25/02/2021 - 18:55
Emirates Stadium, Arsenal Football Club Highbury House 75 Drayton Park London, N5 1BU, London
Finished
HT 1-1
0'
First Half
5'
A. Taarabt
Yellow card
21'
P. Aubameyang
Goal
1 - 0
43'
D. Goncalves
Goal
1 - 1
50'
P. Aubameyang
VAR - Goal Disallowed
57'
D. Nunez
H. Seferovic
Substitution
57'
Everton
Pizzi
Substitution
58'
Gabriel
A. Taarabt
Substitution
61'
R. Silva
Goal
1 - 2
63'
Willian
D. Ceballos
Substitution
63'
Thomas
E. Smith Rowe
Substitution
67'
K. Tierney
Goal
2 - 2
77'
A. Lacazette
H. Bellerin
Substitution
85'
N. Tavares
A. Grimaldo
Substitution
87'
P. Aubameyang
Goal
3 - 2
90'
G. Waldschmidt
J. Weigl
Substitution
90'
M. Elneny
M. Odegaard
Substitution
90'+1
C. Chambers
B. Saka
Substitution

Commentary

0'
First Half starts.
4'
Fouled by Adel Taarabt - Benfica
4'
Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
5'
Adel Taarabt - Benfica - receive yellow card for a foul.
5'
Diogo Gonçalves - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
5'
Fouled by Kieran Tierney - Arsenal
10'
New attacking attempt. Granit Xhaka - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
15'
Missed chance. Haris Seferovic - Benfica - shot with left foot from the left side of the box missed. Assist - Alejandro Grimaldo.
20'
Shot blocked. Emile Smith Rowe - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Kieran Tierney.
21'
Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Bukayo Saka with a through ball.
22'
Offside - Benfica. Helton Leite with a pass, however Haris Seferovic is in offside.
23'
Fouled by Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal
23'
Haris Seferovic - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
25'
Missed chance. Dani Ceballos - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
28'
Fouled by Bukayo Saka - Arsenal
28'
Julian Weigl - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
31'
Fouled by Lucas Verissimo - Benfica
31'
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
33'
Fouled by Emile Smith Rowe - Arsenal
33'
Pizzi - Benfica - won a free kick on the right wing.
34'
Missed chance. Jan Vertonghen - Benfica - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Pizzi with a cross .
38'
Offside - Arsenal. David Luiz with a pass, however Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in offside.
41'
Offside - Arsenal. Dani Ceballos with a pass, however Bukayo Saka is in offside.
41'
Adel Taarabt - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
41'
Fouled by Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal
42'
Fouled by Dani Ceballos - Arsenal
42'
Julian Weigl - Benfica - won a free kick in attack.
43'
Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 1. Diogo Gonçalves - Benfica - from a free kick with a shot with right foot to the top left corner.
44'
Diogo Gonçalves - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
44'
Fouled by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal
45'
Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
45'+2
First Half ended - Arsenal 1, Benfica 1.
45'
Second Half starts Arsenal 1, Benfica 1.
46'
Fouled by Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal
46'
Haris Seferovic - Benfica - won a free kick in attack.
50'
Offside - Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard with a pass, however Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in offside.
57'
Substitution - Benfica. Darwin Núñez for Haris Seferovic.
58'
Substitution - Benfica. Everton for Pizzi.
58'
Substitution - Benfica. Gabriel Pires for Adel Taarabt.
60'
Fouled by Darwin Núñez - Benfica
60'
Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
60'
Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Lucas Verissimo.
61'
Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 2. Rafa - Benfica - shot with right foot inside of six yard box - left side to the left corner.
63'
Substitution - Arsenal. Willian for Emile Smith Rowe.
63'
Substitution - Arsenal. Thomas Partey for Dani Ceballos.
64'
New attacking attempt. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
67'
Goal! Arsenal 2, Benfica 2. Kieran Tierney - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the left side of the box to the right corner. Assist - Willian.
70'
Missed chance. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Kieran Tierney with a cross.
72'
Missed chance. David Luiz - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left.
73'
Missed chance. Darwin Núñez - Benfica - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed to the left.
75'
Offside - Arsenal. Thomas Partey with a pass, however Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in offside.
77'
Missed chance. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the right side of the box goes high.
78'
Substitution - Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette for Héctor Bellerín.
78'
Darwin Núñez - Benfica - won a free kick in attack.
78'
Fouled by Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal
85'
Substitution - Benfica. Nuno Tavares for Alejandro Grimaldo.
87'
Shot blocked. Gabriel Pires - Benfica - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Nuno Tavares with a cross.
87'
Goal! Arsenal 3, Benfica 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - shot with the head from few metres to the high centre of the goal. Assist - Bukayo Saka with a cross.
90'
Substitution - Benfica. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt for Julian Weigl.
90'
Substitution - Arsenal. Calum Chambers for Bukayo Saka.
90'
Substitution - Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny for Martin Ødegaard.
90'+3
Offside - Benfica. Nuno Tavares with a pass, however Rafa is in offside.
90'+5
Fouled by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal
90'+5
Rafa - Benfica - won a free kick in attack.
90'+5
Second Half ended - Arsenal 3, Benfica 2.
Thats all. Game finished - Arsenal 3, Benfica 2.

Statistics Arsenal vs Benfica

Ball possession
52%
48%
613
Total Passes
568
545
Accurate Passes
480
1
Corner Kicks
1
11
Shots
6
6
Shots on target
2
13
Tackles
15
9
Fouls
4
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0

Lineups Arsenal vs Benfica

4-2-3-1
3-5-2
Asset 8 1
Leno
Asset 8 2
Bellerín
Asset 8 23
Luiz
Asset 8 6
Gabriel
Asset 8 3
Tierney
Asset 8 8
Ceballos
Asset 8 34
Xhaka
Asset 8 7
Saka
Asset 8 11
Ødegaard
Asset 8 32
SmithRowe
Asset 8 14
Aubameyang
Asset 8 77
Leite
Asset 8 4
Veríssimo
Asset 8 30
Otamendi
Asset 8 5
Vertonghen
Asset 8 17
Gonçalves
Asset 8 21
Pizzi
Asset 8 28
Weigl
Asset 8 49
Taarabt
Asset 8 3
Grimaldo
Asset 8 27
Silva
Asset 8 14
Seferović
Referee: Björn Kuipers
Arsenal
Lineup
1 Bernd Leno
23 David Luiz
2 Héctor Bellerín
3 Kieran Tierney
6 Gabriel
34 Granit Xhaka
11 Martin Ødegaard
8 Dani Ceballos
32 Emile Smith Rowe
7 Bukayo Saka
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (C)
Substitutes
44 Karl Hein
17 Cédric Soares
33 Mathew Ryan
35 Gabriel Martinelli
21 Calum Chambers
30 Edward Nketiah
9 Alexandre Lacazette
19 Nicolas Pépé
18 Thomas Partey
25 Mohamed Elneny
12 Willian
22 Pablo Marí
Coach
Mikel Arteta Amatriain
Benfica
Lineup
77 Helton Leite
5 Jan Vertonghen
30 Nicolás Otamendi
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
4 Lucas Veríssimo
49 Adel Taarabt
21 Pizzi (C)
27 Rafa Silva
28 Julian Weigl
17 Diogo Gonçalves
14 Haris Seferović
Substitutes
10 Luca Waldschmidt
88 Gonçalo Ramos
2 Gilberto
99 Odysseas Vlachodimos
11 Franco Cervi
8 Gabriel Pires
7 Everton
9 Darwin Núñez
19 Chiquinho
71 Nuno Tavares
1 Mile Svilar
38 Pedrinho
Coach
Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus

Match Arsenal vs Benfica

Follow live the result of the match between Arsenal and Benfica on Thursday, 25th February 2021 at 06:55, a fixture of the UEFA Europa League (Europe)

The match will be held at the Emirates Stadium

The referee for this match will be Mr Björn Kuipers

The starting eleven for Arsenal will be :Bernd Leno, David Luiz, Héctor Bellerín, Kieran Tierney, Gabriel, Granit Xhaka, Martin Ødegaard, Dani Ceballos, Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the team formation will be 4-2-3-1.

The starting eleven for Benfica will be :Helton Leite, Jan Vertonghen, Nicolás Otamendi, Alejandro Grimaldo, Lucas Veríssimo, Adel Taarabt, Pizzi, Rafa Silva, Julian Weigl, Diogo Gonçalves, Haris Seferović, the team's playing system will be 3-5-2.

  • Last results of each team
  • Head-to-head between the two teams
  • Probable line-ups and official team compositions
  • Names of goal scorers, assist providers, and substitutions
  • Complete match statistics: ball possession, passes, successful passes, corners, shots, shots on target, tackles, fouls, yellow cards, red cards

Match Summary

Home win for Arsenal against Benfica with a score of 3-2


Scorers Arsenal:

Goal by P. Aubameyang (21'), assist by B. Saka
Goal by K. Tierney (67'), assist by Willian
Goal by P. Aubameyang (87'), assist by B. Saka


Scorers Benfica:

Goal by D. Goncalves (43'), assist by
Goal by R. Silva (61'), assist by