Postat 25 minutes
Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh with a cross following a corner.
UEFA Champions League Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 12th December
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On Tuesday 12th December
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Match Participants:
Group A
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
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| 2 | København | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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| 3 | Galatasaray | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 5 |
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| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 4 |
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Group B
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
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| 2 | PSV | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
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| 3 | Lens | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 8 |
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| 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 2 |
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Group C
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
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| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
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| 3 | Sporting Braga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 |
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| 4 | Union Berlin | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 2 |
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- Benfica, Position 3, Points 4
- Red Bull Salzburg, Position 4, Points 4
Group D
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
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| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
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| 3 | Benfica | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 |
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| 4 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
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Group E
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
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| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
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| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
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| 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 1 |
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Group F
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
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| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
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| 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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| 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
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Group G
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
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| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
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| 3 | Young Boys | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 |
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| 4 | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 1 |
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Group H
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
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| 2 | Porto | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
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| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
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| 4 | Antwerp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : 8th Finals
- Position 3 : UEFA Europa League
Team Lineups
home team, Red Bull Salzburg
Manager: Gerhard Struber
Formation: 4 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2
Pitch Formation
24, Schlager, Goalkeeper
6, Baidoo, Defender
4, Piatkowski, Defender
31, Pavlovic, Defender
70, Dedic, Defender
27, Gourna-Douath, Defensive Midfielder
18, Bidstrup, Midfielder
10, Luka Sucic, Midfielder
30, Gloukh, Attacking Midfielder
21, Ratkov, Striker
45, Nene, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 24, A. Schlager , Yellow Card at 90 minutes
- Number 70, A. Dedić , Captain
- Number 31, S. Pavlović
- Number 4, K. Piątkowski
- Number 6, S. Baidoo
- Number 27, L. Gourna-Douath , Yellow Card at 10 minutes
- Number 10, L. Sučić
- Number 18, M. Bidstrup , substituted for R. Šimić at 95 minutes
- Number 30, O. Gloukh , substituted for D. Kameri at 82 minutes
- Number 45, D. Nene , substituted for S. Koïta at 55 minutes
- Number 21, P. Ratkov , Yellow Card at 51 minutes, substituted for Fernando at 55 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Red Bull Salzburg
- Number 15, M. Diambou
- Number 32, A. Forson
- Number 8, D. Kameri , Yellow Card at 82 minutes
- Number 19, K. Konaté
- Number 20, S. Koïta
- Number 41, J. Krumrey
- Number 1, N. Mantl
- Number 39, L. Morgalla
- Number 5, B. Okoh
- Number 17, A. Ulmer
- Number 11, Fernando
- Number 23, R. Šimić
away team, Benfica
Manager: Roger Schmidt
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Trubin, Goalkeeper
8, Aursnes, Defender
44, Tomás Araújo, Defender
30, Otamendi, Defender
5, Morato, Defender
87, João Neves, Defensive Midfielder
10, Kökçü, Defensive Midfielder
11, Di María, Attacking Midfielder
27, Rafa, Attacking Midfielder
20, João Mário, Attacking Midfielder
19, Tengstedt, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Trubin
- Number 5, Morato , Yellow Card at 45 minutes plus 4
- Number 30, N. Otamendi , Captain
- Number 44, Tomás Araújo
- Number 8, F. Aursnes
- Number 10, O. Kökçü , substituted for Gonçalo Guedes at 68 minutes
- Number 87, João Neves
- Number 20, João Mário , substituted for Arthur Cabral at 91 minutes
- Number 27, Rafa , substituted for Florentino at 94 minutes
- Number 11, Á. Di María
- Number 19, C. Tengstedt , substituted for P. Musa at 46 minutes
away team, Benfica
- Number 47, Tiago Gouveia
- Number 17, Gonçalo Guedes
- Number 24, Samuel Soares
- Number 13, D. Jurásek
- Number 45, L. Kokubo
- Number 22, Chiquinho
- Number 9, Arthur Cabral
- Number 61, Florentino
- Number 33, P. Musa , Yellow Card at 72 minutes
- Number 38, João Victor
home team, Red Bull Salzburg
Manager: Gerhard Struber
Formation: 4 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2
Pitch Formation
24, Schlager, Goalkeeper
6, Baidoo, Defender
4, Piatkowski, Defender
31, Pavlovic, Defender
70, Dedic, Defender
27, Gourna-Douath, Defensive Midfielder
18, Bidstrup, Midfielder
10, Luka Sucic, Midfielder
30, Gloukh, Attacking Midfielder
21, Ratkov, Striker
45, Nene, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 24, A. Schlager , Yellow Card at 90 minutes
- Number 70, A. Dedić , Captain
- Number 31, S. Pavlović
- Number 4, K. Piątkowski
- Number 6, S. Baidoo
- Number 27, L. Gourna-Douath , Yellow Card at 10 minutes
- Number 10, L. Sučić
- Number 18, M. Bidstrup , substituted for R. Šimić at 95 minutes
- Number 30, O. Gloukh , substituted for D. Kameri at 82 minutes
- Number 45, D. Nene , substituted for S. Koïta at 55 minutes
- Number 21, P. Ratkov , Yellow Card at 51 minutes, substituted for Fernando at 55 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 15, M. Diambou
- Number 32, A. Forson
- Number 8, D. Kameri , Yellow Card at 82 minutes
- Number 19, K. Konaté
- Number 20, S. Koïta
- Number 41, J. Krumrey
- Number 1, N. Mantl
- Number 39, L. Morgalla
- Number 5, B. Okoh
- Number 17, A. Ulmer
- Number 11, Fernando
- Number 23, R. Šimić
away team, Benfica
Manager: Roger Schmidt
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Trubin, Goalkeeper
8, Aursnes, Defender
44, Tomás Araújo, Defender
30, Otamendi, Defender
5, Morato, Defender
87, João Neves, Defensive Midfielder
10, Kökçü, Defensive Midfielder
11, Di María, Attacking Midfielder
27, Rafa, Attacking Midfielder
20, João Mário, Attacking Midfielder
19, Tengstedt, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Trubin
- Number 5, Morato , Yellow Card at 45 minutes plus 4
- Number 30, N. Otamendi , Captain
- Number 44, Tomás Araújo
- Number 8, F. Aursnes
- Number 10, O. Kökçü , substituted for Gonçalo Guedes at 68 minutes
- Number 87, João Neves
- Number 20, João Mário , substituted for Arthur Cabral at 91 minutes
- Number 27, Rafa , substituted for Florentino at 94 minutes
- Number 11, Á. Di María
- Number 19, C. Tengstedt , substituted for P. Musa at 46 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 47, Tiago Gouveia
- Number 17, Gonçalo Guedes
- Number 24, Samuel Soares
- Number 13, D. Jurásek
- Number 45, L. Kokubo
- Number 22, Chiquinho
- Number 9, Arthur Cabral
- Number 61, Florentino
- Number 33, P. Musa , Yellow Card at 72 minutes
- Number 38, João Victor
- Referee:
- Daniel Siebert
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Marco Fritz
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Jan Seidel
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Rafael Foltyn
- Fourth Official:
- Daniel Schlager
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Dennis Higler
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, RB Salzburg v BenficaOverall possession
Shots
Red Bull Salzburg 19Benfica 18Shots on target
Red Bull Salzburg 6Benfica 6Total touches in the box
Red Bull Salzburg 21Benfica 33Goalkeeper saves
Red Bull Salzburg 3Benfica 5Fouls
Red Bull Salzburg 8Benfica 8Corners
Red Bull Salzburg 2Benfica 6Season so far
UEFA Champions League
Key, RB Salzburg v Benfica
League position, Red Bull Salzburg 32nd, Benfica 15thTotal points, Red Bull Salzburg 3, Benfica 10
Goals scored
Red Bull Salzburg 3Benfica 10Form guide
All competitions
Red Bull Salzburg won
v Rapid Vienna
0
1
Bundesliga
Benfica draw
v Farense
1
1
Primeira Liga
Red Bull Salzburg won
v Wolfsberger AC
1
0
Bundesliga
Benfica draw
v Moreirense
0
0
Primeira Liga
Red Bull Salzburg draw
v Real Sociedad
0
0
UEFA Champions League
Benfica draw
v Inter Milan
3
3
UEFA Champions League
Red Bull Salzburg won
v Hartberg
3
2
Bundesliga
Benfica won
v Famalicão
2
0
Taça de Portugal
Red Bull Salzburg draw
v Austria Wien
0
0
Bundesliga
Benfica won
v Sporting CP
2
1
Primeira Liga
Previous meetings
All competitions
Red Bull Salzburg and BenficaRed Bull Salzburg Won 1Benfica Won 0Draw 0
Played
1
Previous scores
All competitions
UEFA Champions League
Benfica 0 , Red Bull Salzburg 2 on the 20th of September 2023
Benfica
Red Bull Salzburg
20th of September 2023
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Match Facts
FC Red Bull Salzburg have won three of their five major European matches against Portuguese opponents (D1 L1), beating three different teams: Sporting CP in 1993 in the UEFA Cup, Vitória Guimarães in 2017 in the Europa League and Benfica earlier this season in the Champions League.
This is Benfica’s first major European away match in Austria since beating FC Wacker Innsbruck 4-0 in September 1971 in a European Cup game, with Eusébio scoring one of their four goals that day.
FC Red Bull Salzburg have lost their last three home UEFA Champions League games, their worst home losing run in the competition. Having lost two this season at the Red Bull Salzburg Arena, they are looking to avoid becoming only the third Austrian team to lose all three home group games in a single campaign, along with Sturm Graz in 1998-99 and Rapid Wien in 2005-06.
Benfica have won their final UEFA Champions League group stage match in each of their last four seasons in the competition (2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22 and 2022-23), as many as they managed in their first 13 seasons (W4 D4 L5).
FC Red Bull Salzburg have failed to score in both of their home games in the UEFA Champions League this season (v Real Sociedad and Internazionale) – only once previously have they failed to score in three in a row at home in the competition, doing so in their first ever campaign in 1994-95.
Benfica are winless in their last seven UEFA Champions League games (D2 L5), and could equal their longest run without a win in the competition in this match – eight games between March 2017 and September 2018 (all defeats).
Since beating Benfica 2-0 on MD1 this season, FC Red Bull Salzburg are winless (D1 L3) and have only scored one goal across their last four UEFA Champions League games. The Austrian outfit have only netted three goals from 54 shots in the competition this term, with only Milan (3.6%) having a lower shot conversion rate than them (5.6%).
Benfica have conceded 10 goals in five games in the UEFA Champions League this season, while only in 2017-18 and 1998-99 have they previously failed to keep a clean sheet in a single edition. Only Young Boys (14.9) have a higher expected goals against total than the Portugues side (14.6) in the competition in 2023-24.
Oscar Gloukh is FC Red Bull Salzburg’s top scorer in the UEFA Champions League this season (2), while he’s also created the most chances for the Austrian side (6). Indeed, he’s one of only two teenagers to have scored more than once in the competition this term, along with Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel.
João Mário has scored nine goals for Benfica in the UEFA Champions League, including a hat-trick for them against Internazionale last time out – only Óscar Cardozo (11) has netted more goals for the club in the competition than the Portuguese midfielder (9).