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Club Brugge will host Benfica on Wednesday night for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League’s round of 16. Brugge took eleven points from six games to finish behind Porto but ahead of Bayer Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid while Benfica topped Group H, finishing ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Maccabi Haifa. Club Brugge came closest to winning the European Cup in 1977-78 when they lost the final of the competition to Liverpool in London. Benfica are one of the biggest clubs in the game and they have lifted the European Cup twice in their history, beating Barcelona in Bern in 1961 and against Real Madrid in Amsterdam the following year. Benfica made it to the quarterfinals of the competition last season only to be eliminated by Liverpool. Here’s what you need to know:
How to watch and odds
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 15 Time: 3 p.m. ETLocation: Jan Breydel Stadium — Brugge, BelgiumTV and live stream: Paramount+Odds: Club Brugge +330; Draw +250; Benfica -120 (via Caesars Sportsbook)