Benfica will be looking to secure an advantage when they welcome FC Midtjylland to Portugal for the first leg of their third qualifying round Champions League contest on Tuesday night.

The Eagles finished third in Portugal's top flight last term, which saw them book their spot in the third qualifying round, while Midtjylland overcame Larnaca in the last round, ultimately winning on penalties after the two sides had played out back-to-back 1-1 draws.

Benfica impressed in the Champions League last season, beating Spartak Moscow and PSV Eindhoven in the preliminary rounds before finishing second in a group that included both Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

The Portuguese giants then beat Ajax 3-2 on aggregate in the round of 16, but they were eliminated by Liverpool in the last eight, losing 6-4 on aggregate to the Reds, who went down 1-0 to Real Madrid in the final.

Benfica will again have to come through a third qualifying round tie and a playoff encounter if they are to be present in the group stage of the competition, having finished third in Portugal's top flight last term, 11 points behind second-place Sporting Lisbon and 17 off champions Porto.

Roger Schmidt's side have been busy during this summer's transfer window, bringing in David Neres, Enzo Fernandez, Joao Victor, Alexander Bah, Petar Musa and Mihailo Ristic.

There have also been some notable outgoings, namely Darwin Nunez and Everton, but they have been impressive in pre-season, winning all five of their matches, while they will begin their 2022-23 league season at home to Arouca on August 5.

Midtjylland, meanwhile, finished second in the Danish Superliga last season, which saw them join the 2022-23 Champions League in the second qualifying round.

The Wolves found Larnaca to be tricky opposition, drawing 2-2 on aggregate with the Cypriot outfit, but they managed to triumph 4-3 on penalties to ensure that they would be present at this stage of the competition.

Bo Henriksen's side are also already three league games into their 2022-23 season, picking up four points from three matches, which has left them in third position in the table.

The Danish giants were in impressive form on Friday, recording a 5-1 win over OB, and they competed in the group stage of the Champions League in 2020-21, finishing fourth in Group D, which included Liverpool, Ajax and Atalanta BC.

Midtjylland operated in both the Europa League and Europa Conference League last season after failing to make the group stage of the Champions League, finishing third in their Europa League section before losing on penalties to PAOK in the knockout round playoffs of the Europa Conference League.

There is no record of recent clashes between the clubs.

I believe in a comfortable victory for the home team, forwarding their classification in this first match.

Probable scores here are 3-0 3-1

Marco Antonio,

GL!

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周二晚上，本菲卡将在欧冠资格赛第三轮的首回合比赛中欢迎米德日兰队来到葡萄牙，本菲卡希望借此获得优势。

上个赛季，老鹰队在葡萄牙的顶级联赛中排名第三，在第三轮预选赛中获得了名额，而米德日兰队在上一轮战胜了拉纳卡队，在双方连续1-1战平后，最终在点球大战中获胜。

本菲卡在上赛季的欧冠中给人留下了深刻的印象，在预选赛中击败了莫斯科斯巴达克和埃因霍温，在由巴萨和拜仁组成的小组中获得第二名。

随后，葡萄牙豪门在16强中以总比分3-2击败阿贾克斯，但在8强中被利物浦淘汰，总比分6-4不敌红军，后者在决赛中0 - 1负于皇马。

如果本菲卡想要参加小组赛，他们还需要经历第三轮资格赛和一场季后赛。上赛季本菲卡在葡萄牙顶级联赛中排名第三，落后第二名里斯本竞技11分，落后冠军波尔图17分。

罗杰-施密特的球队在这个夏天的转会窗口非常忙碌，引进了大卫-内雷斯、恩佐-费尔南德斯、如果-维克托、亚历山大-巴赫、佩塔尔-穆萨和米哈伊洛-里斯蒂奇。

也有一些引人注目的球员被淘汰，比如达尔文·努涅斯和埃弗顿，但他们在季前赛中表现出色，赢得了全部五场比赛，而他们将在8月5日主场对阵阿鲁卡开始他们的2022-23赛季联赛。

与此同时，Midtjylland上赛季在丹麦超级联赛中排名第二，他们在第二轮资格赛中加入了2022-23赛季的欧冠联赛。

狼队发现拉纳卡是一个棘手的对手，他们以总比分2-2战平塞浦路斯，但他们设法在点球大战中以4-3取胜，确保他们会在比赛的这个阶段出现。

博·亨利克森的球队也已经在2022-23赛季打了三场联赛，在三场比赛中拿到了4分，这使得他们在积分榜上排名第三。

当天，这支丹麦豪门以5比1的比分战胜了OB队，表现令人印象深刻。在2020-21赛季的欧冠小组赛中，他们以利物浦、阿贾克斯、亚特兰大(BC)小组第四名的成绩参加了小组赛。

在欧冠小组赛失利后，米德日兰在上赛季的欧联杯和欧联杯中都有比赛，在欧联杯淘汰赛中只获得欧联杯第三名，在欧联杯淘汰赛中点球大战输给了PAOK。

没有俱乐部之间最近发生冲突的记录。

我相信主队会轻松取胜，在第一场比赛中晋级。

可能的比分是3:0 3:1