Benfica vs Nice, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Third Round

· 2nd Leg - Benfica advance 4-0 on aggregate

Benfica

18': Fredrik Aursnes
27': Andreas Schjelderup

FT
2 - 0
2nd Leg - Benfica advance 4-0 on aggregate

Nice

About

Benfica are hosting Nice at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, 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': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica).
2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
3': Attempt blocked. Melvin Bard (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
7': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
8': Attempt missed. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antoine Mendy.
12': Foul by Tom Louchet (Nice).
12': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
13': Foul by Tom Louchet (Nice).
13': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Attempt blocked. Amar Dedic (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a headed pass.
15': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
17': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
17': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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.
21': Offside, Nice. Antoine Mendy is caught offside.
23': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
23': Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Juma Bah (Nice).
26': Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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.
29': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isak Jansson.
29': Corner,Nice. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
30': Corner,Nice. Conceded by Enzo Barrenechea.
31': Jonathan Clauss (Nice) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box following a corner.
32': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
33': Foul by Juma Bah (Nice).
33': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Juma Bah (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Attempt blocked. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
35': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
36': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
36': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
36': Attempt blocked. Amar Dedic (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Ríos.
36': Attempt missed. Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
36': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Juma Bah.
37': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup with a cross following a corner.
38': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
38': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
38': Attempt blocked. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
40': Attempt missed. Melvin Bard (Nice) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
42': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
42': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
44': Attempt blocked. Djibril Coulibaly (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
45': Attempt saved. Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Enzo Barrenechea.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a cross.
45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Nice 0.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Nice 0.
47': Corner,Nice. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
48': Corner,Nice. Conceded by António Silva.
48': Foul by Juma Bah (Nice).
48': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Corner,Nice. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
50': Attempt blocked. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isak Jansson.
50': Corner,Nice. Conceded by António Silva.
52': Offside, Nice. Isak Jansson is caught offside.
53': Antoine Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
55': Offside, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic is caught offside.
55': Djibril Coulibaly (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Richard Ríos (Benfica).
56': Antoine Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
57': Delay in match because of an injury Antoine Mendy (Nice).
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
60': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Djibril Coulibaly.
62': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Dahl.
62': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
62': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
63': Attempt missed. Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuel Dahl with a cross following a corner.
63': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces Enzo Barrenechea.
63': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Franjo Ivanovic.
64': Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
65': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Nice).
65': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Jonathan Clauss (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samuel Dahl.
69': Hand ball by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
70': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.
70': Attempt blocked. Isak Jansson (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Terem Moffi.
73': Substitution, Nice. Hamza Koutoune replaces Jonathan Clauss.
73': Substitution, Nice. Jérémie Boga replaces Isak Jansson.
73': Substitution, Nice. Gabin Bernardeau replaces Badredine Bouanani.
76': Foul by Amar Dedic (Benfica).
76': Tom Louchet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro with a cross.
81': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
81': Gabin Bernardeau (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Substitution, Benfica. Henrique Araújo replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
82': Substitution, Nice. Bernard Nguene replaces Terem Moffi.
82': Attempt missed. Bernard Nguene (Nice) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Diop with a cross following a set piece situation.
84': Substitution, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
85': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Nice).
85': Henrique Araújo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Bernard Nguene (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Foul by Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).
90'+2': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
90'+4': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Henrique Araújo (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
90'+4': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Juma Bah.
90'+5': Attempt saved. António Silva (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Nice 0.
0': Match ends, Benfica 2, Nice 0.

Statistics

NICE		SLB
13	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	0
41.7	Possession	58.3
9	SHOTS	21
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
298	Accurate Passes	469
370	Passes	536
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	6
22	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.5
29	Long Balls	56
10	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	8
10	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	8
20	Effective Clearances	30
20	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 64,511

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
26	Samuel Dahl
17	Amar Dedic
5	Enzo Barrenechea
20	Richard Ríos
21	Andreas Schjelderup
8	Fredrik Aursnes
14	Vangelis Pavlidis
9	Franjo Ivanovic

Benfica Substitutes:

Henrique Araújo, Gonçalo Oliveira, Samuel Soares, João Veloso, Diogo Prioste, Gianluca Prestianni, Rafael Obrador, Tiago Gouveia, Leandro Barreiro, Florentino, Leandro Santos, Kerem Aktürkoglu.

Nice (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
80	Yehvann Diouf (GK)
28	Juma Bah
37	Kojo Peprah Oppong
33	Antoine Mendy
39	Djibril Coulibaly
20	Tom Louchet
19	Badredine Bouanani
26	Melvin Bard
92	Jonathan Clauss
21	Isak Jansson
9	Terem Moffi

Nice Substitutes:

Brahimi Bilal, Bernard Nguene, Jérémie Boga, Maxime Dupé, Sofiane Diop, Hamza Koutoune, Gabin Bernardeau, Laurenzo Monteiro, Théo Bruyère.

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