UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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2nd Leg - Benfica advance 4-3 on aggregate · Estádio da Luz · 60,776 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Benfica see off Monaco in six-goal thriller to reach last 16

Benfica held determined AS Monaco to a 3-3 draw in a thrilling second leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff on Tuesday for a 4-3 aggregate win that earned the hosts a place in the competition's last 16.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
4
60
Possession
40
15
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
435
Accurate Passes
258
513
Passes
340
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
10
0.4
Cross %
0.3
38
Long Balls
59
17
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
0
16
Effective Tackles
11
23
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
19
Interceptions
8
21
Effective Clearances
28
21
Clearances
28

Head to Head

SLB leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

SLB · 4-3-3

  1. 1Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 4António SilvaCD-R
  4. 3Álvaro CarrerasLB
  5. 44Tomás AraújoRB
  6. 18Leandro BarreiroCM
  7. 10Orkun KökçüLM
  8. 8Fredrik AursnesRM
  9. 14Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 21Andreas SchjelderupLF
  11. 17Kerem AktürkogluRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Zeki AmdouniSUB
  2. 9Arthur CabralSUB
  3. 86Diogo PriosteSUB
  4. 71Leandro SantosSUB
  5. 25Gianluca PrestianniSUB
  6. 81Adrian BajramiSUB
  7. 84João RêgoSUB
  8. 60Nuno FélixSUB
  9. 19Andrea BelottiSUB
  10. 88Tiago Dias FreitasSUB
  11. 24Samuel SoaresSUB
  12. 26Samuel DahlSUB

MON · 5-3-2

  1. 1Radoslaw MajeckiG
  2. 5Thilo KehrerCD
  3. 13Christian MawissaCD-L
  4. 17Wilfried SingoCD-R
  5. 12Caio HenriqueLB
  6. 27Krépin DiattaRB
  7. 15Lamine CamaraCM
  8. 7Eliesse Ben SeghirCM-L
  9. 11Maghnes AklioucheCM-R
  10. 36Breel EmboloCF-L
  11. 18Takumi MinaminoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Mamadou CoulibalySUB
  2. 50Yann LienardSUB
  3. 22Mohammed SalisuSUB
  4. 42Saïmon BouabréSUB
  5. 21George IlenikhenaSUB
  6. 14Mika BierethSUB
  7. 16Philipp KöhnSUB
  8. 37Edan DiopSUB
  9. 41Lucas MichelSUB
  10. 20Kassoum OuattaraSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Benfica 1, Monaco 0. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  2. 32' Goal! Benfica 1, Monaco 1. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
  3. 51' Goal! Benfica 1, Monaco 2. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  4. 58' Substitution, Benfica. Samuel Dahl replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
  5. 58' Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  6. 62' Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Breel Embolo.
  8. 67' Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 71' Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 76' Goal! Benfica 2, Monaco 2. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  11. 80' Substitution, Monaco. Kassoum Ouattara replaces Caio Henrique.
  12. 80' Substitution, Monaco. George Ilenikhena replaces Christian Mawissa.
  13. 81' Goal! Benfica 2, Monaco 3. George Ilenikhena (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  14. 84' Goal! Benfica 3, Monaco 3. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras with a cross.
  15. 87' Substitution, Monaco. Lucas Michal replaces Takumi Minamino.
  16. 87' Substitution, Benfica. João Rêgo replaces Orkun Kökçü because of an injury.
  17. 87' Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.

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