Juventus, led by Nico González, faces Benfica, featuring Ángel Di María and Nicolás Otamendi, this Wednesday in the final matchday of the Champions League, which has introduced a new format. The match will take place at 5 PM at Juventus Stadium, Turin, and can be followed live on ESPN 2 and Disney+.
Both teams come into this match in a qualifying position for the final phase, but with no margin for error. Juventus' head coach will be Bruno Silva. The match will be broadcast in Argentina on ESPN 2 and Disney+, being vital for Benfica to secure their place in the next phase if they maintain a positive result.
The probable line-ups for the match are as follows: - Juventus: Perin; Savona, Kyatengwa, Gatti, Cambiaso; McKennie, Fagioli; Conceição, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic. - Benfica: Anatoliy Trubin; Alexander Bah, Tomás Araújo, Nicolás Otamendi, and Álvaro Carreras; Fredrik Aursnes, Florentino Luís, and Orkun Kökçü; Ángel Di María, Vangelis Pavlidis, and Kerem Aktürkoğlu.
In addition to the television broadcast, the match will also be available on digital platforms such as Flow, Directv Go, and Telecentro Play.
For this new edition, UEFA has implemented changes to the format of the Champions League. Instead of 32 teams divided into eight groups, there will now be 36 teams playing a league phase. This stage will consist of eight matches where all will face each other, half as home and the rest as visitors.
At the end of this phase, the top eight teams will qualify directly for the Round of 16, while teams ranked ninth to twenty-fourth will compete in a playoff round to determine the last eight qualifiers. Teams ranked 25th and below will be eliminated, with no chance to play in the Europa League.
