How to watch today's Benfica vs Qarabag Champions League game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Benfica host Qarabag at Estádio da Luz on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League group stage opener. 

Benfica arrive unbeaten in their last nine competitive matches, while Qarabag return to the Champions League group stage for the first time since 2017–18.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.  

How to watch Benfica vs Qarabag online - TV channels & live streams

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The match will be shown live on Paramount+, fubo, DirecTV, VIX and CBS in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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Benfica vs Qarabag FK kick-off time

Champions League - Champions League

Estadio da Luz

The match will be played at Estádio da Luz on Tuesday, with kick-off at 3pm ET for fans in the US. 

Team news & squads

Benfica vs Qarabag FK lineups

Benfica

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-2-3-1

QRB

1

A. Trubin

26

S. Dahl

30

C

N. Otamendi

17

A. Dedic

4

A. Silva

8

F. Aursnes

10

G. Sudakov

20

R. Rios

5

E. Barrenechea

21

A. Schjelderup

14

V. Pavlidis

99

M. Kochalski

81

K. Medina

2

M. Silva

13

B. Mustafazade

44

E. Jafarquliyev

10

C

A. Zoubir

20

K. Malinowski

8

M. Jankovic

15

L. Andrade

35

P. Bicalho

17

Camilo Duran

4-2-3-1

QRB

BEN

-Line up

• 1

  A. Trubin

• 26

  S. Dahl

• 30

  N. Otamendi (C)

• 17

  A. Dedic

• 4

  A. Silva

• 8

  F. Aursnes

  70’

• 10

  G. Sudakov

  6’, 16’

• 20

  R. Rios

  79’

• 5

  E. Barrenechea

  6’

• 21

  A. Schjelderup

  70’

• 14

  V. Pavlidis

  16’

  79’

Substitutes

• 68

  J. Veloso

• 44

  T. Araujo

• 64

  G. Oliveira

• 71

  Leandro Santos

• 18

  L. Barreiro

  79’

• 3

  R. Obrador

• 84

  J. Rego

• 9

  F. Ivanovic

  70’

• 39

  H. Araujo

  79’

• 25

  G. Prestianni

  70’

• 24

  S. Soares

• 86

  D. Prioste

Manager

• B. Lage

QRB

-Line up

• 99

  M. Kochalski

• 81

  K. Medina

• 2

  M. Silva

• 13

  B. Mustafazade

• 44

  E. Jafarquliyev

  77’

• 10

  A. Zoubir (C)

  86’

• 20

  K. Malinowski

• 8

  M. Jankovic

  48’

  77’

• 15

  L. Andrade

  30’

  66’

• 35

  P. Bicalho

• 17

  Camilo Duran

  30’

  48’

  90’

Substitutes

• 55

  B. Huseynov

• 30

  A. Huseynov

• 21

  O. Kashchuk

  77’

  86’

• 18

  Dani Bolt

• 22

  M. Gurbanly

  90’

• 1

  S. Mahammadaliyev

• 11

  E. Addai

  66’

• 27

  T. Bayramov

  77’

• 97

  F. Buntic

• 6

  C. Kouakou

• 3

  S. Mmaee

Manager

• Q. Qurbanov

Benfica team news

Benfica will be missing defenders António Silva and Tomás Araújo, both unavailable until mid-September. Andreas Schjelderup is out with a muscle injury, while Alexander Bah and Manu Silva remain long-term absentees due to ACL injuries.

No new suspensions affect the starting XI, but several players are one yellow card away from a ban in the next match.

Qarabag FK team news

Qarabag face their own injury issues, with Joni Montiel and Kady Borges expected to miss out until late September.

Samy Mmaee is a doubt with an unknown injury, and veteran striker Jaime Romero is not fit to start.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

Standings

Useful links

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