Portuguese Benfica defeated Belgian Club Brugge in the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final.
The match played in Bruges on 15 February ended with the Lisbon team scoring 2-0.
Midfielder Joao Mario scored from the penalty spot in the 51st minute, while Brazilian striker David Neres scored in the 88th minute.
The return match will be played on March 7 in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, and will start at 23:00 Moscow time.
Recall that the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to exclude the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from participation in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Except for Zenit, Russian teams did not play a single match in European cups in 2022. Petersburgers stumbled on the 1/16 stage of the Europa League, losing 2: 3 to the Spanish “Betis” in the total of two matches. Spartak had to play in the playoffs with RB Leipzig thanks to the group stage win.
Vladislav Tretyak, Former President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RHF) commented News of the death of Mikhail Ovechkin, father of Washington Capitals striker Alexander Ovechkin.