Benfica vs Atlético Madrid, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Benfica demolish woeful Atletico for second Champions League win

Benfica's Kerem Akturkoglu, Angel Di Maria, Alexander Bah and Orkun Kokcu scored in a 4-0 demolition of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday to start their Champions League campaign with two consecutive wins.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
• 2': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 6': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
• 6': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
• 6': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
• 6': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
• 9': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa is caught offside.
• 10': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
• 10': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 12': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
• 12': Attempt saved. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
• 13': Goal! Benfica 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
• 19': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a cross.
• 22': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
• 22': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 22': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 26': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 26': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
• 31': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
• 31': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
• 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 33': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Marcos Llorente because of an injury.
• 36': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
• 36': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 40': Foul by Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
• 40': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 40': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
• 40': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 44': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koke.
• 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
• 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
• 45'+3': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
• 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Antoine Griezmann.
• 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Conor Gallagher replaces Koke.
• 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Javi Serrano replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
• 49': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
• 49': Penalty Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 49': Penalty conceded by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 50': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
• 52': Goal! Benfica 2, Atletico Madrid 0. Ángel Di María (Benfica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
• 54': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
• 55': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
• 58': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
• 60': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone replaces Julián Alvarez.
• 60': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
• 61': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
• 61': Javi Serrano (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
• 65': Delay in match because of an injury Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica).
• 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 68': Foul by Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid).
• 68': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 69': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
• 69': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 70': Foul by Javi Serrano (Atletico Madrid).
• 70': Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 70': Javi Serrano (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 71': Substitution, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Ángel Di María.
• 71': Substitution, Benfica. Jan-Niklas Beste replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
• 72': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
• 73': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamín Rollheiser.
• 74': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by José María Giménez.
• 75': Goal! Benfica 3, Atletico Madrid 0. Alexander Bah (Benfica) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jan-Niklas Beste with a cross following a corner.
• 76': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
• 76': Tomás Araújo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 78': Attempt missed. Benjamín Rollheiser (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
• 82': Penalty Benfica. Zeki Amdouni draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 82': Penalty conceded by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 83': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 83': José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
• 84': Goal! Benfica 4, Atletico Madrid 0. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
• 86': Substitution, Benfica. António Silva replaces Alexander Bah.
• 86': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Orkun Kökçü.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamín Rollheiser.
• 90'+1': Offside, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser is caught offside.
• 90'+4': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
• 90'+5': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
• 90'+5': Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90'+5': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+6': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamín Rollheiser with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 90'+6': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Atletico Madrid 0.
• 0': Match ends, Benfica 4, Atletico Madrid 0.