He Benfica is without a doubt one of the fashionable teams in Europe this season. In the group stage of the Champions League, they were the first to get ahead of entities such as Juventus and PSG and in the round of 16, they went over Brugge with a total to tie 7-1. For this reason, although it is difficult on paper, the Portuguese dream of raising their third ‘orejona’ in 2023.
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How many Champions League does Benfica have in its history?
And that’s it, the Benfica won this competition twice and against the two giants of Spanish football: the Barcelona and the RealMadrid. He won 3-2 against the culés in 1961 in Bern in which they had to come back since they started losing the match.
The 1962 final, played in Amsterdam, had many more goals. The Portuguese won 5-3 to the white box, also returning, and with a goal from the mythical Eusebio to culminate the ‘hand’.
In addition, the Lisbon team has reached the final four more times, albeit logically with defeats: against Milan (2-1), Inter Milan (1-0), PSV (0-0; 6-5 on penalties) and again Milan (1-0).
Source: Goal