UEFA Champions League

Benfica vs FK Qarabag, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Benfica
  • 6': Enzo Barrenechea
  • 16': Vangelis Pavlidis
FT
2 - 3
FK Qarabag
  • 30': Leandro Andrade
  • 48': Camilo Durán
  • 86': Oleksiy Kashchuk

About

Benfica are hosting FK Qarabag at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, 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.
  • 1': Foul by Pedro Bicalho (Qarabag).
  • 1': Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Camilo Durán.
  • 3': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Matheus Silva (Qarabag).
  • 6': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Matheus Silva.
  • 6': Goal! Benfica 1, Qarabag 0. Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
  • 8': Matheus Silva (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 16': Goal! Benfica 2, Qarabag 0. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 18': Camilo Durán (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
  • 21': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
  • 21': Matheus Silva (Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 22': Kady Borges (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Offside, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes is caught offside.
  • 27': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kevin Medina.
  • 29': Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Richard Ríos (Benfica).
  • 30': Goal! Benfica 2, Qarabag 1. Leandro Andrade (Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Camilo Durán following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Camilo Durán (Qarabag) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kady Borges with a cross.
  • 33': Kady Borges (Qarabag) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica).
  • 33': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
  • 34': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
  • 34': Matheus Silva (Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by Camilo Durán (Qarabag).
  • 37': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Marko Jankovic (Qarabag).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Camilo Durán (Qarabag) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Kady Borges.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Qarabag 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Qarabag 1.
  • 46': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
  • 46': Matheus Silva (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Silva (Qarabag).
  • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Goal! Benfica 2, Qarabag 2. Camilo Durán (Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marko Jankovic.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mateusz Kochalski (Qarabag). Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 52': Camilo Durán (Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 54': Richard Ríos (Benfica) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 55': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 55': Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Richard Ríos.
  • 59': Foul by Leandro Andrade (Qarabag).
  • 59': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
  • 62': Matheus Silva (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Camilo Durán (Qarabag) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kady Borges.
  • 63': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 64': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 65': Offside, Qarabag. Bahlul Mustafazada is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Qarabag. Emmanuel Addai replaces Leandro Andrade.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by António Silva.
  • 67': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Abdellah Zoubir.
  • 69': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kevin Medina.
  • 70': Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 70': Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Marko Jankovic (Qarabag).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, Qarabag. Oleksii Kashchuk replaces Marko Jankovic because of an injury.
  • 77': Substitution, Qarabag. Toral Bayramov replaces Elvin Cafarquliyev.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Richard Ríos (Benfica).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Henrique Araújo replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Richard Ríos.
  • 80': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by Oleksii Kashchuk (Qarabag).
  • 81': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Matheus Silva.
  • 82': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazada.
  • 86': Goal! Benfica 2, Qarabag 3. Oleksii Kashchuk (Qarabag) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir.
  • 89': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kevin Medina.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90': Substitution, Qarabag. Musa Qurbanli replaces Camilo Durán.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Oleksii Kashchuk (Qarabag) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Addai.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Kevin Medina (Qarabag).
  • 90'+1': Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franjo Ivanovic.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica).
  • 90'+1': Matheus Silva (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Henrique Araújo (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Qarabag 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 2, Qarabag 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 2
47.1 Possession 52.9
10 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
352 Accurate Passes 408
432 Passes 477
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 1
8 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.1
48 Long Balls 49
21 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 6
10 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 9
31 Effective Clearances 14
31 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 53,257

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

SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
4 António Silva
26 Samuel Dahl
17 Amar Dedic
10 Georgiy Sudakov
5 Enzo Barrenechea
20 Richard Ríos
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
21 Andreas Schjelderup
8 Fredrik Aursnes
Benfica Substitutes:
Samuel Soares, Tomás Araújo, Gonçalo Oliveira, Gianluca Prestianni, Leandro Barreiro, João Veloso, João Rêgo, Rafael Obrador, Leandro Santos, Henrique Araújo, Diogo Prioste, Franjo Ivanovic.

QAR FK Qarabag (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Mateusz Kochalski (GK)
81 Kevin Medina
13 Bahlul Mustafazada
44 Elvin Cafarquliyev
2 Matheus Silva
20 Kady
8 Marko Jankovic
35 Pedro Bicalho
17 Camilo Durán
10 Abdellah Zoubir
15 Leandro Andrade
FK Qarabag Substitutes:
Daniel, Oleksiy Kashchuk, Toral Bayramov, Badavi Hüseynov, Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev, Musa Qurbanly, Fabijan Buntic, Abbas Huseynov, Samy Mmaee, Chris Kouakou, Emmanuel Addai.

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