Overview

• The second leg is scheduled for Wednesday at Estádio da Luz, with the winner advancing to the Champions League group stage.
• Benfica ended the first meeting with ten men after Florentino was sent off in the final 20 minutes of the 0-0 draw.
• At Da Luz last season Benfica won 14 of 17 home league matches and they are unbeaten in 12 home games, having recently defeated Tondela 3-0.
• José Mourinho’s Fenerbahçe come in with belief after overturning a 2-1 defeat at Feyenoord by winning the home leg 5-2 in the previous round.
• Odds across major books favor Benfica, with a halftime draw around 2.25–2.35 and Multigoal 1–2 near 2.15–2.39, pointing to expectations of few goals.