UEFA Champions League

Benfica vs Atlético Madrid, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
  • 13': Kerem Aktürkoglu
  • 52': Ángel Di María (P)
  • 75': Alexander Bah
  • 84': Orkun Kökçü (P)
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4 - 0

Benfica demolish woeful Atletico for second Champions League win

Benfica's Kerem Akturkoglu, Angel Di Maria, Alexander Bah and Orkun Kokcu scored in a 4-0 demolition of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday to start their Champions League campaign with two consecutive wins.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 2': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 6': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  • 6': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
  • 9': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 10': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 13': Goal! Benfica 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a cross.
  • 22': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 22': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Marcos Llorente because of an injury.
  • 36': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 36': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
  • 40': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
  • 40': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koke.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
  • 45'+3': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Conor Gallagher replaces Koke.
  • 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Javi Serrano replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 49': Penalty Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 49': Penalty conceded by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 50': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
  • 52': Goal! Benfica 2, Atletico Madrid 0. Ángel Di María (Benfica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
  • 60': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone replaces Julián Alvarez.
  • 60': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 61': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
  • 61': Javi Serrano (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Foul by Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid).
  • 68': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 69': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Javi Serrano (Atletico Madrid).
  • 70': Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Javi Serrano (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Ángel Di María.
  • 71': Substitution, Benfica. Jan-Niklas Beste replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 72': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamín Rollheiser.
  • 74': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by José Giménez.
  • 75': Goal! Benfica 3, Atletico Madrid 0. Alexander Bah (Benfica) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jan-Niklas Beste with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
  • 76': Tomás Araújo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Benjamín Rollheiser (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 82': Penalty Benfica. Zeki Amdouni draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 82': Penalty conceded by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Goal! Benfica 4, Atletico Madrid 0. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. António Silva replaces Alexander Bah.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Orkun Kökçü.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamín Rollheiser.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
  • 90'+5': Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamín Rollheiser with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Atletico Madrid 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 4, Atletico Madrid 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 4
6 Saves 0
46.7 Possession 53.3
4 SHOTS 19
0 ON GOAL 10
0.0 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
461 Accurate Passes 540
537 Passes 614
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 5
11 Crosses 9
0.5 Cross % 0.6
26 Long Balls 46
8 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 20
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
3 Interceptions 12
17 Effective Clearances 10
17 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 62,028

UEFA Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Borussia Dortmund 2 +9 6
2 Brest 2 +5 6
3 Benfica 2 +5 6
4 Bayer Leverkusen 2 +5 6
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BEN Benfica (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
44 Tomás Araújo
3 Álvaro Fernández
6 Alexander Bah
61 Florentino Luís
10 Orkun Kökçü
8 Fredrik Aursnes
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
17 Kerem Aktürkoglu
11 Ángel Di María

ATM Atlético Madrid (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
13 Jan Oblak (GK)
2 José María Giménez Yellow Card
23 Reinildo Mandava Yellow Card
20 Axel Witsel
6 Koke
5 Rodrigo De Paul
12 Samuel Lino
14 Marcos Llorente
7 Antoine Griezmann
19 Julián Álvarez
10 Ángel Correa Yellow Card

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