Fenerbahce and Benfica tied in the first leg for a place in the Champions League

Fenerbahce and Benfica tied without goals In the Saracoğlu Stadyumu for the first leg of the playoffs of the UEFA Champions League. The winner of this series ensures a place in the competition league phase.

Argentines Nicolás Otamendi and Enzo Barrenechea and Colombian Richard Ríos in Benfica and Colombian Jhon Durán in Fenerbahce were headlines.

In the first 45 minutes, the initial result was preserved in a duel that was scarce of occasions and in which the Lisbon Club finished off the goal, without prize, compared to the three of the local team, led by Portuguese coach José Mourinho.

In the second half, the Portuguese midfielder Florentino made a serious mistake after cutting a against Brazilian striker Anderson Talisca, and left Benfica with one player less, after seeing the second yellow in the 71st minute.

The Eagles, who have played the last fifteen seasons of the Champions League, resisted with a man less for 19 minutes the vacidates of the Fenerbahçe and managed to keep the draw on the scoreboard, which gives them hope for the second leg, after the one annulled out of play of the former Youssef En-Nesyri.