The winner of the match between Napoli and Benfica will
qualify as first in Group B, while Besiktas with just one point away, losing in
Lisbon could mean out of the competition.
Match Schedule:
Benfica vs. Napoli
Group stage of Champions
League
Date: 06 December 2016;
Time: 2:45 PM
Stadium: Estadio da Luz
Benfica won the last previous dates back to
the first round of the 2008/09 UEFA
Cup. The team of Quique Flores had imposed on that occasion 2-0 at home after
losing 3-2 at the San Paolo against Napoli. Eleven matches of Napoli against Portuguese teams have
ended with a balance of 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats for the Blues while away
have collected just one win against two draws and two defeats.
Benfica have played 30 games against Italian
teams instead with the budget of 9 wins, 5 draws and 16 losses. Between games
to remember are the final of the 1965 Champions League defeat by Inter Milan,
and the two defeats in the Champions League against AC Milan.
In the 2013/2014 season, however, Benfica overcame Juventus
in the semi-finals of the Europa League after winning 2-1 at home and drew at
Juventus Stadium, thus accessing the final against Sevilla.
Benfica, last season, won three of the five home games played
in the Champions League, losing only against Atlético Madrid (2-1) to the last
day of the group stage. The Portuguese are then advanced to the quarter-finals,
then being eliminated by Bayern Monaco.