Soccer-Benfica cruise into Champions League group stage with Dynamo win

Soccer Football - Champions League Qualifying - Play-off Second Leg - Benfica v Dynamo Kyiv - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal - August 23, 2022 Dynamo Kyiv's Oleksandr Syrota in action with Benfica's David Neres REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

(Reuters) - 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.