Benfica vs St. Gallen - Live Stream
View the live stream and TV coverage details and live score for the 2026/2027 UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round Match - Benfica vs St. Gallen.
Benfica return to the Estádio da Luz needing to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Swiss side St. Gallen in Thursday's decisive UEFA Europa League second qualifying round clash. The Portuguese giants suffered a surprise defeat in Switzerland in their first competitive match under new head coach Marco Silva, leaving them with work to do if they are to avoid an early European exit. Despite trailing on aggregate, Benfica remain strong favorites thanks to their formidable home record and the quality throughout their squad, while St. Gallen travel to Lisbon looking to complete one of the biggest upsets of the qualifying rounds and book a place in the third qualifying round.
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2026
Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
Kick-off times
- 21:00 CET
- 20:00 local time (WEST, Portugal)
- 3:00 p.m. US Eastern (EDT)
How to Watch Benfica vs St. Gallen - UEFA Europa League 2nd Qualifying Round Match
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Team News
Benfica
- Benfica have no major new injury concerns ahead of the second leg after completing their final training session on Wednesday.
- Head coach Marco Silva is expected to name a strong lineup with little room for rotation given the aggregate deficit.
- Summer signings Georgiy Sudakov and Enzo Barrenechea are expected to continue playing important roles, while goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin should retain his place between the posts.
St. Gallen
- St. Gallen travel to Lisbon protecting a 2-1 advantage after an impressive first-leg display.
- The Swiss side have no significant fresh injury concerns reported and are expected to rely on much of the same starting XI that earned victory at Kybunpark.
- Creative midfielder Christian Witzig and striker Willem Geubbels Balde remain among the visitors' biggest attacking threats as they aim to finish the job on the counterattack.
Predicted Lineups
Benfica (4-2-3-1):
- Trubin; Bah, António Silva, Lenglet, Dahl; Manu Silva, Miguel Figueiredo; Kaminski, Sudakov, Aktürkoğlu; Pavlidis.
St. Gallen (3-5-2):
- Ati-Zigi; Gaal, Stanic, Okoroji; Vandermersch, Görtler, Daschner, Boukhalfa, Stevanović; Witzig, Balde.