Benfica vs FC Porto, 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica

68': Ángel Di María

FT
1 - 0

FC Porto

19': Fábio Cardoso

About

Benfica are hosting FC Porto at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Neres.
2': Offside, Benfica. António Silva tries a through ball, but Petar Musa is caught offside.
4': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
4': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
4': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt missed. Stephen Eustáquio (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
7': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mehdi Taremi.
11': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by António Silva.
12': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by João Neves.
13': Attempt blocked. Galeno (FC Porto) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wendell.
15': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
15': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt missed. Galeno (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
17': Foul by Fábio Cardoso (FC Porto).
17': Petar Musa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Attempt saved. Galeno (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
19': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Fábio Cardoso (FC Porto).
19': Fábio Cardoso (FC Porto) is shown the red card.
25': Foul by Petar Musa (Benfica).
25': Romário Baró (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Substitution, FC Porto. Zé Pedro Figueiredo replaces Romário Baró.
29': Foul by João Mário (FC Porto).
29': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
33': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü following a corner.
34': Foul by David Carmo (FC Porto).
34': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': David Carmo (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': VAR Decision: No card change David Carmo (FC Porto).
35': Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
39': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
39': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
39': João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Attempt saved. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Galeno.
40': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
42': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a fast break.
43': Diogo Costa (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Neves with a cross.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
45'+3': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
45'+3': Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+5': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafa with a cross.
45'+7': First Half ends, Benfica 0, FC Porto 0.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, FC Porto 0.
47': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by David Carmo.
49': Offside, Benfica. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Alexander Bah is caught offside.
50': Attempt saved. Alexander Bah (Benfica) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner.
50': Foul by Petar Musa (Benfica).
50': Zé Pedro Figueiredo (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alan Varela.
53': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box following a corner.
55': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
56': Attempt saved. David Neres (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
56': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
57': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Neves with a cross following a corner.
58': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
59': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
59': Wendell (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': João Neves (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Delay in match because of an injury Wendell (FC Porto).
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
62': Offside, Benfica. David Neres tries a through ball, but Fredrik Aursnes is caught offside.
63': Foul by Galeno (FC Porto).
63': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Alan Varela (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Petar Musa (Benfica).
65': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
67': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Petar Musa.
68': Goal! Benfica 1, FC Porto 0. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
69': Ángel Di María (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
70': Foul by Wendell (FC Porto).
70': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Galeno.
72': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Galeno.
72': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü following a corner.
73': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
73': Galeno (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Attempt missed. Stephen Eustáquio (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Carmo following a set piece situation.
75': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Wendell.
76': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
76': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
76': Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Wendell (FC Porto).
77': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Wendell (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
80': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
80': Galeno (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, FC Porto. Francisco Conceição replaces Pepê Aquino.
80': Substitution, FC Porto. Gonçalo Borges replaces Wendell.
81': Attempt blocked. David Carmo (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Galeno with a cross.
82': Foul by Zé Pedro Figueiredo (FC Porto).
82': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Zé Pedro Figueiredo (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, FC Porto. Iván Jaime replaces Alan Varela.
85': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by David Carmo.
85': Diogo Costa (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
86': Substitution, Benfica. João Mário replaces Ángel Di María.
86': Substitution, Benfica. David Jurásek replaces David Neres.
90'+1': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Iván Jaime (FC Porto).
90'+1': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
90'+1': Iván Jaime (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
90'+2': João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
90'+2': Galeno (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
90'+3': Zé Pedro Figueiredo (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Offside, FC Porto. Iván Jaime tries a through ball, but Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
90'+5': Foul by Francisco Conceição (FC Porto).
90'+5': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Francisco Conceição (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': David Jurásek (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Substitution, Benfica. Casper Tengstedt replaces Rafa.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, FC Porto 0.
0': Match ends, Benfica 1, FC Porto 0.

Statistics

POR		BEN
10	Fouls	19
5	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	2
36.1	Possession	63.9
7	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
203	Accurate Passes	437
284	Passes	505
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	5
11	Crosses	24
0.5	Cross %	0.2
58	Long Balls	37
32	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
2	Interceptions	6
22	Effective Clearances	19
22	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 62,247

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sporting CP	27	+50	65
2	Benfica	27	+43	65
3	FC Porto	27	+32	56
4	Braga	27	+21	56

Full Table

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
8	Fredrik Aursnes
6	Alexander Bah
27	Rafa Silva
10	Orkun Kökçü
87	João Neves
33	Petar Musa
7	David Neres
11	Ángel Di María

Benfica Substitutes:

João Mário, Tomás Araújo, David Jurásek, Morato, Chiquinho, Florentino, Arthur Cabral, Samuel Soares, Casper Tengstedt.

FC Porto (4-4-2)

No.	Name
99	Diogo Costa (GK)
4	David Carmo
2	Fábio Cardoso
18	Wendell
23	João Mário
6	Stephen Eustáquio
22	Alan Varela
13	Galeno
28	Romário Baró
11	Pepê
9	Mehdi Taremi

FC Porto Substitutes:

Marko Grujic, Zé Pedro, Nico González, André Franco, Cláudio Ramos, Iván Jaime, Francisco Conceição, Toni Martínez, Gonçalo Borges.

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