Benfica advance to Taca da Liga semi-finals

Benfica went into their final group game against Covilha requiring three goals to top their group and give them the tiebreaker edge over Guimaraes and the club did just that defeating the second division side 3-0 at the Estadio da Luz. Benfica got a pair of goals from Darwin Nunez who maintained his torrid scoring pace to the season, scoring goals number 13 and 14 on the season.

Swiss striker Haris Seferovic chipped in the other converting a nifty pass from youngster Goncalo Ramos to open the scoring. Benfica will now face either Braga or Boavista depending on the outcome of tomorrow's game in one semi-final which is set to take place January 26, 2022. Sporting and Santa Clara are set to meet in the other semi-final. Leiria will be this years host of the Final Four of the Taca da Liga.

Benfica to face Real... no its Ajax

Benfica have found out their round of 16 Champions League opponents in a weird day at UEFA headquarters that saw the draw take place twice due to an error during the first draw. UEFA voided the draw after mistakenly drawing Manchester United against their group opponents Villarreal and then failing to replace United once the initial error was corrected.

Benfica drew Spanish giants Real Madrid in the initial draw but the redo saw them paired up with Dutch club Ajax in a clash that will pit two of Europe's former giants. Benfica will host the first leg of the encounter at the Estadio da Luz on February 23 and then travel to Amsterdam for the second leg on March 15. The two clubs face off for the first time since the 2018/19 Champions League group stage.

Benfica raking in the dough in Champions League

Benfica's win over Dynamo Kiev earlier this week and the clinching of a spot in the Champions League round of 16 sees the club near an all time high for earnings in the UEFA competition. Benfica have earned €54.3M to date in the competition, only surpassed by the €56.8M during the 2018/19 campaign which was the first season of the competitions new revenue sharing plan.

Benfica could add an additional €10.6M if the club is to advance past the round of 16 to the quarter-final stage. The current earnings do not include TV revenue which is awarded at the conclusion of the season based on the value of Portugal's TV market and shared between Benfica, Sporting and FC Porto who were all participants in the group stage portion.