Dusan Vlahovic could take advantage of Kolo Muani's ineligibility for the Champions League to return to Juventus' starting XI in their last league phase game
Juventus were also assured of a top-24 finish coming into the final game of the league phase, and could not stifle their visitors, who had everything to play for
Benfica’s UEFA Champions League campaign will continue in the play-offs after a 2-0 win against Juventus in Turin. The Eagles took the lead in the 16th minute when Fredrik Aursnes picked out Alexander Bah, the defender squaring the ball to Vangelis Pavlidis who beat Mattia Perin.
Juventus suffered a 2-0 loss to Benfica at the Allianz Stadium. Check out the player ratings from our reporter in Turin.Perin 7 – Stunning save to keep Juve alive seconds before the half-time
Motta's side had already secured their place in the knockout-phase play-offs going into matchday eight, but the loss in Turin saw them slip to 20th in the 36-team standings
Thiago Motta's Juventus are still in the race to end up in the top eight of the UEFA Champions League's standings, but will need to win against Benfica and also hope for some results on the different matches around Europe.
Benfica secured their place in the Champions League playoffs with a 2-0 win away to Juventus, who were already assured of their playoff spot coming into the final game of the league phase on Wednesday.
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The UEFA Champions League first round came to a dramatic conclusion on Wednesday night and fans now know which teams will play in the knockout rounds.
Neymar has seen his contract terminated by Al-Hilal as the Brazilian closes in on a return to Santos. The forward moved to the Saudi club in August 2023 in a deal worth €90million, but played just seven times after suffering a serious knee injury just two months later.