UEFA Women's Champions League

Juventus vs Benfica, 2025-26 UEFA Women's Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Women's Champions League
Juventus
  • 22': Cecilia Salvai
  • 86': Cecilia Salvai
FT
2 - 1
Benfica
  • 6': Lúcia Alves

About

Juventus are hosting Benfica at Allianz Stadium, Torino, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Cristiana Girelli (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Diana Gomes (Benfica Women).
  • 2': Attempt saved. Caroline Møller (Benfica Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus Femminile). Assisted by Marit Lund.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Cristiana Girelli (Juventus Femminile) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lia Wälti with a cross.
  • 6': Goal! Juventus Femminile 0, Benfica Women 1. Lúcia Alves (Benfica Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nycole Raysla.
  • 8': Beatriz Cameirão (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Lia Wälti (Juventus Femminile).
  • 9': Foul by Diana Gomes (Benfica Women).
  • 9': Tatiana Pinto (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Cristiana Girelli (Juventus Femminile) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lena Pauels (Benfica Women). Assisted by Estela Carbonell with a cross.
  • 12': Corner, Juventus Femminile. Conceded by Diana Gomes.
  • 13': Offside, Benfica Women. Nycole Raysla is caught offside.
  • 14': Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Marit Lund (Benfica Women).
  • 16': Foul by Lúcia Alves (Benfica Women).
  • 16': Martina Lenzini (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Corner, Juventus Femminile. Conceded by Carole Costa.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Cristiana Girelli (Juventus Femminile) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lena Pauels (Benfica Women). Assisted by Lia Wälti with a cross.
  • 20': Offside, Juventus Femminile. Cristiana Girelli is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Lúcia Alves (Benfica Women).
  • 21': Lia Wälti (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Goal! Juventus Femminile 1, Benfica Women 1. Cecilia Salvai (Juventus Femminile) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barbara Bonansea following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Nycole Raysla (Benfica Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 26': Beatriz Cameirão (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Emma Stølen Godø (Juventus Femminile).
  • 27': Corner, Juventus Femminile. Conceded by Diana Gomes.
  • 28': Offside, Juventus Femminile. Cristiana Girelli is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Amalie Vangsgaard (Juventus Femminile) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiana Girelli.
  • 28': Corner, Juventus Femminile. Conceded by Diana Gomes.
  • 31': Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Anna Gasper (Benfica Women).
  • 34': Cristiana Girelli (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Diana Gomes (Benfica Women).
  • 37': Foul by Lúcia Alves (Benfica Women).
  • 37': Martina Lenzini (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Amalie Vangsgaard (Juventus Femminile) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 38': Offside, Juventus Femminile. Cristiana Girelli is caught offside.
  • 38': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 40': VAR Decision: No Goal Juventus Femminile 1-1 Benfica Women.
  • 42': Foul by Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile).
  • 42': Marit Lund (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Tatiana Pinto (Juventus Femminile) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 45': Corner, Juventus Femminile. Conceded by Lúcia Alves.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Juventus Femminile. Cristiana Girelli is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Cristiana Girelli (Juventus Femminile) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martina Lenzini.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Juventus Femminile 1, Benfica Women 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Juventus Femminile 1, Benfica Women 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica Women. Christy Ucheibe replaces Chandra Davidson.
  • 48': Offside, Juventus Femminile. Barbara Bonansea is caught offside.
  • 49': Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Marit Lund (Benfica Women).
  • 49': Marit Lund (Benfica Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Cristiana Girelli (Juventus Femminile) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Martina Lenzini with a cross.
  • 54': Caroline Møller (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Tatiana Pinto (Juventus Femminile).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Amalie Vangsgaard (Juventus Femminile) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Estela Carbonell with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Lúcia Alves (Benfica Women).
  • 57': Martina Lenzini (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Lúcia Alves (Benfica Women) is shown the yellow card.
  • 59': Offside, Juventus Femminile. Cristiana Girelli is caught offside.
  • 60': Offside, Juventus Femminile. Cristiana Girelli is caught offside.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lena Pauels (Benfica Women). Assisted by Martina Lenzini.
  • 61': Corner, Juventus Femminile. Conceded by Lena Pauels.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Tatiana Pinto with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Juventus Femminile. Chiara Beccari replaces Amalie Vangsgaard.
  • 63': Substitution, Benfica Women. Cristina Martín-Prieto replaces Nycole Raysla.
  • 63': Substitution, Benfica Women. Carissa Boeckmann replaces Beatriz Cameirão.
  • 64': Corner, Benfica Women. Conceded by Lia Wälti.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Carole Costa (Benfica Women) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Marit Lund with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Christy Ucheibe (Benfica Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Catarina Amado (Benfica Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Catarina Amado (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Estela Carbonell (Juventus Femminile).
  • 66': Corner, Benfica Women. Conceded by Barbara Bonansea.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Diana Gomes (Benfica Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marit Lund with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Foul by Marit Lund (Benfica Women).
  • 68': Martina Lenzini (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Juventus Femminile. Eva Schatzer replaces Lia Wälti.
  • 69': Substitution, Juventus Femminile. Abi Brighton replaces Emma Stølen Godø.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Lúcia Alves (Benfica Women).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Corner, Benfica Women. Conceded by Cecilia Salvai.
  • 74': Estela Carbonell (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Caroline Møller (Benfica Women).
  • 74': Caroline Møller (Benfica Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Cristiana Girelli (Juventus Femminile) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martina Lenzini with a cross.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Lúcia Alves (Benfica Women).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Substitution, Benfica Women. Diana Silva replaces Lúcia Alves because of an injury.
  • 78': Substitution, Benfica Women. Carolina Tristão replaces Caroline Møller.
  • 80': Corner, Juventus Femminile. Conceded by Christy Ucheibe.
  • 81': Substitution, Juventus Femminile. Michela Cambiaghi replaces Cristiana Girelli.
  • 81': Substitution, Juventus Femminile. Paulina Krumbiegel replaces Tatiana Pinto.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Abi Brighton (Juventus Femminile) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Estela Carbonell with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Chiara Beccari (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Catarina Amado (Benfica Women).
  • 83': Catarina Amado (Benfica Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Corner, Juventus Femminile. Conceded by Carole Costa.
  • 86': Goal! Juventus Femminile 2, Benfica Women 1. Cecilia Salvai (Juventus Femminile) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Cristina Martín-Prieto (Benfica Women).
  • 90'+1': Mathilde Harviken (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Diana Gomes (Benfica Women).
  • 90'+1': Michela Cambiaghi (Juventus Femminile) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Diana Gomes (Benfica Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Michela Cambiaghi (Juventus Femminile).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Juventus Femminile. Paulina Krumbiegel is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Benfica Women. Cristina Martín-Prieto is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Juventus Femminile 2, Benfica Women 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Juventus Femminile 2, Benfica Women 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 5
5 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 8
3 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 1
44.5 Possession 55.5
7 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
224 Accurate Passes 300
314 Passes 376
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 11
13 Crosses 35
0.2 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 45
31 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 9
29 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 9
42 Effective Clearances 32
42 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 4,497

UEFA Women's Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 2 +10 6
2 Real Madrid 2 +5 6
3 VfL Wolfsburg 2 +5 6
4 OL Lyonnes 2 +4 6
Full Standings

Line-Ups

JUV Juventus (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
16 Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (GK)
23 Cecilia Salvai
5 Mathilde Harviken
71 Martina Lenzini
13 Lia Wälti
17 Emma Godø
29 Tatiana Pinto
3 Estela Carbonell
11 Barbara Bonansea
10 Cristiana Girelli
14 Amalie Vangsgaard
Juventus Substitutes:
Lindsey Thomas, Daniëlle de Jong, Michela Cambiaghi, Ginevra Moretti, Abi Brighton, Eva Schatzer, Martina Rosucci, Viola Calligaris, Alessia Capelletti, Chiara Beccari, Paulina Krumbiegel, Emma Kullberg.

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lena Pauels (GK)
15 Carole Costa
22 Diana Gomes Yellow Card
5 Marit Bratberg Lund Yellow Card
19 Catarina Amado Yellow Card
10 Caroline Moller Yellow Card
6 Beatriz Cameirão
23 Anna Gasper
9 Nycole Raysla
13 Lúcia Alves
25 Chandra Davidson
Benfica Substitutes:
Pauleta, Carolina Tristão, Carissa Boeckman, Christy Ucheibe, Rakel Engesvik, Diana Silva, Ana Rute Costa, Thaís Lima, Letícia Almeida, Cristina Martín-Prieto, Salomé Prat, Lara Martins.

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