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

Chelsea host Benfica at Stamford Bridge in a pivotal UEFA Champions League group fixture, with both sides seeking their first win of the 2025-26 campaign.  

Chelsea, led by Enzo Maresca, suffered a 3-1 defeat toBayern Munich on matchday one and are plagued by injuries. Benfica arrive under new manager José Mourinho, who replaced Bruno Lage following a shock defeat to Qarabag FK. Since Mourinho’s appointment, Benfica are unbeaten in three, but are still adapting to new tactical instructions.  

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

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

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Chelsea vs Benfica kick-off time

Champions League - Champions League

Stamford Bridge

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

Team news & squads

Chelsea vs Benfica lineups

Chelsea

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-2-3-1

BEN

1

R. Sanchez

3

M. Cucurella

27

M. Gusto

23

T. Chalobah

5

B. Badiashile

25

M. Caicedo

8

C

E. Fernandez

40

F. Buonanotte

7

P. Neto

49

A. Garnacho

32

T. George

1

A. Trubin

17

A. Dedic

4

A. Silva

30

C

N. Otamendi

26

S. Dahl

8

F. Aursnes

10

G. Sudakov

11

D. Lukebakio

20

R. Rios

5

E. Barrenechea

14

V. Pavlidis

4-2-3-1

BEN

CHE

-Line up

• 1

  R. Sanchez

• 3

  M. Cucurella

• 27

  M. Gusto

  80’

• 23

  T. Chalobah

• 5

  B. Badiashile

  80’

• 25

  M. Caicedo

• 8

  E. Fernandez (C)

  45’ + 1’

• 40

  F. Buonanotte

  46’

  54’

• 7

  P. Neto

• 49

  A. Garnacho

  61’

• 32

  T. George

  61’

Substitutes

• 12

  F. Joergensen

• 24

  R. James

  80’

• 21

  J. Hato

• 50

  M. Merrick

• 11

  J. Gittens

  61’

• 20

  J. Pedro

  61’

  62’

  90’ + 6’

• 34

  J. Acheampong

  80’

• 45

  R. Lavia

• 38

  M. Guiu

• 41

  Estevao

  54’

• 46

  R. Walsh

Manager

• E. Maresca

BEN

-Line up

• 1

  A. Trubin

• 17

  A. Dedic

• 4

  A. Silva

  73’

• 30

  N. Otamendi (C)

  83’

• 26

  S. Dahl

• 8

  F. Aursnes

  64’

  89’

• 10

  G. Sudakov

  77’

• 11

  D. Lukebakio

  77’

• 20

  R. Rios

  18’

  49’

  77’

• 5

  E. Barrenechea

  34’

• 14

  V. Pavlidis

Substitutes

• 24

  S. Soares

• 64

  G. Oliveira

• 21

  A. Schjelderup

  77’

• 39

  H. Araujo

  89’

• 84

  J. Rego

• 86

  D. Prioste

• 68

  J. Veloso

• 18

  L. Barreiro

  77’

• 44

  T. Araujo

  73’

  88’

• 9

  F. Ivanovic

  77’

• 50

  D. Ferreira

• 3

  R. Obrador

Manager

• J. Mourinho

Chelsea team news

Chelsea continue to contend with a lengthy injury list, as Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill, Liam Delap, Dario Essugo, Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana remain sidelined. Meanwhile, Mykhaylo Mudryk is still unavailable while serving his doping ban.

Adding to their concerns, Maresca confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Joao Pedro, Moises Caicedo and Andrey Santos are all carrying knocks and will need late fitness checks.

Benfica team news

Benfica also have problems of their own, with Manu Silva and Alexander Bah both recovering from ACL injuries. Winger Bruma faces a lengthy spell out, with his ruptured Achilles potentially keeping him sidelined until 2026.

The Portuguese side’s attacking depth has been further reduced by the absence of 19-year-old Gianluca Prestianni, who is away on international duty with Argentina at the Under-20 World Cup in Chile.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

CHE

Last 4 matches

BEN

4

Wins

0

Draws

0

Wins

• Benfica

  1

  -

  4

  Chelsea

• Benfica

  1

  -

  2

  Chelsea

• Chelsea

  2

  -

  1

  Benfica

• Benfica

  0

  -

  1

  Chelsea

8

Goals scored

2

Games over 2.5 goals

3/4

Both teams scored

2/4

Standings

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