UEFA Champions League

AS Monaco vs Benfica, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
AS Monaco
  • 13': Eliesse Ben Seghir
  • Red Card 58': Wilfried Singo
  • 67': Soungoutou Magassa
FT
2 - 3
Benfica
  • 48': Vangelis Pavlidis
  • 84': Arthur Cabral
  • 88': Zeki Amdouni

About

AS Monaco are hosting Benfica at Stade Louis II, Monaco, France, 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.
  • 3': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 4': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
  • 4': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 5': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 8': Delay in match (Monaco).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 10': Delay in match (Monaco).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
  • 13': Goal! Monaco 1, Benfica 0. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
  • 15': Offside, Benfica. Ángel Di María is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
  • 15': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a fast break.
  • 16': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 18': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Breel Embolo (Monaco).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 24': Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco).
  • 24': Hand ball by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
  • 26': Foul by Caio Henrique (Monaco).
  • 26': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 28': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
  • 29': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 32': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
  • 32': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 32': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
  • 33': Offside, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
  • 34': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 36': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
  • 36': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 37': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Radoslaw Majecki.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Offside, Benfica. Ángel Di María is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
  • 40': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Radoslaw Majecki.
  • 40': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica).
  • 41': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 42': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
  • 45': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vanderson.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Monaco 1, Benfica 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Monaco 1, Benfica 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 47': Breel Embolo (Monaco) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 48': Goal! Monaco 1, Benfica 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 49': Offside, Monaco. Maghnes Akliouche is caught offside.
  • 49': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 51': VAR Decision: No Goal Monaco 1-1 Benfica.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Radoslaw Majecki.
  • 53': Offside, Benfica. Ángel Di María is caught offside.
  • 53': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Alexander Bah (Benfica) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 55': VAR Decision: No Goal Monaco 1-1 Benfica.
  • 57': Foul by Lamine Camara (Monaco).
  • 57': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Substitution, Monaco. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Lamine Camara.
  • 57': Substitution, Monaco. Christian Mawissa replaces Caio Henrique.
  • 57': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
  • 57': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Second yellow card to Wilfried Singo (Monaco) for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Monaco. Folarin Balogun replaces Breel Embolo.
  • 63': Substitution, Monaco. Mohammed Salisu replaces Eliesse Ben Seghir.
  • 65': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Florentino.
  • 65': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 67': Goal! Monaco 2, Benfica 1. Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 74': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Salisu.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 78': Hand ball by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
  • 79': Christian Mawissa (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a headed pass.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vanderson.
  • 84': Goal! Monaco 2, Benfica 2. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  • 85': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras with a cross.
  • 88': Goal! Monaco 2, Benfica 3. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Ángel Di María (Benfica).
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Monaco. George Ilenikhena replaces Denis Zakaria.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Ángel Di María.
  • 90'+3': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Christian Mawissa (Monaco).
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Benfica. Álvaro Carreras is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Monaco 2, Benfica 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Monaco 2, Benfica 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
6 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 5
53.9 Possession 46.1
18 SHOTS 11
8 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
394 Accurate Passes 309
491 Passes 420
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 1
19 Crosses 12
0.4 Cross % 0.1
56 Long Balls 51
36 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 12
17 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 21
18 Effective Clearances 26
18 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 13,581

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 8 +19 24
2 Bayern Munich 8 +14 21
3 Liverpool 8 +12 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur 8 +10 17
Full Table

Line-Ups

MON AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Radoslaw Majecki (GK)
5 Thilo Kehrer Yellow Card
17 Wilfried Singo Yellow Card
12 Caio Henrique
2 Vanderson
7 Eliesse Ben Seghir
6 Denis Zakaria Yellow Card
15 Lamine Camara
36 Breel Embolo
10 Aleksandr Golovin
11 Maghnes Akliouche
AS Monaco Substitutes:
Yann Lienard, Folarin Balogun, Mohammed Salisu, George Ilenikhena, Jordan Teze, Takumi Minamino, Christian Mawissa, Soungoutou Magassa, Joan Tincres, Philipp Köhn, Kassoum Ouattara, Eliot Matazo.

SLB Benfica (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
44 Tomás Lemos Araújo
3 Álvaro Carreras Yellow Card
6 Alexander Bah
61 Florentino Yellow Card
10 Orkun Kökçü
8 Fredrik Aursnes
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
17 Kerem Aktürkoglu Yellow Card
11 Ángel Di María
Benfica Substitutes:
Leandro Barreiro, Adrian Bajrami, Benjamín Rollheiser, Samuel Soares, Nuno Félix, António Silva, Zeki Amdouni, Andreas Schjelderup, Issa Kaboré, Arthur Cabral, André Gomes, Tiago Parente.

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