Dusan Vlahovic could take advantage of Kolo Muani's ineligibility for the Champions League to return to Juventus' starting XI in their last league phase game

Nicolás Otamendi will aim to guide Benfica to victory against Juventus as the two clubs clash in the Champions League tonight.

Benfica confirm their place in the knockout play-off round of the Champions League with a comfortable win over Juventus in Turin.

Juventus suffered a 2-0 loss to Benfica at the Allianz Stadium. Check out the player ratings from our reporter in Turin.Perin 7 – Stunning save to keep Juve alive seconds before the half-time

Thiago Motta's Juventus are still in the race to end up in the top eight of the UEFA Champions League's standings, but will need to win against Benfica and also hope for some results on the different matches around Europe.

Benfica secured their place in the Champions League playoffs with a 2-0 win away to Juventus, who were already assured of their playoff spot coming into the final game of the league phase on Wednesday.

After Juventus were beaten at home by Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday their manager Thiago Motta said the Portuguese side were deserved winners and took the blame for the defeat.

Two teams looking to advance face off as we continue our Champions League odds series with a Juventus-Benfica prediction and pick.

Instead of going straight into the traditional round of 16, the competition will feature a knockout phase play-off. In this stage, the teams that finished ninth to 16th in the group phase will face off against those that placed 17th to 24th, with each tie played over two legs.

Borussia Dortmund cruised into the knockout phase playoffs of the Champions League with a 3-1 home win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday, with Guinean striker Serhou Guirassy scoring two first-half goals as the Ukrainian side were eliminated.

Our writers pick 10 talking points from the final day of the league phase of the Champions League, as 18 games were played simultaneously