Heart of Midlothian vs Benfica, 2026-27 UEFA Europa League Qualifying, Third Round

· 2nd Leg - Benfica win 7-2 on aggregate
Heart of Midlothian
  • 77': Tómas Magnússon
FT
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Benfica win 7-2 on aggregate
Benfica
  • 78': Dodi Lukébakio

About

Heart of Midlothian are hosting Benfica at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Tom Renaud (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 4': Foul by Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 4': Heorhiy Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Clément Lenglet.
  • 5': Jordi Altena (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
  • 8': Foul by José Neto (Benfica).
  • 8': Sabri Guendouz (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': José Neto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Richard Ríos.
  • 11': Foul by José Neto (Benfica).
  • 11': Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Sabri Guendouz (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Josh McPake.
  • 15': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jordi Altena.
  • 15': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Beau Reus.
  • 18': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Tom Renaud.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amar Dedic with a cross.
  • 24': Josh McPake (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica).
  • 26': Jordi Altena (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Jhon Durán (Benfica).
  • 27': Offside, Benfica. Amar Dedic is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Heorhiy Sudakov (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Beau Reus (Heart of Midlothian). Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a cross.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 32': Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Benfica).
  • 33': Foul by Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 33': Clément Lenglet (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Beau Reus (Heart of Midlothian). Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 36': Amar Dedic (Benfica) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by José Neto with a headed pass.
  • 36': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jamie McCart.
  • 39': Foul by Stuart Findlay (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 39': Jhon Durán (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 41': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Oisin McEntee.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Beau Reus (Heart of Midlothian). Assisted by Richard Ríos.
  • 42': Offside, Benfica. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
  • 43': Oisin McEntee (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Jhon Durán (Benfica).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Heorhiy Sudakov.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Benfica 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Tomás Araújo replaces Clément Lenglet.
  • 45': Second Half begins Heart of Midlothian 0, Benfica 0.
  • 46': Josh McPake (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica).
  • 48': Offside, Benfica. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Blair Spittal with a cross.
  • 51': Jordi Altena (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Jhon Durán (Benfica).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Sabri Guendouz (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Renaud with a through ball.
  • 53': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
  • 53': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Josh McPake is caught offside.
  • 54': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Calvin Miller (Heart of Midlothian) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 55': VAR Decision: No Goal Heart of Midlothian 0-0 Benfica.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Durán.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Sabri Guendouz (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Jamie McCart (Heart of Midlothian) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Calvin Miller with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Heorhiy Sudakov.
  • 64': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Enzo Barrenechea.
  • 64': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Tómas Magnússon replaces Tom Renaud.
  • 65': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Oisin McEntee.
  • 67': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Calvin Miller.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
  • 68': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Amar Dedic (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 71': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Josh McPake.
  • 75': Jordi Altena (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
  • 75': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Sabah Kerjota replaces Sabri Guendouz.
  • 75': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. James Wilson replaces Calvin Miller.
  • 76': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Pierre Landry Kaboré replaces Cláudio Braga.
  • 77': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Benfica 0. Tómas Magnússon (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 78': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Benfica 1. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Neto.
  • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Jakub Kaminski replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
  • 83': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Josh McPake.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. MJ Kamson-Kamara replaces Oisin McEntee.
  • 86': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jamie McCart.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amar Dedic following a corner.
  • 89': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Josh McPake is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Richard Ríos (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Beau Reus (Heart of Midlothian). Assisted by Rafa.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Beau Reus.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 1, Benfica 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 1, Benfica 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League Qualifying

Venue: Tynecastle Park
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Attendance: 17,068

Line-Ups

HOM Heart of Midlothian (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Beau Reus (GK)
17 Stuart Findlay
6 Oisin McEntee
5 Jamie McCart
23 Jordi Altena
19 Severin Sabri Guendouz
12 Tom Renaud
16 Blair Spittal
10 Cláudio Braga Yellow Card
15 Joshua McPake
7 Calvin Miller
Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
Pierre Landry Kabore, Mj Kamara, Amadou Ba-Sy, Ryan Fulton, Sabah Kerjota, Matthew Gillies, Tómas Magnússon, James Wilson.

SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Samuel Soares (GK)
2 Clément Lenglet
16 Manu Silva
62 José Neto
17 Amar Dedic
10 Georgiy Sudakov
5 Enzo Barrenechea
20 Richard Ríos
22 Jhon Durán
21 Andreas Schjelderup
11 Dodi Lukébakio
Benfica Substitutes:
Rafa Silva, Anatoliy Trubin, Miguel Figueiredo, Daniel Banjaqui, Gianluca Prestianni, Samuel Dahl, Alexander Bah, Gabriel Indio, Tomás Araújo, Jakub Kaminski, Leandro Barreiro, Vangelis Pavlidis.

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