Benfica cruise into Champions League group stage

Benfica's David Neres scored a superb goal as the Portuguese side reached the Champions League group stage with a 3-0 victory over Dynamo Kiev in Lisbon on Tuesday for a 5-0 aggregate win.

Nicolas Otamendi and Rafa Silva also scored in the first half and Benfica never looked troubled in making Thursday's draw as they qualified for the 12th time in 13 seasons.

Neres set up the first goal as his deep cross picked out Otamendi, who drifted away from his marker and headed home.

Silva profited from a defensive mistake as he intercepted Oleksandr Syrota’s wayward pass and produced a neat finish.

GOAL BENFICA HT: BEN 3-0 DKV (Agg 5-0) Benfica work the ball the length of the pitch before David Neres dispatches the ball perfectly into the corner of the net to hand the Lisbon side a five-goal advantage ahead of the second half.#rtesoccer