RB Salzburg vs Benfica, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League

RB Salzburg

57': Luka Sucic

FT
1 - 3

Benfica

32': Ángel Di María
45'+1': Rafa Silva
90'+2': Arthur Cabral

About

RB Salzburg are hosting Benfica at Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Wals bei Salzburg, Austria, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt missed. Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nene Dorgeles with a headed pass.
6': Foul by Nene Dorgeles (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
6': Tomás Araújo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Offside, Benfica. Casper Tengstedt is caught offside.
9': Hand ball by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
10': Attempt blocked. Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Gourna-Douath.
10': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Samson Baidoo is caught offside.
10': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
10': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Attempt saved. Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Sucic.
13': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Casper Tengstedt.
14': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
14': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16': Foul by Casper Tengstedt (Benfica).
16': Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt saved. Nene Dorgeles (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh with a through ball.
23': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Nene Dorgeles is caught offside.
24': Attempt blocked. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Sucic.
24': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
25': 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.
25': Attempt missed. Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic following a corner.
27': Foul by Casper Tengstedt (Benfica).
27': Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lucas Gourna-Douath.
32': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Benfica 1. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
35': VAR Decision: Goal Benfica - FC Red Bull Salzburg 0-1 Benfica (Ángel Di María).
37': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
37': Mads Bidstrup (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt blocked. Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
39': Attempt saved. Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
42': Attempt missed. Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic.
43': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
43': Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt saved. Nene Dorgeles (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Sucic.
45': Attempt missed. Nene Dorgeles (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Sucic with a through ball.
45'+1': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Benfica 2. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
45'+4': Offside, Benfica. Casper Tengstedt is caught offside.
45'+4': Morato (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
45'+5': First Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Benfica 2.
45': Second Half begins FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Benfica 2.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Casper Tengstedt.
46': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
49': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morato.
51': Foul by Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
51': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
52': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
52': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
52': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Samson Baidoo.
54': Foul by Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
54': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Fernando replaces Petar Ratkov.
55': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Sékou Koïta replaces Nene Dorgeles.
57': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Benfica 2. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
59': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
60': Attempt blocked. Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Sucic.
61': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lucas Gourna-Douath.
62': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
65': Attempt saved. Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sékou Koïta.
65': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
66': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
66': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Orkun Kökçü.
69': Ángel Di María (Benfica) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Tomás Araújo.
72': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
72': Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Petar Musa (Benfica).
72': Petar Musa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Morato with a cross.
75': Attempt blocked. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando.
75': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Sékou Koïta is caught offside.
77': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
77': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alexander Schlager.
79': Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
79': Foul by Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
79': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
82': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Dijon Kameri replaces Oscar Gloukh.
82': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Sékou Koïta is caught offside.
82': Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
83': Attempt missed. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
84': Foul by Sékou Koïta (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
84': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
86': Attempt missed. Sékou Koïta (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
88': Foul by Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
88': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Attempt missed. Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sékou Koïta following a fast break.
90': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mads Bidstrup.
90': Alexander Schlager (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces João Mário.
90'+2': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Benfica 3. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
90'+4': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces Rafa.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Sékou Koïta (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
90'+5': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Roko Simic replaces Mads Bidstrup.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Petar Musa.
90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Benfica 3.
0': Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Benfica 3.

Statistics

BEN		SLZ
8	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
6	Corner Kicks	2
5	Saves	3
55.9	Possession	44.1
18	SHOTS	19
6	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
427	Accurate Passes	341
533	Passes	437
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	2
25	Crosses	3
0.2	Cross %	0.7
53	Long Balls	66
33	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	13
22	Tackles	26
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	18
5	Effective Clearances	29
5	Clearances	29

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Wals bei Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 27,134

Line-Ups

RB Salzburg (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
24	Alexander Schlager (GK)
31	Strahinja Pavlovic
4	Kamil Piatkowski
27	Lucas Gourna Douath
70	Amar Dedic
6	Samson Baidoo
30	Oscar Gloukh
10	Luka Sucic
18	Mads Bidstrup
45	Nene Dorgeles
21	Petar Ratkov

RB Salzburg Substitutes:

Roko Simic, Leandro Morgalla, Dijon Kameri, Forson Amankwah, Jonas Krumrey, Nico Mantl, Andreas Ulmer, Fernando, Sekou Koita, Karim Konaté, Mamady Diambou, Bryan Okoh.

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
44	Tomás Araújo
5	Morato
8	Fredrik Aursnes
27	Rafa Silva
10	Orkun Kökçü
87	João Neves
19	Casper Tengstedt
20	João Mário
11	Ángel Di María

Benfica Substitutes:

Petar Musa, David Jurásek, Goncalo Guedes, Tiago Gouveia, Florentino Luís, Arthur Cabral, Leo Brian Kokubo, Samuel Soares, João Victor, Chiquinho.

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