Benfica's name linked with Shakhtar winger

ESPN Brasil is reporting that 22 year old winger Tete who is currently signed with Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk is set to open talks for a move to Benfica for the upcoming season. Atalanta, Monaco and Bayern Munich are other clubs said to be interested in the services of the winger but due to a debt that Shakhtar owes Benfica for the acquisition of Pedrinho this summer, this places Benfica at the forefront of negotiations.

Tete joined Shakhtar in the winter of 2019 from Gremio for €15M and has appeared in 108 games across all competitions for the club, scoring 31 goals while setting up an additional 18. Tete currently sits third in the race for the league's golden boot with just under half the season to go but the season has currently been placed on hold with the invasion of the Ukraine by Russia.

Benfica shock and awe Ajax in Amsterdam

Benfica traveled to Amsterdam for their second leg against their heavily favoured Dutch opponents and escaped Amsterdam with a 1-0 victory stunning the Dutch league leaders, many pundits around the globe and their fans, myself included. Benfica entered the game with a plan to sit back and defend hoping that the club would get an opportunity and be able to capitalize on it after a first leg draw at home.

They got that opportunity in the 77th minute of the game off a set piece as striker Darwin Nunez headed home the goal from an Alex Grimaldo cross, silencing a large home crowd minus their own traveling fans and sending the football world into a frenzy around the globe, it was Benfica's only shot on net in the entire game.

Benfica now advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the fifth time and their first since 2016 when they were knocked out by Bayern Munich. Benfica also pocket an additional €10.6M for reaching the final eight and have earned over €55M in the competition this season and will await to find out their opponents Friday from a remaining group of clubs that will be foaming at the mouth hoping to land the Portuguese side in the next round.

Benfica fans hope for a surprise in Amsterdam

Benfica take the hope of their fans with them to Amsterdam to take on Ajax in their second leg of their Champions League encounter after fighting to a 2-2 draw in Lisbon in the first leg. Benfica and Ajax are set to face off on Tuesday at the Johan Cruijff Arena in a winner take all match up. Benfica need just a victory to advance and do not need to worry about the away goals suffered at home with UEFA abolishing the rule this season. A Benfica victory would see the club earn an additional €10.6M by moving on to the quarter-final round. Benfica have had a disappointing season, currently sitting in third spot in their domestic league and an advancement past Ajax would give their fans some joy which has been missing for the majority of the year.