Juventus secured itself a place in the Champions League play-off with a 2-0 home victory over Benfica on Wednesday, its third consecutive victory thanks to two goals in the second half scored by Kevrin Thuram and Weston McKinney.This victory raised Juventus' score to 12 points in fifteenth place in the standings, while Benfica occupies 29th place with six points.Juventus will play its away match against Monaco in the final round of the league stage next Wednesday, while Benfica, led by Mourinho, needs a win to have any chance of remaining in the competition when it hosts Real Madrid.