Benfica - Heerenveen (UEFA Cup)

After the last match against FC Porto ( 0-1) Benfica is preparing the first match of Uefa's groups stage against the Dutch team SC Heereveen. The echoes of the "big stole" by the referee last match against Porto haven't finished yet and the Dutch coach Gert-Jan Verbeek recovered the discussion saying that Benfica have been stolen, against FC Porto, because they had scored a real goal.

The moral of the Portuguese team fans isn't so high now, but they expect Benfica are able to win the match, in Lisbon (Estadio da Luz) , in spite of the "good mood" of SC Heereveen that has beaten Ajax in his own home by 1-3 last week-end. Before the Dutch club beat Israeli side Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC 5-0, with five different scorers, in a one-off first round match to reach the group stage. Benfica overcame Slovak club FK Dukla Banská Bystrica 5-0 on aggregate in the UEFA Cup first round after have been eliminated by RSC Anderlecht in this season's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round stage.

The other clubs of this group are : Stuttgart, Beveren and Dynamo Zagreb

The match is scheduled for tomorrow at 21:15 Lisbon local time.

official sites:
http://www.slbenfica.pt
http://www.SC-heerenveen.nl