Benfica vs Hearts - Live Stream
View the live stream and TV coverage details and live score for the 2026/2027 UEFA Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round Match - Benfica vs Hearts.
Portuguese giants Benfica welcome Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) to the Estádio da Luz for the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Benfica enter the tie after an emphatic 5-0 second-leg victory over St. Gallen to overturn a first-leg deficit in the previous round, while Hearts dropped into the Europa League after a heavy aggregate defeat to Sturm Graz in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. The Eagles will be overwhelming favorites on home soil, but Hearts, now under new head coach Wouter Vrancken, will hope to keep the tie alive ahead of next week's return leg in Edinburgh.
Kick-off: 21:00 CET / 20:00 local time (WEST, Lisbon) / 3:00 p.m. US Eastern
Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Team News
Benfica
- Head coach Bruno Lage has close to a full-strength squad available after Benfica's dominant display against St. Gallen.
- Summer signing Georgiy Sudakov is expected to feature in midfield alongside Leandro Barreiro and Enzo Barrenechea.
- Striker Vangelis Pavlidis is set to lead the attack, with Rafa Silva and Jakub Kamiński providing support from the flanks.
- Defender Clément Lenglet is expected to partner António Silva in central defense.
Hearts
- Manager Wouter Vrancken is looking for a response after Hearts' Champions League exit and inconsistent start to the domestic season.
- Captain Lawrence Shankland is expected to spearhead the attack.
- Midfielder Blair Spittal and winger Yan Dhanda are likely to provide creativity behind the striker.
- Hearts have no major fresh injury concerns reported ahead of the trip to Lisbon, although squad rotation remains possible after a demanding schedule.
Predicted Lineups
Benfica (4-3-3):
Anatoliy Trubin; Alexander Bah, António Silva, Clément Lenglet, Samuel Dahl; Enzo Barrenechea, Leandro Barreiro, Georgiy Sudakov; Jakub Kamiński, Vangelis Pavlidis, Rafa Silva.
Hearts (4-2-3-1):
Craig Gordon; Adam Forrester, Frankie Kent, Craig Halkett, James Penrice; Cammy Devlin, Beni Baningime; Blair Spittal, Yan Dhanda, Alan Forrest; Lawrence Shankland.