UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Benfica WWLDW 2
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Ajax Amsterdam WDLLL 0
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SLB112
AJA000
Johan Cruijff Arena · 51,154 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Jose Mourinho gets first UCL win with Benfica in 5th try

It took the Special One five tries to do it, but Jose Mourinho finally guided Benfica to a first Champions League win of the season on Tuesday in Amsterdam.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
2
37.7
Possession
62.3
11
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
332
Accurate Passes
591
405
Passes
665
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
28
0.4
Cross %
0.1
46
Long Balls
55
19
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
6
31
Effective Clearances
16
31
Clearances
16

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-2

Lineups

AJA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Vitezslav JarosG
  2. 15Youri BaasCD-L
  3. 37Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 4Kou ItakuraDM
  5. 5Owen WijndalLB
  6. 6Youri RegeerRB
  7. 8Kenneth TaylorCM-L
  8. 18Davy KlaassenCM-R
  9. 11Mika GodtsLM
  10. 43Rayane BounidaRM
  11. 25Wout WeghorstF

SLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 4António SilvaCD-R
  4. 26Samuel DahlLB
  5. 17Amar DedicRB
  6. 18Leandro BarreiroAM
  7. 5Enzo BarrenecheaLM
  8. 20Richard RíosRM
  9. 14Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 10Georgiy SudakovAM-L
  11. 8Fredrik AursnesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Ajax 0, Benfica 1. Samuel Dahl (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  2. 60' Substitution, Ajax. Jorthy Mokio replaces Owen Wijndal.
  3. 69' Wout Weghorst (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 74' Samuel Dahl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 74' Substitution, Ajax. Oscar Gloukh replaces Rayane Bounida.
  6. 74' Substitution, Ajax. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Davy Klaassen.
  7. 75' Substitution, Ajax. Kasper Dolberg replaces Mika Godts.
  8. 81' Substitution, Benfica. Tomás Araújo replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
  9. 83' Substitution, Ajax. Raúl Moro replaces Youri Regeer.
  10. 90' Goal! Ajax 0, Benfica 2. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a through ball following a fast break.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Benfica. Manu Silva replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  12. 90'+3' Substitution, Benfica. Rodrigo Rêgo replaces Leandro Barreiro.

UEFA Champions League News

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