UEFA Europa League

Benfica vs Toulouse, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 1st Leg
Benfica
  • 68': Ángel Di María (P)
  • 90'+8': Ángel Di María (P)
FT
2 - 1
1st Leg
Toulouse
  • 75': Mikkel Desler
  • Red Card 90'+6': Christian Mawissa

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Thijs Dallinga (Toulouse).
  • 2': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Mikkel Desler (Toulouse) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by Stijn Spierings (Toulouse).
  • 6': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Thijs Dallinga (Toulouse) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Gboho.
  • 9': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 13': Foul by Aron Dønnum (Toulouse).
  • 13': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Mário with a through ball.
  • 20': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 20': Thijs Dallinga (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 24': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 24': Vincent Sierro (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Logan Costa (Toulouse).
  • 25': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Yann Gboho (Toulouse).
  • 27': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 28': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mikkel Desler.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gabriel Suazo.
  • 32': Attempt saved. João Neves (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 33': Foul by Mikkel Desler (Toulouse).
  • 33': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 35': Foul by Stijn Spierings (Toulouse).
  • 35': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
  • 37': Foul by Stijn Spierings (Toulouse).
  • 37': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Stijn Spierings (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Rafa (Benfica) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 41': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 41': Logan Costa (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Mikkel Desler (Toulouse).
  • 43': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Mikkel Desler (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 45': Foul by Thijs Dallinga (Toulouse).
  • 45': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Toulouse 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Toulouse 0.
  • 46': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
  • 46': Yann Gboho (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gabriel Suazo.
  • 48': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 48': Moussa Diarra (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Desler.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Álvaro Fernández (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Vincent Sierro (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann Gboho.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 58': Guillaume Restes (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Attempt missed. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
  • 59': Substitution, Benfica. Alexander Bah replaces Álvaro Fernández.
  • 59': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces João Mário.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Thijs Dallinga (Toulouse) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Stijn Spierings.
  • 63': Penalty conceded by Logan Costa (Toulouse) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 66': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
  • 68': Goal! Benfica 1, Toulouse 0. Ángel Di María (Benfica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 69': Substitution, Toulouse. Shavy Babicka replaces Aron Dønnum.
  • 70': Substitution, Toulouse. Christian Mawissa replaces Moussa Diarra.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Alexander Bah (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
  • 75': Goal! Benfica 1, Toulouse 1. Mikkel Desler (Toulouse) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga.
  • 77': Substitution, Toulouse. Cristian Cásseres replaces Stijn Spierings.
  • 77': Substitution, Toulouse. Frank Magri replaces Thijs Dallinga.
  • 79': Foul by Logan Costa (Toulouse).
  • 79': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cristian Cásseres.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 82': Foul by Shavy Babicka (Toulouse).
  • 82': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Neves.
  • 84': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 85': Foul by Logan Costa (Toulouse).
  • 85': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Toulouse. Naatan Skyttä replaces Yann Gboho.
  • 87': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gabriel Suazo.
  • 87': Cristian Cásseres (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 87': Substitution, Benfica. Marcos Leonardo replaces Arthur Cabral.
  • 88': Offside, Toulouse. Shavy Babicka is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 89': Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Frank Magri (Toulouse).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Naatan Skyttä (Toulouse).
  • 90'+1': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Naatan Skyttä (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Christian Mawissa (Toulouse).
  • 90'+2': Christian Mawissa (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 90'+5': Penalty Benfica. Marcos Leonardo draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Penalty conceded by Christian Mawissa (Toulouse) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6': Second yellow card to Christian Mawissa (Toulouse) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Frank Magri (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Goal! Benfica 2, Toulouse 1. Ángel Di María (Benfica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Shavy Babicka (Toulouse).
  • 90'+9': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Toulouse 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 2, Toulouse 1.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 7
5 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
41.7 Possession 58.3
6 SHOTS 27
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
315 Accurate Passes 482
405 Passes 563
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 23
0.4 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 42
22 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 7
9 Effective Tackles 8
18 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
13 Interceptions 9
30 Effective Clearances 14
30 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 56,553

Line-Ups

SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
4 António Silva
3 Álvaro Carreras
8 Fredrik Aursnes
27 Rafa Silva
10 Orkun Kökçü Yellow Card
87 João Neves
9 Arthur Cabral
20 João Mário
11 Ángel Di María
Benfica Substitutes:
Tomás Araújo, Samuel Soares, Benjamín Rollheiser, Marcos Leonardo, André Gomes, Casper Tengstedt, Tiago Gouveia, Alexander Bah, Florentino, Morato, David Neres.

TOU Toulouse (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
50 Guillaume Restes (GK) Yellow Card
2 Rasmus Nicolaisen
6 Logan Costa
23 Moussa Diarra
3 Mikkel Desler Yellow Card
37 Yann Gboho
8 Vincent Sierro
4 Stijn Spierings Yellow Card
9 Thijs Dallinga
17 Gabriel Suazo
15 Aron Donnum
Toulouse Substitutes:
Frank Magri, Ibrahim Cissoko, Shavy Babicka, Alexander Domínguez, Christian Mawissa, Waren Kamanzi, Naatan Skyttä, Cristian Cásseres Jr., Justin Lacombe, César Gelabert.

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