Benfica vs Feyenoord Rotterdam, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League

Benfica

66': Kerem Aktürkoglu

FT
1 - 3

Feyenoord Rotterdam

12': Ayase Ueda
33': Antoni Milambo
90'+2': Antoni Milambo

Antoni Milambo double helps Feyenoord to 3-1 win at Benfica

Teenager Antoni Milambo scored twice as Dutch side Feyenoord sprang a Champions League surprise on Wednesday with a 3-1 away win at Portuguese giants Benfica.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Quinten Timber (Feyenoord).
3': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Feyenoord) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hugo Bueno.
6': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
7': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
12': Goal! Benfica 0, Feyenoord 1. Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Igor Paixão.
14': Foul by Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord).
14': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
16': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
17': Hand ball by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
18': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
18': Hwang In-Beom (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
18': Igor Paixão (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Dávid Hancko.
20': Alexander Bah (Benfica) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
23': Attempt saved. Quinten Timber (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
23': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
24': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Feyenoord).
24': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
26': VAR Decision: No Goal Benfica 0-1 Feyenoord.
28': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica).
28': Jordan Lotomba (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Feyenoord).
29': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
31': Timon Wellenreuther (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Goal! Benfica 0, Feyenoord 2. Antoni Milambo (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Quinten Timber.
35': Attempt saved. Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
37': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Osman (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoni Milambo.
37': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
37': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
38': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a corner.
39': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Quinten Timber (Feyenoord).
39': Quinten Timber (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Offside, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
43': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Foul by Hugo Bueno (Feyenoord).
44': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
44': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Timon Wellenreuther.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
45'+4': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Feyenoord 2.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Feyenoord 2.
48': Offside, Benfica. Álvaro Carreras is caught offside.
49': Foul by Ibrahim Osman (Feyenoord).
49': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Igor Paixão (Feyenoord).
51': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gernot Trauner.
53': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
53': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a headed pass.
53': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
53': Ibrahim Osman (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
54': Igor Paixão (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt blocked. Antoni Milambo (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
56': Antoni Milambo (Feyenoord) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
57': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
57': Dávid Hancko (Feyenoord) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Igor Paixão with a cross following a set piece situation.
57': Offside, Feyenoord. Gernot Trauner is caught offside.
59': VAR Decision: No Goal Benfica 0-2 Feyenoord.
60': Substitution, Feyenoord. Thomas Beelen replaces Ibrahim Osman.
63': Attempt blocked. Alexander Bah (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florentino.
64': Foul by Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord).
64': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Substitution, Benfica. Jan-Niklas Beste replaces Ángel Di María.
65': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Florentino.
65': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Lotomba.
66': Attempt saved. Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
66': Goal! Benfica 1, Feyenoord 2. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
67': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
69': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
69': Quinten Timber (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt missed. Quinten Timber (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hugo Bueno.
72': Delay in match (Benfica).
72': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
72': Substitution, Benfica. Renato Sanches replaces Orkun Kökçü.
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
74': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Timon Wellenreuther.
75': Substitution, Feyenoord. Anis Hadj Moussa replaces Jordan Lotomba because of an injury.
75': Substitution, Feyenoord. Julián Carranza replaces Ayase Ueda.
75': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
77': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
78': Attempt blocked. Renato Sanches (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Thomas Beelen.
83': Foul by Thomas Beelen (Feyenoord).
83': Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Offside, Feyenoord. Julián Carranza is caught offside.
85': Attempt saved. Hwang In-Beom (Feyenoord) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoni Milambo.
86': Delay in match because of an injury Hugo Bueno (Feyenoord).
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Substitution, Feyenoord. Gijs Smal replaces Hugo Bueno.
88': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Alexander Bah.
88': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
88': Julián Carranza (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
89': Julián Carranza (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Attempt blocked. Hwang In-Beom (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Álvaro Carreras.
90'+1': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
90'+1': Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
90'+1': Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Goal! Benfica 1, Feyenoord 3. Antoni Milambo (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Igor Paixão following a set piece situation.
90'+2': Renato Sanches (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Feyenoord 3.
0': Match ends, Benfica 1, Feyenoord 3.

Statistics

FEY		BEN
10	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
4	Corner Kicks	6
7	Saves	3
37.3	Possession	62.7
14	SHOTS	16
6	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
258	Accurate Passes	461
319	Passes	531
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
8	Crosses	24
0.3	Cross %	0.3
46	Long Balls	53
19	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	24
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	8
17	Effective Clearances	10
17	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 61,687

UEFA Champions League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	6	+12	18
2	Barcelona	6	+14	15
3	Arsenal	6	+9	13
4	Bayer Leverkusen	6	+7	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
44	Tomás Araújo
3	Álvaro Carreras
6	Alexander Bah
61	Florentino Luís
10	Orkun Kökçü
8	Fredrik Aursnes
14	Vangelis Pavlidis
17	Kerem Aktürkoglu
11	Ángel Di María

Benfica Substitutes:

António Silva, Issa Kaboré, Renato Sanches, Samuel Soares, André Gomes, Zeki Amdouni, Jan-Niklas Beste, Adrian Bajrami, Andreas Schjelderup, Arthur Cabral, Diogo Prioste, Benjamín Rollheiser.

Feyenoord Rotterdam (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Timon Wellenreuther (GK)
33	Dávid Hancko
18	Gernot Trauner
16	Hugo Bueno
30	Jordan Lotomba
4	Hwang In-Beom
8	Quinten Timber
27	Antoni Milambo
9	Ayase Ueda
14	Igor Paixão
38	Ibrahim Osman

Feyenoord Rotterdam Substitutes:

Ramiz Zerrouki, Julián Carranza, Justin Bijlow, Anis Hadj Moussa, Jeyland Mitchell, Thomas Beelen, Mannou Berger, Gijs Smal, Luka Ivanusec, Facundo González.

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