The bronze medalist of the Lisbon Lisbon Benfica, which sensationally reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League, in preparation for the season, held the traditional (11th in a row) match for the Eusebiu Club Legends Cup at their native Da Luz arena.
This time, the rival of the wards of the German Roger Schmidt was the English “Newcastle”. One of the heroes of the match was Ukrainian national team forward Roman Yaremchuk, who came on as a substitute after the break (together with ex-Shakhtar player David Neres). It was our striker who, in the 89th minute, dealt with the defender and rolled the ball under the blow of Araujo, who brought the victory to Lisbon - 3:2.
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- SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) July 26, 2022
Note that Benfica won the Eusebiu Cup for the fourth time (in 2009, the Eagles beat AC Milan, in 2011, Arsenal, and in 2012, Real Madrid). Also, Inter, Tottenham, São Paulo, Ajax, Monterrey, Torino and Lyon have previously become the owners of the trophy.
By the way, the already well-known opponent of Benfica in the third round of Champions League qualification. On August 2, at home and on August 9, Roger Schmidt’s wards will play with the Danish Midtjylland, which, on aggregate, only in a series of 11-meter kicks, defeated the Cypriot AEC (1:1 at home and 1:1 away; on penalties - 4:3).
Earlier, FACTS reported that Roman Yaremchuk scored a goal against Ajax in the Champions League in a T-shirt with a trident.
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