Benfica joins Villarreal's tough pre-season lineup
Villarreal adds Benfica to a summer schedule packed with top-flight opponents to sharpen their squad before the new campaign.
Villarreal has added Benfica to a punishing pre-season calendar that already included PSV Eindhoven, Como, and . The Yellow Submarine will face five competitive opponents across Europe and the United Kingdom, using the summer to fine-tune tactics and evaluate squad depth before the new LaLiga season. Matches against Benfica in Portugal and Crystal Palace at home bookend the campaign, with PSV and Lens providing Ligue 1-level intensity and Como delivering Serie B opposition.
