UEFA Champions League

Juventus vs Benfica, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

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Juventus
  • 55': Khéphren Thuram
  • 64': Weston McKennie
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2 - 0
Benfica

    About

    Juventus are hosting Benfica at Allianz Stadium, Torino, Italy, 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': Offside, Juventus. Kenan Yildiz is caught offside.
    • 5': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus). Assisted by Amar Dedic.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Jonathan David.
    • 9': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Andreas Schjelderup.
    • 10': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
    • 12': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
    • 12': Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
    • 15': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
    • 17': Handball by Fabio Miretti (Juventus).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus). Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 26': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (Juventus).
    • 26': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
    • 28': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Offside, Juventus. Andrea Cambiaso is caught offside.
    • 35': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Heorhii Sudakov.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Weston McKennie following a corner.
    • 39': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Juventus).
    • 39': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 41': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Samuel Dahl (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Jonathan David (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a cross.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Benfica 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Benfica 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Juventus. Francisco Conceição replaces Fabio Miretti.
    • 46': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
    • 46': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
    • 49': Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
    • 50': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
    • 52': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Juventus).
    • 52': Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Pierre Kalulu with a cross.
    • 55': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
    • 55': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Goal! Juventus 1, Benfica 0. Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 57': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
    • 59': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
    • 59': Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Juventus).
    • 61': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Goal! Juventus 2, Benfica 0. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan David.
    • 68': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
    • 69': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 69': Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
    • 69': Substitution, Benfica. Enzo Barrenechea replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
    • 70': Substitution, Juventus. Loïs Openda replaces Jonathan David.
    • 70': Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cabal replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
    • 71': Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Loïs Openda (Juventus).
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Dahl.
    • 74': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
    • 74': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 77': Substitution, Benfica. João Rego replaces Gianluca Prestianni because of an injury.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Barrenechea.
    • 79': Penalty Benfica. Leandro Barreiro draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 79': Penalty conceded by Bremer (Juventus) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 80': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
    • 81': Penalty missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot misses to the right.
    • 81': (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
    • 82': Substitution, Juventus. Filip Kostic replaces Kenan Yildiz.
    • 84': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
    • 84': Francisco Conceição (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Cabal with a cross.
    • 85': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus).
    • 87': Substitution, Juventus. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Manuel Locatelli.
    • 87': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
    • 87': Loïs Openda (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 88': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Juventus).
    • 88': Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Lloyd Kelly (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica).
    • 89': Juan Cabal (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica).
    • 90': Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
    • 90'+1': Juan Cabal (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
    • 90'+3': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica).
    • 90'+4': Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Juventus 2, Benfica 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Juventus 2, Benfica 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 14
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 3
    54.4 Possession 45.6
    16 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    427 Accurate Passes 342
    497 Passes 404
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    19 Crosses 19
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 35
    26 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    8 Blocked Shots 3
    10 Effective Tackles 6
    25 Tackles 14
    0.4 Tackle % 0.4
    6 Interceptions 3
    23 Effective Clearances 28
    23 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Allianz Stadium
    Location: Torino, Italy
    Attendance: 41,626

    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

    JUV Juventus (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Michele Di Gregorio (GK)
    6 Lloyd Kelly Yellow Card
    3 Bremer
    27 Andrea Cambiaso
    15 Pierre Kalulu
    21 Fabio Miretti
    19 Khéphren Thuram
    5 Manuel Locatelli Yellow Card
    30 Jonathan David
    10 Kenan Yildiz
    22 Weston McKennie
    Juventus Substitutes:
    Loïs Openda, Edon Zhegrova, Teun Koopmeiners, Carlo Pinsoglio, Jonas Rouhi, Vasilije Adzic, Francisco Conceição, João Mário, Juan Cabal, Filip Kostic, Mattia Perin, Federico Gatti.

    SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
    30 Nicolás Otamendi
    44 Tomás Lemos Araújo
    26 Samuel Dahl
    17 Amar Dedic
    10 Georgiy Sudakov
    8 Fredrik Aursnes
    18 Leandro Barreiro
    14 Vangelis Pavlidis
    21 Andreas Schjelderup
    25 Gianluca Prestianni
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Daniel Banjaqui, João Rêgo, José Neto, Diogo Prioste, Manu Silva, Diogo Ferreira, Franjo Ivanovic, António Silva, Enzo Barrenechea, Rodrigo Rêgo, Gonçalo Oliveira, Bruma.

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