Toulouse vs Benfica, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 2nd Leg - Benfica advance 2-1 on aggregate

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2nd Leg - Benfica advance 2-1 on aggregate

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Toulouse are hosting Benfica at Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, Toulouse. Thijs Dallinga is caught offside.
7': Attempt saved. Vincent Sierro (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aron Dønnum.
9': Attempt missed. Stijn Spierings (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
10': Attempt blocked. Vincent Sierro (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo.
10': Foul by Stijn Spierings (Toulouse).
10': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Ángel Di María.
15': Foul by Aron Dønnum (Toulouse).
15': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card.
15': Foul by Logan Costa (Toulouse).
15': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Offside, Toulouse. Aron Dønnum is caught offside.
20': Delay in match because of an injury Moussa Diarra (Toulouse).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
23': Yann Gboho (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Substitution, Toulouse. Kévin Keben replaces Moussa Diarra because of an injury.
24': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Neres.
27': Attempt saved. Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo with a cross.
29': Delay in match because of an injury Mikkel Desler (Toulouse).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Substitution, Toulouse. Warren Kamanzi replaces Mikkel Desler because of an injury.
33': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
35': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Logan Costa.
37': Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse).
44': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Ángel Di María.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
45'+1': Attempt saved. António Silva (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Neves.
45'+4': First Half ends, Toulouse 0, Benfica 0.
45': Second Half begins Toulouse 0, Benfica 0.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Casper Tengstedt.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Álvaro Fernández replaces Morato.
46': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46': Foul by Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse).
47': Attempt saved. Vincent Sierro (Toulouse) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Warren Kamanzi.
49': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
49': Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
53': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Warren Kamanzi (Toulouse).
55': Attempt missed. Stijn Spierings (Toulouse) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aron Dønnum with a cross.
57': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
57': Attempt blocked. Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
58': Foul by Vincent Sierro (Toulouse).
58': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
58': Kévin Keben (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by Álvaro Fernández (Benfica).
60': Attempt blocked. Vincent Sierro (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Warren Kamanzi.
60': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
60': Attempt missed. Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vincent Sierro with a cross following a corner.
61': Foul by Warren Kamanzi (Toulouse).
61': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Cabral with a headed pass.
63': Foul by Stijn Spierings (Toulouse).
63': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Thijs Dallinga (Toulouse) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Stijn Spierings with a cross.
65': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
65': Stijn Spierings (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Attempt missed. Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
66': Attempt saved. Stijn Spierings (Toulouse) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rasmus Nicolaisen.
66': Attempt missed. Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vincent Sierro with a cross following a set piece situation.
68': Substitution, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes replaces David Neres.
69': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
69': Stijn Spierings (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
73': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Ángel Di María.
74': Foul by Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse).
74': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Foul by Warren Kamanzi (Toulouse).
75': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Toulouse. Shavy Babicka replaces Gabriel Suazo.
80': Substitution, Toulouse. Frank Magri replaces Yann Gboho.
81': Attempt saved. Logan Costa (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Warren Kamanzi.
82': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
82': Foul by Warren Kamanzi (Toulouse).
82': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Warren Kamanzi (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
83': Alexander Bah (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
84': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
84': Foul by Stijn Spierings (Toulouse).
84': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Substitution, Benfica. Orkun Kökçü replaces Ángel Di María.
85': Attempt blocked. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a headed pass.
86': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
87': Attempt missed. Shavy Babicka (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Logan Costa.
89': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Vincent Sierro (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shavy Babicka.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Toulouse 0, Benfica 0.
0': Match ends, Toulouse 0, Benfica 0.

Statistics

BEN		TOU
7	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	9
6	Saves	1
52.5	Possession	47.5
8	SHOTS	16
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
446	Accurate Passes	379
541	Passes	469
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	7
10	Crosses	33
0.1	Cross %	0.2
59	Long Balls	60
22	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	17
18	Tackles	27
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	13
26	Effective Clearances	8
26	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Stadium de Toulouse
Location: Toulouse, France
Attendance: 31,810

Line-Ups

Toulouse (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
50	Guillaume Restes (GK)
6	Logan Costa
2	Rasmus Nicolaisen
23	Moussa Diarra
8	Vincent Sierro
4	Stijn Spierings
17	Gabriel Suazo
3	Mikkel Desler
9	Thijs Dallinga
37	Yann Gboho
15	Aron Donnum

Toulouse Substitutes:

Niklas Schmidt, César Gelabert, Shavy Babicka, Waren Kamanzi, Naatan Skyttä, Justin Lacombe, Frank Magri, Cristian Cásseres Jr., Alexander Domínguez, Ibrahim Cissoko, Kévin Keben.

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
5	Morato
6	Alexander Bah
27	Rafa Silva
20	João Mário
87	João Neves
19	Casper Tengstedt
7	David Neres
11	Ángel Di María

Benfica Substitutes:

André Gomes, Samuel Soares, Florentino Luís, Fredrik Aursnes, Benjamín Rollheiser, Arthur Cabral, Tomás Araújo, Álvaro Fernández, Orkun Kökçü, Marcos Leonardo, Tiago Gouveia.

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