Champions League Preliminaries 2025/2026: Benfica-Nice, likely lineups

Benfica and Nice are playing for a pass to the last playoff leading to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

In the first leg, at the Allianz Riviera, the Portuguese put a serious mortgage on passage to the round by winning 2-0 thanks to goals, both in the second half, from Ivanovic and Florentino.

On paper Richard Ríos and co. start from an advantageous position in front of the home crowd, but they will have to avoid any lapse in concentration against a Nice side determined to overturn the odds.

Probable lineups:

Benfica (4-4-2): Trubin; Dedić, António Silva, Otamendi, Dahl; Aursnes, Ríos, Barrenechea, Schjelderup; Ivanovic, Pavlidis. All: Bruno Lage.

Nice (3-4-1-2): Diouf; Mendy, Bah, Dante; Clauss, Sanson, Boudaoui, Bard; Bounani; Jansson, Moffi. All: Franck Haise.

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