Europa League · 2026/27

Benfica

Estádio da Luz · Lisbon · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty38.4Rank 10 of 36

Opponent coefficient295.142Rank 18 of 36

Round-trip travel18,942 kmRank 3 of 36

Estimated controls21 of 4 away trips

Club coefficient90Frozen at the draw

Club schedule

Fixtures & results

Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores from every edition with published match coverage.

Europa League

2026/27 match programme

All competition fixtures

Wed 16 Sept2026 · 21:00 CEST

VenueStadio San SiroMilan

ScheduledAway

Thu 15 Oct2026 · 21:00 CEST

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

ScheduledHome

Thu 22 Oct2026 · 21:00 CEST

VenueGSPNicosia

ScheduledAway

Thu 5 Nov2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

ScheduledHome

Thu 26 Nov2026 · 18:45 CET

Viktoria Plzeň

VenueStadion města PlzněPlzen

ScheduledAway

Thu 10 Dec2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

ScheduledHome

Thu 21 Jan2027 · 18:45 CET

VenueGoffertstadionNijmegen

ScheduledAway

Thu 28 Jan2027 · 21:00 CET

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

ScheduledHome

Champions League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures

Tue 16 Sept2025 · 21:00 CEST

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

Tue 30 Sept2025 · 21:00 CEST

VenueStamford BridgeLondon

Tue 21 Oct2025 · 21:00 CEST

Newcastle United FC3

VenueSt James' ParkNewcastle

Wed 5 Nov2025 · 21:00 CET

Bayer Leverkusen1

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

Tue 25 Nov2025 · 18:45 CET

VenueJohan Cruijff ArenAAmsterdam

Wed 10 Dec2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

Wed 21 Jan2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueJuventus StadiumTurin

Wed 28 Jan2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

Tue 17 Feb2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

Wed 25 Feb2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueEstadio Santiago BernabéuMadrid

Champions League

2024/25 match programme

All competition fixtures

Thu 19 Sept2024 · 18:45 CEST

VenueStadion Rajko MitićBelgrade

Wed 2 Oct2024 · 21:00 CEST

Atlético de Madrid0

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

Wed 23 Oct2024 · 21:00 CEST

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

Wed 6 Nov2024 · 21:15 CET

Bayern München1

VenueFußball Arena MünchenMunich

Wed 27 Nov2024 · 21:00 CET

VenueStade Louis IIMonaco

Wed 11 Dec2024 · 21:00 CET

Bologna FC 19090

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

Tue 21 Jan2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

Wed 29 Jan2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueJuventus StadiumTurin

Wed 12 Feb2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueStade Louis IIMonaco

Tue 18 Feb2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

Wed 5 Mar2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

Tue 11 Mar2025 · 18:45 CET

VenueEstadi Olímpic Lluís CompanysBarcelona

League-phase draw

8 roads, 8 opponents

Opponent coefficient values use the same frozen snapshot as the competition ranking.

H

At the assigned home venue

Home opponents

AZ Alkmaar

AFAS Stadion · Alkmaar

Club coefficient: 62.875
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

Celtic

Celtic Park · Glasgow City

Club coefficient: 44
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

Lech Poznań

Enea Stadion · Poznań

Club coefficient: 27.25
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

OFI Crete

Pankritio Stadium · Heraklion Municipality

Club coefficient: 9.682
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

A

Travel required

Away opponents

AC Milan

Giuseppe Meazza Stadium · Milan

Club coefficient: 66
Return travel: 3,360 km
Estimated controls: 0

Viktoria Plzeň

Doosan Arena · Plzeň

Club coefficient: 50.5
Return travel: 4,321 km
Estimated controls: 0

Omonia

GSP Stadium · Strovolos

Club coefficient: 21.25
Return travel: 7,539 km
Estimated controls: 2

N.E.C.

Goffertstadion · Nijmegen

Club coefficient: 13.585
Return travel: 3,723 km
Estimated controls: 0

Assigned competition venues

The away map

Great-circle distances are estimates. The map shows the venue assignments currently held in the draw snapshot.

4 away routes18,942 km estimated return travel

Away opponent	Assigned venue	City	One way	Return	Controls
awayAC Milan	Giuseppe Meazza Stadium	Milan	1,680 km	3,360 km	0
awayViktoria Plzeň	Doosan Arena	Plzeň	2,161 km	4,321 km	0
awayOmonia	GSP Stadium	Strovolos	3,769 km	7,539 km	2
awayN.E.C.	Goffertstadion	Nijmegen	1,861 km	3,723 km	0

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 38.4

The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.

Competition rank10 / 36

Harder than the competition median.

Rival strength65% weight27.5 · 17.9 pts
Round-trip travel25% weight71.9 · 18 pts
Estimated controls10% weight25 · 2.5 pts

Published formula

65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after min-max normalization within Europa League.

Tournament participation

Edition record

Absence from this table does not prove non-participation.

Season	Competition	Published stage	Position / result
2026/27	Europa League	League-phase fixtures	8 fixtures
2025/26	Champions League	League-phase fixtures	10 fixtures
2024/25	Champions League	League-phase fixtures	12 fixtures

Published matches

Final record

No final in the published record

This club appears in a league-phase top eight, but not in a final currently included in the snapshot.