5-0, 1-1! Champions League playoff report, Fenerbahce 0-0 Benfica, 7 places left in the Champions League

On August 21, 2025, the remaining four games in the first leg of the Champions League playoffs ended. Fenerbahce drew 0-0 with Benfica at home, Basel 1-1 Copenhagen, Bode shone 5-0 against Graz Storm, and the Celtics and Helati 0-0 against each other. At this point, all the first leg of the playoffs will be over, and the remaining 7 places in the Champions League will be generated after the end of the second leg.

In the highly-watched Fenerbahce against Benfica, the team led by Mourinho failed to score although they had home court. Akturkogru's free kick was saved in the first half, and Benfica's Florentino Luis was sent off in the second half, but Fenerbahce, who hit one more, still failed to seize the opportunity. In the 84th minute, Ennesri's supplementary shot was invalid due to offside. Both sides ended 0-0, and the second round will be moved to Benfica to play at home.

In other games, Basel took the lead with Shaqiri's penalty kick in the 14th minute, but Copenhagen equalized with Hazidiakos in stoppage time in the first half. Basel player Ajeti was sent off by a red card in the 82nd minute, and the two sides finally drew 1-1. Bode Shining performed strongly at home, defeating Graz Storm 5-0, basically locking in the qualification to advance. Although the Celtics were in control, they failed to break through Helati's defense line, and the two sides shook hands 0-0 to make peace.

As of now, 29 teams have qualified for the new season's Champions League, including Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham (Europa League champions), Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Bilbao and Villarreal in La Liga, Naples, Inter Milan, Atlanta, and Juventus in Serie A, Bayern, Leverkusen, Frankfurt, Dortmund in Bundesliga, Paris, Marseille, Monaco in Ligue 1, as well as many teams from the Dutch Eredivisie, Greek Super League, Czech Super League, Turkish Super League, Bilibili and Portugal Super League.

The Champions League play-offs are divided into "Champion Road" and "League Road", and the second leg will be held from August 27 to 28. After the final 7 promotion places are confirmed, all the top 36 of the 2025/26 Champions League will be released. This season, the Champions League has expanded its team, adopting the "Swiss round" competition system, and the competition is even more intense. Whether Fenerbahce, led by Mourinho, can break through away games has become one of the biggest highlights in the second leg.