2-0, 37-year-old Manchester City former player Otamendi leads the team to defeat the Ligue 1 team, and advances to the Champions League in sight

At 3 am on August 7, 2025, the second-time Champions League champion Benfica and Portuguese Super League giant Benfica ushered in the first round of the third round of the Champions League qualifiers. Benfica will be a guest at the Ligue 1 powerhouse Nice in this game.

In terms of paper strength, Benfica is stronger than Nice, because Benfica's entire team is worth more than 300 million euros, while Nice's entire team is worth less than 200 million euros. Benfica has the upper hand in the last two encounters, because Benfica defeated Nice in those two encounters, so more than 60% of fans were full of confidence in Benfica's visit to defeat Nice.

In this game, Benfica team was first played by 37-year-old Manchester City former player Otamendi and Pavlidiz and other strong players, while Nice team was first played by Moffey and Clos and other strong players.

In the 8th minute of the second half, Orsness made a wonderful pass, and Ivanovic took the lead first to help Benfica, who was visiting, take the lead.

In the 88th minute, Dahl made a wonderful pass and Louise's sword was unsheathed to help Benfica team win another goal to expand its lead.

In the end, Benfica defeated Nice as he wished and took the lead.

The Benfica team has the advantage in the ball possession rate, corner kicks, shots and shots throughout the game.