Overview
- Both fixtures kick off Wednesday, 5 November at 21:00 local time, with Man City vs. Borussia Dortmund at the Etihad Stadium and Benfica vs. Bayer Leverkusen at the Estádio da Luz.
- City and Dortmund enter the tie level on 7 points as neighboring teams in the league table, sitting sixth and seventh respectively.
- Leverkusen will be without captain Robert Andrich, who is suspended after a red card in the 7:2 defeat to reigning champions Paris Saint‑Germain on matchday three.
- DAZN carries the matches live, Amazon Prime Video shows selected Tuesday games this season, and only the final is slated for free-to-air broadcast.
- This is the second season under UEFA’s 36‑team league phase in which each club faces eight different opponents, with the final set for 30 May 2026 in Budapest.