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Benfica’s crunch Champions League clash against Juventus to continue without goal-line technology as Estadio da Luz maintenance work has rendered it ‘dysfunctional’
- Benfica will take on Juventus in a crunchy Group H clash in Lisbon on Tuesday evening
- Champions League game must continue with goal-line technology
- However, works at the Estadio da Luz have made the system ‘dysfunctional’
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UEFA has confirmed that Benfica’s Champions League match against Juventus will go ahead without goal-line technology.
The two sides will meet in Lisbon on Tuesday evening in a crunch group H clash.
All matches in UEFA’s main competition are expected to continue with goal-line technology.
Benfica’s Champions League duel with Juventus continues without goal-line technology
But UEFA revealed that works on Benfica’s Estadio da Luz have rendered the goal-line technology dysfunctional.
In a statement, they said: “In anticipation of the UEFA Champions League match between SL Benfica and Juventus, the home side has – without the knowledge of UEFA and UEFA’s supplier of goal-line technology – commissioned works at the Estadio do SL Benfica, which made it installed goal-line technology system dysfunctional.
“Unfortunately, it will not be possible to replace and install a new system in time for the game and therefore the game will go ahead without the use of goal-line technology under UEFA Champions League rules.”
Benfica is second in the game after four games with eight points – level with PSG. Meanwhile, Juventus need a win to keep their hopes of making it to the last 16 alive.
Works on the Estadio da Luz have made goal-line technology dysfunctional