Torreense, Benfica and Braga learn their European competition opponents
Diário de Leiria28 August 2026 at 19:30
The European competition draw set challenging matchups for the Portuguese teams: Torreense, a newcomer from the II Liga, landed in the Europa League group with Sunderland and Real Sociedad; Benfica will face AC Milan in the league phase of the same competition; and Braga, a newcomer to the Conference League, was placed in a group with FC Kobenhavn and Gent.
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