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

· 1st Leg

Fenerbahce

FT
0 - 0
1st Leg

Benfica

71': Florentino

About

Fenerbahce are hosting Benfica at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Türkiye, 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

SLB		FEN
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: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Attendance: 41,258

Line-Ups

Fenerbahce (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Irfan Can Egribayat (GK)
37	Milan Skriniar
24	Jayden Oosterwolde
18	Mert Müldür
7	Fred
34	Sofyan Amrabat
53	Sebastian Szymanski
33	Archie Brown
27	Nélson Semedo
19	Youssef En-Nesyri
10	Jhon Durán

Fenerbahce Substitutes:

Munir Mercan, Irfan Can Kahveci, Dominik Livakovic, Yigit Demir, Oguz Aydin, Yusuf Akcicek, Çaglar Söyüncü, Alexander Djiku, Bartug Elmaz, Ismail Yüksek, Cengiz Ünder, Talisca.

Benfica (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
26	Samuel Dahl
17	Amar Dedic
61	Florentino
5	Enzo Barrenechea
20	Richard Ríos
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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