Europa League · League phase · Matchday 2
Benfica 4-1 Celtic Result and match report
- Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
- Referee: Nikola Dabanovic
Live: Benfica v Celtic minute by minute
Benfica beat Celtic 4-1. Scorers: Durán (5' pen and 36'), Bah (23') and Pavlidis (89') for Benfica and Duran (63') for Celtic.
Possession was even (53% - 47%) and shots on target were 7 each. Expected goals (xG): Benfica 2.78 - Celtic 1.31.
- FT
Full-time: Benfica 4-1 Celtic. Benfica take the win.
- 89'
Goal for Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis scores, assisted by Tomás Araújo. Benfica extend their lead. Benfica 4-1 Celtic.
- 85'
João Palhinha (Benfica) is booked.
- 80'
Substitution for Benfica: Alessandro Circati replaces Alexander Bah.
- 77'
Substitution for Celtic: Jordan Lotomba replaces Colby Donovan.
- 69'
Alexander Bah (Benfica) is booked.
- 68'
Substitution for Benfica: Andreas Schjelderup replaces Dodi Lukebakio.
- 67'
Substitution for Benfica: Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Jhon Durán.
- 64'
Substitution for Benfica: Souffian El Karouani replaces Samuel Dahl.
- 64'
Substitution for Benfica: Claudio Echeverri replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
- 63'
Goal for Celtic. Camilo Duran puts it away from Haissem Hassan's pass. Celtic reduce the deficit. Benfica 3-1 Celtic.
- 57'
Substitution for Celtic: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Mika Baur.
- 57'
Substitution for Celtic: Benjamin Nygren replaces Oliver Sorensen.
- HT
Half-time: Benfica 3-0 Celtic.
- 45'
Substitution for Celtic: Callum Osmand replaces Sebastian Tounekti.
- 45'
Substitution for Celtic: Haissem Hassan replaces Kasper Hogh.
- 44'
Yellow card for Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
- 36'
Goal for Benfica. Jhon Durán puts it away from Gianluca Prestianni's pass. Benfica extend their lead. Benfica 3-0 Celtic.
- 23'
Goal for Benfica. Alexander Bah finishes after a pass from Gianluca Prestianni. Benfica extend their lead. Benfica 2-0 Celtic.
- 5'
Goal for Benfica. Jhon Durán scores from the penalty spot. Benfica open the scoring. Benfica 1-0 Celtic.
- 0'
Kick-off: Benfica v Celtic is under way.
Match stats
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53%Possession47%
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26Shots14
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7Shots on target7
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2.78Expected goals (xG)1.31
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8Corners6
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3Yellow cards0
Benfica v Celtic line-ups
Man of the match: G. Prestianni (Benfica), rated 8.6.
Player ratings from 1 to 10 based on each player's performance (competition data).
Benfica
Manager: Marco Silva
Substitutes: L. Barreiro (18), A. Cabral (72), A. Circati (3), C. Echeverri (30), S. El Karouani (34), Tiago Freitas (88), Gabriel Indio (33), Manu (16), V. Pavlidis (14), Rafa (27), A. Schjelderup (21), Samuel Soares (24)
Celtic
Manager: M. O'Neill
Substitutes: J. Forrest (49), H. Hassan (23), S. Johnstone (26), Liam Kennedy (65), J. Lotomba (3), L. McCowan (14), B. Nygren (8), A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (21), A. Ralston (56), L. Scales (5), L. Clearie (62), C. Osmand (19)
Cards and substitutions
Cards
Benfica
- 44'Samuel Dahl
- 69'Alexander Bah
- 85'João Palhinha
Celtic
No cards
Substitutions
Benfica
- 64'On: Claudio EcheverriOff: Heorhii Sudakov
- 64'On: Souffian El KarouaniOff: Samuel Dahl
- 67'On: Vangelis PavlidisOff: Jhon Durán
- 68'On: Andreas SchjelderupOff: Dodi Lukebakio
- 80'On: Alessandro CircatiOff: Alexander Bah
Celtic
- 45'On: Haissem HassanOff: Kasper Hogh
- 45'On: Callum OsmandOff: Sebastian Tounekti
- 57'On: Benjamin NygrenOff: Oliver Sorensen
- 57'On: Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainOff: Mika Baur
- 77'On: Jordan LotombaOff: Colby Donovan
FAQs
What was the score in Benfica v Celtic?
Benfica beat Celtic 4-1 on Thursday 15 October, with goals from Jhon Durán (5'), Alexander Bah (23'), Jhon Durán (36'), Camilo Duran (63') and Vangelis Pavlidis (89'). The match was played at Estádio da Luz (Europa League, League phase · Matchday 2).
What were the line-ups for Benfica v Celtic?
Benfica (4-2-3-1): A. Trubin, A. Bah, Tomás Araújo, C. Lenglet, S. Dahl, F. Aursnes, João Palhinha, D. Lukebakio, H. Sudakov, G. Prestianni, J. Durán. Celtic (4-2-3-1): V. Sinisalo, Colby Donovan, D. Murray, A. Trusty, K. Tierney, C. McGregor, M. Baur, C. Durán, O. Sørensen, S. Tounekti, K. Høgh.
Who was man of the match in Benfica v Celtic?
G. Prestianni (Benfica) had the highest rating in the match: 8.6.