Benfica vs RB Salzburg, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League

Benfica

13': António Silva

FT
0 - 2

RB Salzburg

15': Roko Simic (P)
51': Oscar Gloukh

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Benfica are hosting RB Salzburg at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
1': Attempt blocked. Aleksa Terzic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
1': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
2': Penalty FC Red Bull Salzburg. Strahinja Pavlovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
2': Penalty conceded by Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) after a foul in the penalty area.
2': Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot is too high. Karim Konaté should be disappointed.
5': Foul by Aleksa Terzic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
5': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
9': Foul by Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
9': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
10': Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
12': João Mário (Benfica) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rafa.
12': Attempt blocked. Petar Musa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
13': Attempt blocked. Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
13': Penalty conceded by António Silva (Benfica) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
13': António Silva (Benfica) is shown the red card.
15': Goal! Benfica 0, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1. Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
16': Substitution, Benfica. Morato replaces João Mário.
18': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
18': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Lucas Gourna-Douath tries a through ball, but Karim Konaté is caught offside.
21': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
21': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Attempt missed. Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
24': Foul by Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
24': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
25': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alexander Schlager.
27': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
28': Foul by Mads Bidstrup (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
28': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
30': Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
31': Foul by Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
31': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lucas Gourna-Douath.
32': Attempt missed. Morato (Benfica) header from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.
33': Foul by Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
33': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt blocked. Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Foul by Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
36': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Ángel Di María (Benfica).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Offside, Benfica. Rafa tries a through ball, but Petar Musa is caught offside.
40': Delay in match because of an injury Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Petar Musa (Benfica).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Foul by Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
43': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Mads Bidstrup (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
44': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
44': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
44': Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
45'+3': Foul by Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
45'+3': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': First Half ends, Benfica 0, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.
50': Attempt saved. Petar Musa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
50': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
51': Goal! Benfica 0, FC Red Bull Salzburg 2. Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roko Simic.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Petar Musa (Benfica).
52': Delay in match because of an injury Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Attempt saved. Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Konaté.
54': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
54': Mads Bidstrup (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Rafa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Lucas Gourna-Douath tries a through ball, but Karim Konaté is caught offside.
57': Attempt saved. Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Gourna-Douath with a through ball.
58': Foul by Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
58': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Sékou Koïta replaces Karim Konaté.
59': Attempt saved. Petar Musa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
59': Attempt blocked. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Musa.
59': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
60': Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard.
61': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
61': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Petar Musa.
63': Delay in match because of an injury João Neves (Benfica).
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Samson Baidoo.
65': Attempt saved. João Neves (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
65': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
65': Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
67': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Foul by Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
69': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
71': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Luka Sucic replaces Oscar Gloukh.
71': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Petar Ratkov replaces Roko Simic.
71': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Oumar Solet replaces Samson Baidoo.
72': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Ángel Di María.
72': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Orkun Kökçü.
72': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Foul by Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
73': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Aleksa Terzic.
74': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
75': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
75': Petar Musa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt saved. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
77': Attempt missed. Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sékou Koïta.
78': Offside, Benfica. David Neres tries a through ball, but Rafa is caught offside.
81': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
81': Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Attempt blocked. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
82': Hand ball by Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
83': Delay in match because of an injury Petar Musa (Benfica).
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Substitution, Benfica. Casper Tengstedt replaces Petar Musa because of an injury.
83': Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces Rafa.
86': Aleksa Terzic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Tiago Gouveia (Benfica).
88': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
88': Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Kamil Piatkowski replaces Strahinja Pavlovic because of an injury.
90': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Aleksa Terzic tries a through ball, but Petar Ratkov is caught offside.
90'+1': Sékou Koïta (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Benfica 0, FC Red Bull Salzburg 2.
0': Match ends, Benfica 0, FC Red Bull Salzburg 2.

Statistics

SLZ		BEN
19	Fouls	9
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	3
43.6	Possession	56.4
14	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
2	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
298	Accurate Passes	417
394	Passes	511
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	1
11	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.1
56	Long Balls	57
27	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	2
18	Effective Tackles	11
25	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	5
24	Effective Clearances	17
24	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,917

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
8	Fredrik Aursnes
6	Alexander Bah
27	Rafa Silva
10	Orkun Kökçü
87	João Neves
33	Petar Musa
20	João Mário
11	Ángel Di María

Benfica Substitutes:

Tomás Araújo, Samuel Soares, Tiago Gouveia, João Victor, David Jurásek, Leo Brian Kokubo, Morato, Florentino Luís, David Neres, Arthur Cabral, Casper Tengstedt, Chiquinho.

RB Salzburg (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
24	Alexander Schlager (GK)
31	Strahinja Pavlovic
6	Samson Baidoo
27	Lucas Gourna Douath
3	Aleksa Terzic
70	Amar Dedic
30	Oscar Gloukh
14	Maurits Kjaergaard
18	Mads Bidstrup
19	Karim Konaté
23	Roko Simic

RB Salzburg Substitutes:

Leandro Morgalla, Oumar Solet, Dijon Kameri, Nene Dorgeles, Kamil Piatkowski, Nicolás Capaldo, Nico Mantl, Sekou Koita, Andreas Ulmer, Forson Amankwah, Luka Sucic, Petar Ratkov.

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