Benfica vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals
· 1st Leg
FT
4 - 2
1st Leg
4 - 2
1st Leg
Benfica's Joao Felix nets treble in Europa League first-leg win
Benfica's 19-year-old Joao Felix became the youngest player to score a Europa League hat trick in a 4-2 win over 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by João Félix (Benfica).
- 2': Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 4': Foul by Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 4': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 5': Attempt missed. David Abraham (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Attempt missed. Danny da Costa (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Rode with a headed pass.
- 6': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Danny da Costa.
- 9': Foul by Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 9': Jardel (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 11': Foul by David Abraham (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 11': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Danny da Costa (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Jardel (Benfica).
- 16': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Danny da Costa (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 20': Penalty Benfica. Gedson Fernandes draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 20': Penalty conceded by Evan Ndicka (Eintracht Frankfurt) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 20': Evan Ndicka (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the red card.
- 21': Goal! Benfica 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. João Félix (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 25': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
- 26': Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card.
- 27': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
- 27': Gelson Fernandes (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt missed. David Abraham (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
- 35': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Samaris.
- 37': Foul by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 37': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Jardel.
- 40': Goal! Benfica 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 43': Goal! Benfica 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. João Félix (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franco Cervi.
- 44': Foul by David Abraham (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 44': João Félix (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gedson Fernandes.
- 45': Attempt saved. Franco Cervi (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia.
- 45': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Franco Cervi (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 45'+1': Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Benfica).
- 45'+2': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Filip Kostic tries a through ball, but Danny da Costa is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
- 46': Foul by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
- 46': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
- 49': Rafa (Benfica) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
- 50': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sebastian Rode.
- 50': Goal! Benfica 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Rúben Dias (Benfica) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix following a corner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
- 52': Attempt saved. Danny da Costa (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 52': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Sébastien Corchia.
- 54': Goal! Benfica 4, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. João Félix (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 55': Foul by João Félix (Benfica).
- 55': Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 58': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Danny da Costa (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 60': Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Rafa.
- 60': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jonathan de Guzmán replaces Luka Jovic.
- 62': Foul by Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 62': Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Delay in match Sébastien Corchia (Benfica) because of an injury.
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Sébastien Corchia because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Gonçalo Paciência replaces Ante Rebic.
- 68': David Abraham (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
- 69': Attempt saved. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Félix.
- 70': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
- 70': Attempt missed. Jardel (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
- 70': Gonçalo Paciência (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
- 71': Gonçalo Paciência (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Jonathan de Guzmán (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny da Costa.
- 72': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Jardel.
- 72': Goal! Benfica 4, Eintracht Frankfurt 2. Gonçalo Paciência (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan de Guzmán with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Attempt missed. Andreas Samaris (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Félix.
- 75': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 75': Haris Seferovic (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Attempt missed. Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Paciência.
- 78': Foul by João Félix (Benfica).
- 78': Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 79': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Gedson Fernandes (Benfica).
- 82': David Abraham (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
- 82': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Delay in match David Abraham (Eintracht Frankfurt) because of an injury.
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Foul by Franco Cervi (Benfica).
- 84': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Substitution, Benfica. Andrija Zivkovic replaces Andreas Samaris.
- 85': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Mijat Gacinovic replaces Sebastian Rode.
- 86': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Gedson Fernandes.
- 87': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica).
- 87': Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gedson Fernandes following a fast break.
- 90': Foul by João Félix (Benfica).
- 90': Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Paciência (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pizzi.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Eintracht Frankfurt 2.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Benfica 4, Eintracht Frankfurt 2.
Statistics
 SGE |
SLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.5 | Possession | 61.5 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 239 | Accurate Passes | 464 |
| 324 | Passes | 544 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 21 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 11 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 54,175
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 54,175
Line-Ups
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 33 | Jardel |
| 6 | Rúben Dias |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 7 | Sébastien Corchia |
| 83 | Gedson Fernandes |
| 5 | Ljubomir Fejsa |
| 22 | Andreas Samaris  |
| 79 | João Félix |
| 11 | Franco Cervi |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
Eintracht Frankfurt (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 13 | Martin Hinteregger |
| 2 | Evan Ndicka  |
| 19 | David Abraham |
| 20 | Makoto Hasebe |
| 17 | Sebastian Rode |
| 5 | Gelson Fernandes |
| 10 | Filip Kostic |
| 24 | Danny da Costa |
| 4 | Ante Rebic |
| 8 | Luka Jovic |
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