Benfica vs AS Monaco, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Knockout Round Playoffs
· 2nd Leg - Benfica advance 4-3 on aggregateBenfica 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.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Monaco).
- 2': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Attempt saved. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross.
- 4': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Breel Embolo following a fast break.
- 6': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
- 7': Attempt saved. Krépin Diatta (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino with a cross.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Lamine Camara (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir.
- 8': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
- 8': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 10': Attempt missed. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
- 13': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
- 13': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
- 16': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Delay in match (Monaco).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
- 21': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 26': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
- 26': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Caio Henrique.
- 28': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt saved. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Araújo.
- 31': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
- 31': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Breel Embolo (Monaco) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Krépin Diatta with a cross.
- 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.
- 34': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
- 34': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
- 37': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
- 38': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Caio Henrique with a cross.
- 39': Attempt missed. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
- 42': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by António Silva.
- 45': Offside, Monaco. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Offside, Monaco. Takumi Minamino is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Offside, Monaco. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche following a fast break.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Monaco 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Monaco 1.
- 46': Attempt saved. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
- 47': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
- 49': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
- 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.
- 56': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 56': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caio Henrique.
- 57': Attempt missed. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
- 58': Substitution, Benfica. Samuel Dahl replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
- 58': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 58': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
- 58': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir.
- 61': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
- 62': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
- 62': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Breel Embolo.
- 67': Offside, Monaco. Mika Biereth is caught offside.
- 67': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Dahl.
- 71': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
- 71': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Penalty Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty conceded by Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
- 76': Goal! Benfica 2, Monaco 2. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 78': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
- 78': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Caio Henrique (Monaco).
- 80': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Monaco. Kassoum Ouattara replaces Caio Henrique.
- 80': Substitution, Monaco. George Ilenikhena replaces Christian Mawissa.
- 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.
- 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.
- 86': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 86': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
- 87': Substitution, Monaco. Lucas Michal replaces Takumi Minamino.
- 87': Substitution, Benfica. João Rêgo replaces Orkun Kökçü because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Attempt missed. Krépin Diatta (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': VAR Decision: No Penalty Benfica.
- 90'+7': Hand ball by Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
- 90'+8': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Eliesse Ben Seghir.
- 90'+8': Offside, Benfica. Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
- 90'+9': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Camara.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Monaco 3.
- 0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Monaco 3.
Statistics
 MON |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,776
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,776
Line-Ups
Benfica (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 4 | António Silva |
| 3 | Álvaro Carreras |
| 44 | Tomás Araújo |
| 18 | Leandro Barreiro  |
| 10 | Orkun Kökçü |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 14 | Vangelis Pavlidis |
| 21 | Andreas Schjelderup |
| 17 | Kerem Aktürkoglu |
AS Monaco (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Radoslaw Majecki (GK) |
| 5 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 13 | Christian Mawissa |
| 17 | Wilfried Singo |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 27 | Krépin Diatta |
| 15 | Lamine Camara |
| 7 | Eliesse Ben Seghir |
| 11 | Maghnes Akliouche |
| 36 | Breel Embolo |
| 18 | Takumi Minamino |
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