoy Egemen Korkmaz’s goal 1-0 victory canary, defeated 3-1 away from the trophy farewell.
In the 2018-2019 season, the Portuguese team jumped with 1-0 and 1-1 scores among the parties encountered in the 3rd round of the UEFA Champions League. Fenerbahce’s 2025-2026 season before the camp in Portugal on behalf of the Eusebio Cup on behalf of the host team won 3-2.
Canary wants to end 16 years of longing
UEFA Champions League play-off round in the first match Portugal’in Benfica team will host Fenerbahce, 16 seasons in Europe’s number one cup of league and group stage can not take place.
Europe’s largest organization on the basis of clubs in the last 2008-09 season in the league stage of the yellow-blue team, the Champions League to show up this season to pass the obstacle to Benfica.
Yellow-lacivertliler stuck in the qualifiers 10 times
Fenerbahce, Champions League qualifiers before 10 times “Giants League” was far from the target. For the first time in the 2002-03 season, the elimination of the yellow-blue, Feyenoord’u failed to pass. The opponents of Kanarya defeated in the qualifying rounds are: Feyenoord, Dinamo Kiev, Young Boys, Spartak Moscow, Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk, Monaco, Benfica, Dinamo Kiev and Lille.
Fenerbahçe Champions League statistics
Fenerbahce, who participated in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 1996-97 season, then poured sweat in the group stage in 2001-02, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-08 and 2008-09, respectively.
Fenerbahce, 6 times before participating in the UEFA Champions League organization in 40 matches won 11 wins. Europe’s number one trophy attended the field 6 times in the seasons of the yellow-blue team left the field, lost 23 matches.
He returned from the door of the semi -final
Fenerbahce, UEFA Champions League so far the biggest success in the 2007-08 season by playing quarter-finals. Brazilian coach Arthur Zico rising to the quarter -finals, Fenerbahce, also lived the most successful season in the history of European Cups. Yellow-lacivertliler, Chelsea’ye eliminated in the season in question returned from the door of the semi-final.
Fenerbahçe-Benfıca match referee
Fenerbahce and Benfica will be played between the German Football Federation Daniel Siebert whistle will play. Jan Seidel and Dominican Schaal will assist Siebert. The fourth referee of the match will be Daniel Schlager. The video assistant referee of the match (VAR) will be involved in the German Christian Dingert. Johann Pfeifer will accompany Dingert in Avar.
