Benfica vs Oţelul Galaţi Live Streams and TV Channels

Country	Channels
United States	DirecTV, FoxSoccer.tv »live stream
Other Countries
Australia	ESPN3 Australia
France	Foot+
New Zealand	ESPN3 Australia
Portugal	Sport TV1
South Africa	SuperSport Maximo
United Kingdom	Sky Sports Interactive
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Benfica vs Oţelul Galaţi Delayed and Repeat Broadcasts

Country	Date/Time (US/Eastern)	Channel
Angola	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Botswana	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Burundi	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Canada	Wed, Dec 07 20:30pm	Sportsnet World
	Thu, Dec 08 18:30pm	Sportsnet World
Cape Verde	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Chad	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Comoros	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Côte d'Ivoire	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Equatorial Guinea	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Ethiopia	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Gambia	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Guinea	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Japan	Thu, Dec 08 7:00am	J Sports 4
	Sat, Dec 10 4:00am	J Sports 4
	Sun, Dec 11 3:30am	J Sports 4
Kenya	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Madagascar	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Malawi	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Mali	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Mozambique	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Niger	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Nigeria	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Nigeria, SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Portugal	Thu, Dec 08 8:10am	Sport TV1
	Fri, Dec 09 5:20am	Sport TV1
Rwanda	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Senegal	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Sierra Leone	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
South Africa	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 3, SuperSport 10
	Sat, Dec 10 11:55am	SuperSport Maximo
South Sudan	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Tanzania	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10
Uganda	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa
Zimbabwe	Wed, Dec 07 19:30pm	SuperSport 3 Africa
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Benfica vs Oţelul Galaţi Match Preview

The Portuguese giants must recover from their first defeat of the season. Marítimo knocked the Eagles out of the Portuguese Cup on Friday, but coach Jorge Jesus insists his team are still having "a brilliant season".

"We want to continue doing what we have done up to now. We are coming off a defeat in Madeira, after 22 consecutive games without losing, so we want to get on the right track again. To do so we will have to be at our best level," said Jesus.

Indeed, perhaps the biggest job facing the Benfica boss will be eradicating any complacency among his squad. Otelul are making their debut in the tournament and have not covered themselves in glory. The Romanian side have lost all five of their five matches played so far.

Finishing top of the group will ensure Benfica avoid the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Bayern Munich in the next round, as well as having the theoretical advantage of playing the second leg at home.

"We have achieved our first major goal of the season, with was to qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League. We are happy to have done so, but we also want to be first in the group. Usually only the great teams win the groups in the Champions League, and that is what we want to do now," added Jesus.

Captain Luisão remains out injured for Benfica, along with long-term absentee Enzo Pérez.

Kick-off at 7.45pm local time at the Estádio da Luz.

Benfica vs Oţelul Galaţi Match Report

While most of the focus from this group will fall on Manchester United's shock elimination from the tournament, Benfica will be delighted with the impressive way they have negotiated their passage into the last sixteen.

The Ealges are one of only three teams unbeaten in this year's Champions League. The other two are Real Madrid and Barcelona, so the Portuguese giants are in good company.

Oscar Cardozo's early strike after good work from Witsel and Gaitán proved the winner.

The hosts made heavy weather of the rest of the game, and only some excellent interventions from goalkeeper Artur prevented the Romanians from leaving Lisbon with a point.

Benfica will now watch next week's draw feeling they can match any of their potential opponents.

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