Benfica and Red Bull Salzburg will kick off their respective Champions League campaigns on Wednesday, when they do battle at the Estadio da Luz in the opening round of group-stage fixtures.
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The hosts reached the quarter-finals of last year's competition, while their visitors dropped out of their group and into an unsuccessful Europa League playoff bid.
As Aguias were handed a tough group alongside Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Maccabi Haifa, and they progressed in first place with an unbeaten record, having picked up four victories and played out two draws in the fixtures against French giants PSG.
That top-spot finish booked the Portuguese outfit a round-of-16 tie with Club Brugge, and they progressed in style with a 7-1 aggregate victory, including a 5-0 thrashing at the Estadio da Luz, only to fall just short in the quarter-finals, dropping out at the hands of eventual runners-up Inter Milan following a 5-3 defeat over two legs.
They now head into the start of the new group stage having played five games of their league title defence thus far, after triumphing over rivals Porto in the Supertaca Candido de Oliveira, with Schmidt's men having suffered a losing start against Boavista before putting four straight victories together to establish themselves in the Primeira Liga's leading pack, most recently following up a 4-0 thrashing of Vitoria de Guimaraes with a 2-1 win over Vizela on Saturday, thanks to Petar Musa's opener and Angel Di Maria's 39th-minute free-kick.
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