Benfica has shown good form ahead of this important tie, neither has started their domestic league, but Benfica were in the club world cup and also in domestic supercup!

The third qualifying round of the Champions League kicks off on Tuesday and Wednesday. Several tasty matchups are scheduled for the latter day, one of which is undoubtedly the clash between OGC Nice and SL Benfica. Benfica is perhaps the strongest team in this stage and should, by all means, defeat Nice over two legs under the guidance of Bruno Lage.

OGC Nice, coached by Franck Haise, has never played in the current Champions League group or league phase, so historic times may be ahead on the Riviera. Last season, the team participated in the Europa League group stage but failed to record a single win in eight matches. Their domestic Ligue 1 campaign went better, with Les Aiglons finishing in fourth place.

Nice has operated quite conservatively during the transfer window. Gaëtan Laborde and Marcin Bulka were significant losses, and they were replaced by Isak Jansson from Rapid Wien and Yehvann Diouf from Reims.

Team news - Nice:

Evann Guessand, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Moïse Bombito, Tanguy Ndombélé, Pablo Rosario, Sofiane Diop, and Mohamed-Ali Cho are on the injury list! A long list.

Benfica began its competitive season last weekend in the Portuguese Super Cup against Sporting. SLB secured a narrow victory in that match and seems ready for the upcoming league season. Benfica also took part in the summer Club World Cup, where their run ended in the Round of 16 against Chelsea, who went on to win the tournament.

Team news - Benfica:

On the visitors' side, Bruma, Manu Silva, Tomás Araújo, Alexander Bah, Nuno Félix, and Kerem Aktürkoğlu are on the injury list. The latter might still join the squad for the trip.

Benfica is slightly short on wingers at the season’s start, especially with Ángel Di María finally returning to his homeland. However, the midfield has received strong reinforcements in Enzo Barrenechea and Richard Ríos.

The difference in quality favors the Lisbon side, and given the current squad situation, Nice will need to put in a massive effort to keep the tie alive for next week.

Good luck!

本菲卡在这场重要的比赛前表现出了良好的状态，他们都没有在国内联赛首发，但本菲卡参加了世俱杯和国内超级杯！

欧洲冠军联赛第三轮资格赛将于周二和周三举行。几天后将有几场精彩的比赛，其中一场无疑是尼斯和本菲卡之间的比赛。本菲卡也许是这个阶段最强的球队，在布鲁诺·拉赫的带领下，本菲卡应该在两回合比赛中击败尼斯。

由弗兰克·海斯执教的尼斯队从未参加过目前的欧冠小组赛或联赛，所以历史性的时刻可能就在里维埃拉的前面。上赛季，球队参加了欧联杯小组赛，但在8场比赛中未能取得一场胜利。他们在国内的法甲联赛表现得更好，莱艾格隆最终排名第四。

尼斯在转会窗口的运作相当保守。Gaëtan拉博德和马尔辛·布尔卡是重大损失，他们被拉德维恩的伊萨克·杨松和兰斯的耶赫万·迪乌夫取代。

团队新闻- Nice：

Evann Guessand, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Moïse Bombito, Tanguy ndomb<s:1> lise, Pablo Rosario， Sofiane Diop和Mohamed- ali Cho都在伤病名单上！一个长长的清单。

本菲卡在上周末的葡萄牙超级杯比赛中对阵竞技队，拉开了本菲卡新赛季的序幕。SLB在那场比赛中险胜，似乎为即将到来的联赛赛季做好了准备。本菲卡还参加了夏季世俱杯，在16强对阵切尔西的比赛中结束了他们的比赛，后者最终赢得了世界杯冠军。

球队新闻-本菲卡：

客队方面，布鲁马、马努·席尔瓦、Tomás Araújo、亚历山大·巴赫、努诺·费萨姆利克斯和克雷姆Aktürkoğlu都在伤病名单上。后者可能仍然会参加这次旅行。

本菲卡在赛季开始的时候有点缺少边锋，特别是Ángel迪María终于回到了他的祖国。然而，中场得到了强大的补充，恩佐·巴伦内切亚和理查德Ríos。

实力上的差距对里斯本队有利，考虑到目前的阵容状况，尼斯需要付出巨大的努力才能在下周保持平局。

好运！