UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Benfica

Past match
Benfica won.
Benfica beat Nice
Nice 0 – 2 Benfica
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Match Details

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Line Score

12T
SLB 20 2
NICE 00 0

Match Leaders

Nice
  • MB Melvin Bard — 2Total Shots
  • YD Yehvann Diouf — 3Saves
  • JB Juma Bah — 39Accurate Passes
Benfica
  • FA Fredrik Aursnes — 1Goals
  • Vangelis Pavlidis — 4Total Shots
  • NO Nicolás Otamendi — 71Accurate Passes

Key Events

90'+2'Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84'Substitution, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
82'Substitution, Nice. Bernard Nguene replaces Terem Moffi.
81'Substitution, Benfica. Henrique Araújo replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
73'Substitution, Nice. Gabin Bernardeau replaces Badredine Bouanani.
73'Substitution, Nice. Jérémie Boga replaces Isak Jansson.
73'Substitution, Nice. Hamza Koutoune replaces Jonathan Clauss.
65'Jonathan Clauss (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64'Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
63'Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Franjo Ivanovic.
63'Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces Enzo Barrenechea.
60'Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Djibril Coulibaly.
33'Juma Bah (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27'Goal! Benfica 2, Nice 0. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
18'Goal! Benfica 1, Nice 0. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.

Team Stats

NiceBenfica
General
41.7 Possession % 58.3
9 Shots 21
0 On Target 5
2 Offsides 2
6 Corners 6
13 Fouls 9
Passing & Defense
298 Passes Completed 469
4 Crosses Won 6
10 Tackles Won 11
10 Interceptions 8
20 Clearances 30
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 0

Recent Form

Benfica W W L W W
Nice W L W W L

Starting Lineups

Benfica

  1. AT #1 Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. NO #30 Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. AS #4 António SilvaCD-R
  4. SD #26 Samuel DahlLB
  5. AD #17 Amar DedicRB
  6. EB #5 Enzo BarrenecheaCM-L
  7. RR #20 Richard RíosCM-R
  8. AS #21 Andreas SchjelderupLM
  9. #8 Fredrik AursnesRM
  10. #14 Vangelis PavlidisCF-L
  11. FI #9 Franjo IvanovicCF-R

Nice

  1. YD #80 Yehvann DioufG
  2. JB #28 Juma BahCD
  3. KP #37 Kojo Peprah OppongCD-L
  4. AM #33 Antoine MendyCD-R
  5. DC #39 Djibril CoulibalyCM-L
  6. TL #20 Tom LouchetCM-R
  7. BB #19 Badredine BouananiAM
  8. MB #26 Melvin BardLM
  9. JC #92 Jonathan ClaussRM
  10. IJ #21 Isak JanssonCF-L
  11. TM #9 Terem MoffiCF-R

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News

Newcastle complete £30m move for Benfica's Dedic
· BBC Sport
Newcastle United sign defender Amar Dedic from Benfica for around £30m.
Transfer roundup: Dedic completes £29.5m Newcastle move, Wan-Bissaka loaned to Villa
· The Guardian
Right-back worked with Matthias Jaissle at RB Salzburg Guglielmo Vicario completes loan move to Juventus The chance to be reunited with Matthias Jaissle convinced Amar Dedic to swap Benfica for Newcastle in a £29.5m…
Transfer roundup: Dedic completes £29.5m Newcastle move, Wan-Bissaka loaned to Villa
· The Guardian
Right-back worked with Matthias Jaissle at RB Salzburg Guglielmo Vicario completes loan move to Juventus The chance to be reunited with Matthias Jaissle convinced Amar Dedic to swap Benfica for Newcastle in a £29.5m…
Rangers crash out of Europa League as Derek McInnes’s winless start goes on
· The Guardian
Rangers 1-1 Jagiellonia Bialystok (2-3 agg) Spirited Hearts hold Benfica but also out of competition Derek McInnes’s fledgling tenure as Rangers manager is in disarray after his side exited the Europa League qualifiers…
Fulham confirm Marco Silva is leaving as head coach amid Benfica interest
· The Guardian
Silva had been in charge at Fulham for five years Benfica poised to lose José Mourinho for Madrid job Fulham have announced that Marco Silva is leaving after five years as their head coach. The Portuguese is wanted by…

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