Belgian Club Brugge lost at home to Portuguese Benfica in the first leg of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League - 0:2. At the end of the first half, the hosts were close to opening the score, but after watching a video replay (VAR), the referee canceled the goal due to offside. Immediately after the break, Lisbon seized their chance and took the lead - Joao Mario converted a penalty. And at the close of the match, Benfica consolidated its advantage in the score. In the 88th minute, former Shakhtar striker David Neres scored a goal.. Ukrainian striker of the Belgian club Roman Yaremchuk got into the application for this match, but spent it on the bench. Match review.

The second leg between the teams will be played on Tuesday 7 March at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.