UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Fenerbahce vs Benfica, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 1st Leg
Fenerbahce
    FT
    0 - 0
    1st Leg
    Benfica
    • Red Card 71': Florentino

    About

    Fenerbahce are hosting Benfica at Chobani Stadyumu, Istanbul, Turkey, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Richard Ríos (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Irfan Can Egribayat (Fenerbahce). Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 2': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
    • 2': Jhon Durán (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Archie Brown (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Richard Ríos (Benfica).
    • 5': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
    • 5': Jhon Durán (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
    • 9': Fred (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nélson Semedo with a cross.
    • 11': Corner,Fenerbahce. Conceded by Florentino.
    • 12': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fenerbahce).
    • 12': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 17': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
    • 17': Jhon Durán (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Archie Brown (Fenerbahce).
    • 20': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce).
    • 21': Foul by Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica).
    • 21': Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Foul by Richard Ríos (Benfica).
    • 22': Fred (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Hand ball by Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce).
    • 27': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Jhon Durán (Fenerbahce).
    • 27': Jhon Durán (Fenerbahce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Irfan Can Egribayat (Fenerbahce).
    • 29': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Irfan Can Egribayat.
    • 32': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fenerbahce).
    • 32': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Florentino (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
    • 37': Archie Brown (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Amar Dedic (Benfica).
    • 38': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Nélson Semedo with a cross.
    • 39': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fenerbahce).
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 40': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
    • 40': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
    • 40': Nélson Semedo (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Jayden Oosterwolde (Fenerbahce) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica).
    • 43': Foul by Richard Ríos (Benfica).
    • 43': Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Jhon Durán (Fenerbahce).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Fenerbahce 0, Benfica 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Fenerbahce 0, Benfica 0.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Richard Ríos (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 48': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fenerbahce).
    • 48': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Fenerbahce) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 51': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
    • 51': Fred (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Jayden Oosterwolde (Fenerbahce).
    • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
    • 54': Corner,Fenerbahce. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Milan Skriniar (Fenerbahce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Archie Brown with a cross.
    • 55': Foul by Fred (Fenerbahce).
    • 55': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Offside, Fenerbahce. Sebastian Szymanski is caught offside.
    • 61': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
    • 63': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
    • 63': Jhon Durán (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Richard Ríos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
    • 64': Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Enzo Barrenechea.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Fenerbahce) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Mert Müldür.
    • 66': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
    • 66': Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Substitution, Fenerbahce. Talisca replaces Jhon Durán.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski with a cross.
    • 68': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
    • 68': Jayden Oosterwolde (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
    • 68': Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica).
    • 69': Sofyan Amrabat (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
    • 70': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
    • 70': Nélson Semedo (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
    • 71': Talisca (Fenerbahce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Second yellow card to Florentino (Benfica) for a bad foul.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Fred (Fenerbahce) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 73': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fenerbahce).
    • 73': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Archie Brown.
    • 77': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
    • 77': Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Irfan Can Egribayat (Fenerbahce). Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
    • 78': Foul by Archie Brown (Fenerbahce).
    • 78': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Fenerbahce. Oguz Aydin replaces Mert Müldür.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Talisca (Fenerbahce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Talisca (Fenerbahce) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
    • 81': Offside, Fenerbahce. Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Talisca (Fenerbahce).
    • 83': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce).
    • 86': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Fenerbahce. Irfan Can Kahveci replaces Fred.
    • 90': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Irfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
    • 90'+1': Corner,Fenerbahce. Conceded by António Silva.
    • 90'+2': Jayden Oosterwolde (Fenerbahce) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jayden Oosterwolde (Fenerbahce).
    • 90'+3': António Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Irfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahce) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Corner,Fenerbahce. Conceded by Leandro Barreiro.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Sofyan Amrabat (Fenerbahce) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fenerbahce 0, Benfica 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Fenerbahce 0, Benfica 0.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 16
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    1 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    6 Saves 3
    46.7 Possession 53.3
    9 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    329 Accurate Passes 383
    403 Passes 451
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    10 Crosses 22
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    47 Long Balls 47
    21 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    13 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    5 Interceptions 3
    24 Effective Clearances 15
    24 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

    Venue: Chobani Stadyumu
    Location: Istanbul, Turkey
    Attendance: 41,258

    Line-Ups

    FEN Fenerbahce (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Irfan Can Egribayat (GK)
    37 Milan Skriniar
    24 Jayden Oosterwolde Yellow Card
    18 Mert Müldür
    7 Fred
    34 Sofyan Amrabat
    53 Sebastian Szymanski
    33 Archie Brown
    27 Nélson Semedo
    19 Youssef En-Nesyri
    10 Jhon Durán Yellow Card
    Fenerbahce Substitutes:
    Munir Mercan, Irfan Can Kahveci, Dominik Livakovic, Yigit Demir, Oguz Aydin, Yusuf Akcicek, Caglar Söyüncü, Alexander Djiku, Bartug Elmaz, Ismail Yüksek, Cengiz Ünder, Anderson Talisca.

    BEN Benfica (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
    30 Nicolás Otamendi
    4 António Silva Yellow Card
    26 Samuel Dahl
    17 Amar Dedic
    61 Florentino Yellow Card
    5 Enzo Barrenechea Yellow Card
    20 Richard Ríos Yellow Card
    14 Vangelis Pavlidis
    7 Kerem Aktürkoglu
    8 Fredrik Aursnes
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Tiago Gouveia, Rafael Obrador, Gonçalo Oliveira, Diogo Prioste, Gianluca Prestianni, Samuel Soares, Franjo Ivanovic, Henrique Araújo, João Veloso, Andreas Schjelderup, Leandro Barreiro, Leandro Santos.

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