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

· 1st Leg
Benfica
  • 3': Rafa Silva
  • 23': Tomás Araújo
  • 42': Vangelis Pavlidis (P)
  • 59': Gianluca Prestianni
  • 87': Jhon Durán
  • 90'+4': Andreas Schjelderup (P)
FT
6 - 1
1st Leg
Heart of Midlothian
  • 72': Tom Renaud

About

Benfica are hosting Heart of Midlothian at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, 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.
  • 2': Foul by Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 2': Clément Lenglet (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Beau Reus (Heart of Midlothian). Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
  • 3': Goal! Benfica 1, Heart of Midlothian 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Calvin Miller with a cross.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Beau Reus (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 6': Calvin Miller (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
  • 8': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Calvin Miller.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Alexander Bah (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Gianluca Prestianni (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 Tomás Araújo.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Alexandros Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Altena.
  • 19': Foul by Pierre Landry Kaboré (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 19': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Laurent Mendy.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Leandro Barreiro (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 Clément Lenglet.
  • 22': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Beau Reus.
  • 23': Goal! Benfica 2, Heart of Midlothian 0. Tomás Araújo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Samuel Dahl.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Alexandros Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Laurent Mendy.
  • 29': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Beau Reus.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Tomás Araújo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Jordi Altena (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
  • 33': Calvin Miller (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).
  • 33': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Laurent Mendy (Heart of Midlothian) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Blair Spittal with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Calvin Miller with a cross.
  • 39': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Harry Milne.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Tomás Araújo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Penalty conceded by Laurent Mendy (Heart of Midlothian) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 41': Penalty Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 41': Laurent Mendy (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Goal! Benfica 3, Heart of Midlothian 0. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 44': Jordi Altena (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 45': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Calvin Miller is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Benfica 3, Heart of Midlothian 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Tom Renaud replaces Laurent Mendy.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 3, Heart of Midlothian 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Jamie McCart replaces Harry Milne.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Jordi Altena (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Alexandros Kyziridis.
  • 48': Foul by Jordi Altena (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 48': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Pierre Landry Kaboré (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Benfica).
  • 52': Tom Renaud (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 53': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 54': Calvin Miller (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Jordi Altena (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Goal! Benfica 4, Heart of Midlothian 0. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 61': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Cláudio Braga is caught offside.
  • 62': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jordi Altena.
  • 64': Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica).
  • 64': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Sabri Guendouz replaces Pierre Landry Kaboré.
  • 65': Substitution, Benfica. Richard Ríos replaces Enzo Barrenechea.
  • 65': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
  • 65': Substitution, Benfica. Jhon Durán replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Beau Reus (Heart of Midlothian). Assisted by Rafa.
  • 70': Foul by Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 70': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Foul by Sabri Guendouz (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 71': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Goal! Benfica 4, Heart of Midlothian 1. Tom Renaud (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sabri Guendouz.
  • 73': Substitution, Benfica. Manu Silva replaces Clément Lenglet.
  • 73': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Josh McPake replaces Calvin Miller.
  • 74': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Jhon Durán (Benfica).
  • 75': Attempt missed. Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 76': Stuart Findlay (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Jhon Durán (Benfica).
  • 77': Foul by Josh McPake (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 77': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Josh McPake (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 79': Alexander Bah (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jhon Durán.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Tom Renaud (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 82': Handball by Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 84': Oisin McEntee (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Foul by Alexandros Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 84': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Substitution, Benfica. Jakub Kaminski replaces Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 86': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Sabah Kerjota replaces Alexandros Kyziridis.
  • 87': Goal! Benfica 5, Heart of Midlothian 1. Jhon Durán (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup following a fast break.
  • 88': Foul by Sabri Guendouz (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 88': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 89': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Rafa (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup with a through ball.
  • 90': Sabri Guendouz (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Oisin McEntee (Heart of Midlothian) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Benfica 6, Heart of Midlothian 1. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Benfica 6, Heart of Midlothian 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 6, Heart of Midlothian 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 1
32.9 Possession 67.1
10 SHOTS 24
2 ON GOAL 11
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
262 Accurate Passes 574
308 Passes 643
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 12
0.4 Cross % 0.4
51 Long Balls 47
20 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 5
15 Effective Tackles 10
20 Tackles 12
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
17 Interceptions 5
28 Effective Clearances 10
28 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League Qualifying

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,776

Line-Ups

SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Samuel Soares (GK)
2 Clément Lenglet
44 Tomás Araújo
26 Samuel Dahl
6 Alexander Bah Yellow Card
10 Georgiy Sudakov
5 Enzo Barrenechea
18 Leandro Barreiro
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
25 Gianluca Prestianni Yellow Card
27 Rafa Silva
Benfica Substitutes:
José Neto, Amar Dedic, Dodi Lukébakio, Anatoliy Trubin, Anísio Cabral, Jhon Durán, Richard Ríos, Gabriel Indio, Andreas Schjelderup, Jakub Kaminski, Miguel Figueiredo, Manu Silva.

HOM Heart of Midlothian (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Beau Reus (GK)
17 Stuart Findlay
6 Oisin McEntee Yellow Card
18 Harry Milne
23 Jordi Altena
78 Laurent Mendy Yellow Card
16 Blair Spittal Yellow Card
89 Alexandros Kyziridis
7 Calvin Miller
10 Cláudio Braga Yellow Card
11 Pierre Landry Kabore
Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
Jamie McCart, Tómas Magnússon, Ryan Fulton, Matthew Gillies, Severin Sabri Guendouz, James Wilson, Sabah Kerjota, Mj Kamara, Joshua McPake, Tom Renaud, Zander Clark, Amadou Ba-Sy.

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