Who plays at the stadium of light in Portugal?
In terms of size and expanse, the Stadium of Light is the largest football stadium in Europe although, with the introduction of seating, its once huge capacity of 120,000 has been cut to about 80,000. Home of Benfica, the most successful club in Portugal with a membership of over 100,000, this is, like Barcelona’s Nou Camp Stadium, at the centre of a sporting complex: the complex encompasses 21 other sports. A vast eagle and a statue of Eusebio embellish the main entrance.Despite the fact that the trophy room contains no fewer than 15,000 pieces of silverware representing the success of the club in all sports, one of the most famous matches played there did not involve Benfica at all. Instead, it was between Glasgow Celtic and Internazionale in the 1967 European Cup Final (2-1) .While the stadium does often bask in sunshine, its evocative name Estadio da Luz – derives not from the light (luz) but from the fact that it is in the Luz district of Lisbon.
