Benfica hosts AZ Alkmaar in a match where Marco Silva is the coach on the red-and-white bench. This is another game in the season for the dragons, with the Portuguese manager leading the team.
In Benfica's squad there are eight Portuguese players, representing a strong national presence in the starting XI or in the pool of options available for the match.
On the opposite side, AZ Alkmaar presents itself without any Dutch players in their XI or on the substitutes' bench, being a team entirely composed of players of other nationalities.
The match takes place in Lisbon, with the two teams facing each other in this European competition.
