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Juventus vs Benfica LIVE: Lineups and kickoff time for the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Matchday 7

Juventus host Benfica at Allianz Stadium in one of the matchups for Matchday 7 of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League.

McKennie (L) Otamendi (R).
© Getty ImagesMcKennie (L) Otamendi (R).

Matchday 7 of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League has already seen its first games, but perhaps one of the most exciting clashes will take place at Allianz Stadium. There, Juventus will host Benfica in a showdown between European heavyweights.

Juventus come into this stage with 9 points, stemming from two wins, three draws, and just one loss. They currently sit in 17th place in the standings, and in their most recent outing, they also secured a 2-0 home victory over Pafos FC.

For their part, Benfica face a somewhat different reality. In their six matches so far, they’ve recorded four losses and just two wins, with no draws to date. The good news is that they come off a 2-0 home victory over Napoli.

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Key absence for Juventus

Juventus started 2026 facing the significant loss of one of their key attacking stars. Dusan Vlahovic suffered a high-grade injury to his left adductor late in 2025, which required surgery in December. He is expected to return by March.

Confirmed lineup for the Bianconeri

Luciano Spalletti will roll out the following lineup to host Benfica: Di Gregorio, Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Cambiasso, Locatelli, Thuram, McKennie, Miretti, Yildiz, David.

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Confirmed starting XI for Benfica

Jose Mourinho has confirmed this lineup to face Juventus: Trubin, Dedic, Araujo, Otamendi, Dahl, Aursnes, Barreiro, Prestianni, Sudakov, Schjelderup, Pavlidis.

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Juventus look to climb the standings, Benfica aim to escape the bottom

After six matchdays of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Juventus sit in 18th place with 9 points, and a win would bring them closer to the group of contenders. Benfica, meanwhile, need a victory to move out of 28th place and gradually improve their campaign.

Referees appointed for the match

Dutch referee Serdar Gözübüyük has been appointed by UEFA to officiate this match. He will be assisted by Patrick Inia and Rogier Honig, with Jeroen Manschot serving as the fourth official. Meanwhile, Bram Van Driessche will handle VAR duties, assisted by Dennis Higler as AVAR.

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Kickoff time, venue and how to watch!

This important match will kick off at 3 PM ET. It will take place at Allianz Stadium in Turin, which has a seating capacity of 41,507.

Paramount+ will be the primary option to watch Juventus vs Benfica in the USA. The other option is ViX.

Juventus and Benfica face each other in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League

Welcome to a new LiveBlog on Bolavip. This time, we’ll be covering the minute-by-minute action of the Juventus vs. Benfica match, a key clash for both teams’ aspirations. The game is part of Matchday 7 of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League!

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