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Benfica plays tonight in Greece the first official match of the new season, with PAOK as rival, led by the Portuguese Abel Ferreira.
In the Champions League, millions are at the distance of goals and victories and for both Benfica and PAOK, today, in this 3rd qualifying round for access to the group stage of the Champions League, the grand prize is at least 270 minutes of play.
But for both teams, more than millions, glory is at stake. The Greeks look for the first presence in the group stage and the millions will be important, but secondary, with an unprecedented page in history.
Millions are also important in Luz, especially in a year of heavy investment, but the current electoral context demands victories, with cash as a complement. And even more so when the ambition translated by the strong investment in the squad to attack this season devotes special attention to European competitions, without forgetting, of course, that this is the match of Jorge Jesús’ official debut in this second visit to Luz. It can be beneficial not to result in the formation of black clouds at such an early stage of time, especially since the buzzword it says doesn’t matter how it begins, but how it ends, cannot be used here. So, in the strange silence of the Toumba Stadium stands, it’s as simple as kill or be killed. What Jesus was not afraid to assume by qualifying the match with a final. And the finals, we already know, are to win.
The coach is also looking for the debut of an eagle on his chest that he did not have in 2009/2010 – 1-1 with Marítimo na Luz, on the first day. In fact, in the six seasons started by the Reds, he only won the first game once. official: in 2011/12, 2-0 at Trabzonspor, curiously in the first leg of the 3rd qualifying round for access to the Champions League group stage – entered in 2014/15 to win the Super Cup against Rio Ave, but on penalties (3-2), after 0-0 in regulation time.
Except for surprise or last minute impediment, this will be the first official eleven: Vlachodimos; André Almeida, Rúben Dias, Vertonghen and Grimaldo; Rafa Silva, Weigl, Taarabt and Everton; Pizzi and Seferovic.
