Benfica bowed out of the 2015/16 Champions League with a thrilling 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich in the second leg of the quarter-finals, after losing the away leg by a solitary goal. The Portuguese outfit are in the seventh consecutive season in the tournament and reached the quarter finals on two occasions. They also met a Turkish opposition in Galatasaray last season, winning the home leg 2-1 before losing the away leg by the same margin.
Besiktas are returning to UEFA Champions League after missing out on the previous 6 seasons. They finished bottom of their group in the latest appearance on 2009/10 with one win from their 6 matches. They did grab a memorable 1-0 win on the final match day during that time. They haven’t progressed beyond the group phase in their last five appearances.
The two other teams of Group B in the 2016/17 edition of UEFA Champions League are Dynamo Kiev and Napoli.
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