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The first leg of the Champions League play-off stage of the 2025/26 season between Benfica and Real Madrid has ended. The game took place at the "Estadio da Luz" stadium in Lisbon. Real won 1:0.
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior scored the only goal of the game in the 50th minute.
Benfica head coach Jose Mourinho was shown a red card in the second half.
The return match between Real Madrid and Benfica will take place on February 25 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.
In another play-off match, PSG beat Monaco 3-2 away.
Florian Balogun opened the scoring for Monaco in the first minute. Balogun scored his second goal in the 18th minute. PSG striker Deziré Due reduced the deficit in the 29th minute. PSG defender Ashraf Hakimi equalized in the 41st minute. Due doubled in the 67th minute to give his team the lead.
The return match between the teams will take place on Wednesday, February 25, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.
In another play-off match, Borussia Dortmund defeated Atalanta 2-0.
Seru Girassi opened the scoring in the third minute, giving Dortmund the lead. Maximilian Bayer doubled the German team's lead in the 42nd minute.
The return match will be held on February 25.
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The first leg of the UEFA Champions League play-off stage has been held.
Galatasaray hosted Juventus. The game ended with a score of 5:2 in favor of the Turkish representative.
Turkish midfielder Gabriel Sara opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Turin midfielder Tön Kopmeiners equalized in the 17th minute. Kopmeiners scored his second goal in the 32nd minute. At the beginning of the second half, Istanbul winger Noah Lang equalized. Defender Davinson Sanches gave Galatasaray the lead in the 60th minute. Lang scored his second goal in the 75th minute. At the end of the game, home team defender Sacha Boe completed the scoring.
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Today, the first matches of the UEFA Champions League play-off stage, which are expected to be fast-paced and intense, will start. Teams competing to advance to the next stage of Europe's most prestigious club tournament will play their first matches.
One of the games that will attract the attention of Azerbaijani fans will take place in Istanbul, at the "Ali Sami Yen" stadium. Turkish representative "Galatasaray" will test the Italian giant "Juventus". In another interesting match, "Real Madrid" will be a guest of "Benfica" in Portugal.
Games to be held on February 17:
21:45 "Galatasaray" - "Juventus"
23:59 "Benfica" - "Real Madrid"
23:59 "Borussia" (Dortmund) - "Atalanta"
23:59 "Monaco" - PSG
It should be noted that the home game of "Galatasaray" starts earlier than the others due to the local time difference. The other three matches will start at midnight.
The return matches of the play-off stage will be held on February 24–25.
Let us remind you that the Azerbaijani representative "Qarabag" will host the English club "Newcastle" in Baku tomorrow, February 18, as part of the play-off stage. The game will start at 21:45 Baku time.
