AS Monaco vs Benfica, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 1st Leg

AS Monaco

52': Moatasem Al-Musrati

FT
0 - 1
1st Leg

Benfica

48': Vangelis Pavlidis

Benfica win at 10-man Monaco to close on last 16

Benfica took a big step towards the Champions League last 16 with a 1-0 victory at 10-man AS Monaco in the first leg of the playoffs on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
1': Vanderson (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
3': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
3': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Attempt missed. Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
6': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
6': Foul by Al Musrati (Monaco).
6': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt saved. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
9': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
11': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
11': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tomás Araújo.
16': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
16': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Delay in match because of an injury Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
25': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
29': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
30': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
30': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
33': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
33': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Álvaro Carreras.
35': Delay in match because of an injury Mika Biereth (Monaco).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
38': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Foul by Al Musrati (Monaco).
41': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Al Musrati (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
42': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
44': Attempt saved. Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
45': Foul by Mika Biereth (Monaco).
45': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Breel Embolo.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Benfica 0.
45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Benfica 0.
46': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
48': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florentino.
48': Goal! Monaco 0, Benfica 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner.
50': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
50': Mika Biereth (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin following a set piece situation.
51': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
52': Second yellow card to Al Musrati (Monaco).
53': Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
56': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Substitution, Monaco. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Mika Biereth.
58': Offside, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
58': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
59': Attempt saved. Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
60': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
60': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
61': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross following a corner.
61': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tomás Araújo following a corner.
61': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
62': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
62': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
62': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Offside, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup is caught offside.
65': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
65': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
66': Attempt missed. Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
67': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Florentino.
67': Substitution, Benfica. Ángel Di María replaces Tomás Araújo because of an injury.
67': Substitution, Monaco. Eliesse Ben Seghir replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
68': Substitution, Monaco. Takumi Minamino replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
72': Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
75': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
75': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
77': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Soungoutou Magassa.
77': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Breel Embolo.
78': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
78': Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
79': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
79': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Vanderson (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
80': Delay in match (Benfica).
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
83': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
83': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
83': Delay in match because of an injury Ángel Di María (Benfica).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
86': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Krépin Diatta.
86': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Ángel Di María because of an injury.
87': Attempt saved. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross.
87': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Benfica).
87': Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Belotti (Benfica).
87': Delay in match because of an injury Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
90': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+5': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vanderson.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 0, Benfica 1.
0': Match ends, Monaco 0, Benfica 1.

Statistics

SLB		MON
14	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	5
55.6	Possession	44.4
23	SHOTS	6
6	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
397	Accurate Passes	275
479	Passes	375
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	1
15	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.1
47	Long Balls	54
22	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
10	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	11
18	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
15	Interceptions	10
24	Effective Clearances	25
24	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 12,159

Line-Ups

AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Radoslaw Majecki (GK)
22	Mohammed Salisu
5	Thilo Kehrer
27	Krépin Diatta
2	Vanderson
36	Breel Embolo
8	Moatasem Al-Musrati
6	Denis Zakaria
14	Mika Biereth
10	Aleksandr Golovin
11	Maghnes Akliouche

AS Monaco Substitutes:

Soungoutou Magassa, Yann Lienard, Takumi Minamino, Lucas Michel, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Lamine Camara, Caio Henrique, George Ilenikhena, Mamadou Coulibaly, Philipp Köhn, Edan Diop, Kassoum Ouattara.

Benfica (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
3	Álvaro Carreras
44	Tomás Araújo
61	Florentino
10	Orkun Kökçü
8	Fredrik Aursnes
14	Vangelis Pavlidis
21	Andreas Schjelderup
17	Kerem Aktürkoglu

Benfica Substitutes:

Adrian Bajrami, Samuel Soares, Andrea Belotti, André Gomes, Leandro Barreiro, Arthur Cabral, Ángel Di María, Samuel Dahl, Leandro Santos, Nuno Félix, Gianluca Prestianni, Zeki Amdouni.

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