Broadcast info
Who's playing? Group B of the UEFA Champions League will kick off on Tuesday with an interesting match between two talented teams. Portuguese hosts Benfica will try to use their home-field advantage to win their first three points of the competition against Turkish side Besiktas, a team that has enough weapons to pull a stunner against the Portuguese Eagles.
What time? 11:45 PDT/ 13:45 CDT/ 14:45 EDT/ 18:45 GMT/ 19:45 BST/ 20:45 CEST.
What stadium? Estadio Da Luz, located in the city of Lisbon. The 13-year old venue can accomodate up to 65,000 fans, and has hosted a number of top-caliber tournaments since it opened its doors, such as the UEFA Euro 2004 final and the 2014 UEFA Champions League.
On which channels?
- In Portugal: RTP 1, Sport TV1
- In Turkey: TRT 1
- In the U.K.: BT Sport Extra
- In the U.S.: ESPN3 USA, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, WatchESPN
- In Canada: TSN2
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Match stats
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This will be the first meeting between these teams in all competitions.
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Besiktas has played in the UEFA Champions League five times, but they have never made it past the Group Stage.
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Both teams arrive to this match undefeated. Benfica has won 3 of their 4 domestic games, while Besiktas has won twice and drawn once in the Turkish Super Lig.
Team news
Benfica will have to give a youngster the chance to start up front, considering that Jonas and Raúl Jiménez are ruled out due to injuries. Furthermore, André Almeida, Jardel and Rafa will complicate things a bit for Rui Vitoria ahead of their first European match of the season.
Coming soon to the #UCL? 17-year-old Portugal star José 'Zé Golo' Gomes could make his European debut for Benfica.pic.twitter.com/TC7A2PK9Ra
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 12, 2016
On the other hand, Senol Gunes will have most of his players available for this game, with the only exceptions being Veli Kavlak and Aras Ozbiliz. To make matters a bit more interesting, Anderson Talisca could get a starting nod against his former team-mates, after joining the Black Eagles on loan this summer.
We are amongst the best in Europe....We will battle for the victory until the final whistle.. #WeAreBeşiktaş #UCL pic.twitter.com/q1HsjVqKCO
— Beşiktaş JK English (@BesiktasEnglish) September 12, 2016
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