2020–21 S.L. Benfica season

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Benfica
2020–21 season
PresidentLuís Filipe Vieira
Head coachJorge Jesus
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Liga3rd
Taça de PortugalRunners-up
Taça da LigaSemi-finals
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Haris Seferovic (22 goals)
All: Haris Seferovic (26 goals)
Highest home attendance4,750 v Standard Liège
(29 October 2020)
Lowest home attendance0 (no spectators allowed)
Average home league attendance0 (no spectators allowed)
Biggest winBenfica 5–0 Paços de Ferreira
(10 April 2021)
Biggest defeatBoavista 3–0 Benfica
(2 November 2020)
Away colours
Third colours

The 2020–21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club's 117th season in existence and its 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. This season, Benfica invested €105 million amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a record investment in Portuguese football.[1] Domestically, Benfica lost the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira match, were eliminated in the semi-finals of the Taça da Liga, finished third in the Primeira Liga – their worst league position since 2008–09[2] – and lost a Taça de Portugal final for a second time in a row.[3] Internationally, Benfica were eliminated in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and in the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League, respectively. The season started on 18 September 2020 and concluded on 23 May 2021. Considered a failed, disastrous season,[4][5][6] it was the first time Benfica ended trophyless since 2012–13.[3]

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 13 February 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belgium BEL Mile Svilar
2 DF Brazil BRA Gilberto
3 DF Spain ESP Álex Grimaldo
4 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Veríssimo
5 DF Belgium BEL Jan Vertonghen
7 MF Brazil BRA Everton
8 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel
9 FW Uruguay URU Darwin Núñez
10 FW Germany GER Luca Waldschmidt
11 MF Argentina ARG Franco Cervi
14 FW Switzerland  SUI Haris Seferovic
17 MF Portugal POR Diogo Gonçalves
19 MF Portugal POR Chiquinho
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Portugal POR Pizzi
22 MF Greece GRE Andreas Samaris
27 MF Portugal POR Rafa Silva
28 MF Germany GER Julian Weigl
30 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Otamendi
33 DF Brazil BRA Jardel (captain)
34 DF Portugal POR André Almeida (vice-captain)
38 MF Brazil BRA Pedrinho
49 MF Morocco MAR Adel Taarabt
71 DF Portugal POR Nuno Tavares
77 GK Brazil BRA Helton Leite
88 FW Portugal POR Gonçalo Ramos
99 GK Greece GRE Odysseas Vlachodimos

Transfers[]

In[]

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
38 MF Brazil Pedrinho Brazil Corinthians €17,098,000 3 August 2020 [7] [8][9]
2 DF Brazil Gilberto Brazil Fluminense €3,000,000 8 August 2020 [10]
77 GK Brazil Helton Leite Portugal Boavista Undisclosed [11]
5 DF Belgium Jan Vertonghen England Tottenham Hotspur Free 14 August 2020 [12]
7 FW Brazil Everton Brazil Grêmio €22,005,000 [13][9]
10 MF Germany Luca Waldschmidt Germany Freiburg €16,017,000 [14][9]
9 FW Uruguay Darwin Núñez Spain Almería €25,020,000 4 September 2020 [15][9]
30 DF Argentina Nicolás Otamendi England Manchester City €15,158,000 29 September 2020 [16][9]
4 DF Brazil Lucas Veríssimo Brazil Santos €6,500,000 10 February 2021 [17]
Disclosed total
€104,798,000

Out[]

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source(s)
— GK Portugal Bruno Varela Portugal Vitória de Guimarães Free 19 August 2020 [18]
— FW Colombia Yony González United States LA Galaxy Loan [19]
— DF Nigeria Tyronne Ebuehi Netherlands Twente 21 August 2020 [20]
— GK Russia Ivan Zlobin Portugal Famalicão Undisclosed 22 August 2020 [21]
— MF Serbia Andrija Živković Greece PAOK Released 26 August 2020 [22]
— FW Venezuela Jhonder Cádiz United States Nashville SC Loan (€500,000) 9 September 2020 [23][24]
— DF Portugal Pedro Pereira Italy Crotone Loan 21 September 2020 [25]
— MF Portugal David Tavares Portugal Moreirense Loan 22 September 2020 [26]
— MF Serbia Ljubomir Fejsa Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Released 24 September 2020 [27]
— MF Portugal Florentino France Monaco Loan 25 September 2020 [28]
6 DF Portugal Rúben Dias England Manchester City €68,000,000 30 September 2020 [29]
— DF Argentina Cristian Lema Saudi Arabia Damac FC €2,000,000 2 October 2020 [30][31]
95 FW Brazil Carlos Vinícius England Tottenham Hotspur Loan (€3,000,000) 2 October 2020 [32][33]
84 DF Portugal Tomás Tavares Spain Alavés Loan 3 October 2020 [34]
97 DF Portugal Ferro Spain Valencia Loan 31 January 2021
Disclosed total
€73,500,000

Pre-season friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

30 August 2020 Friendly Benfica Portugal 2–1 England Bournemouth Lisbon, Portugal
19:00 WEST
  • Taarabt Goal 14'
  • Everton Goal 21'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)
2 September 2020 Friendly Benfica Portugal 2–1 Portugal Braga Lisbon, Portugal
19:00 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal, first half), Hugo Silva (Santarém, second half)
5 September 2020 Friendly Benfica Portugal 2–0 France Rennes Lisbon, Portugal
19:00 WEST
  • Pizzi Goal 33' (pen.)
  • Gabriel Goal 64'
 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hugo Silva (Santarém, first half), Fábio Melo (Porto, second half)

Non-televised friendlies, at Benfica Campus:

  • Benfica 4–0 Benfica B/U23 (15 August)[35]
  • Benfica 4–1 Estoril (22 August)[36]
  • Benfica 4–0 Belenenses SAD (25 August)[37]
  • Benfica 5–1 Farense (26 August)[38]
  • Benfica 3–0 Benfica B (6 September)[39]

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 18 September 2020 19 May 2021 Matchday 1 3rd 34 23 7 4 69 27 +42 067.65
Taça de Portugal 21 November 2020 23 May 2021 Third round Runners-up 7 6 0 1 18 3 +15 085.71
Taça da Liga 16 December 2020 20 January 2021 Quarter-finals Semi-finals 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 23 December 2020 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Champions League 15 September 2020 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Europa League 22 October 2020 25 February 2021 Group stage Round of 32 8 3 4 1 21 13 +8 037.50
Total 53 32 12 9 111 50 +61 060.38

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga[]

Main article: 2020–21 Primeira Liga

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting CP (C) 34 26 7 1 65 20 +45 85 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Porto 34 24 8 2 74 29 +45 80
3 Benfica 34 23 7 4 69 27 +42 76 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Braga 34 19 7 8 53 33 +20 64 Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
5 Paços de Ferreira 34 15 8 11 40 41 −1 53 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a]
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Braga qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal. Since they would have qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round by finishing fourth, the berth was awarded to the fifth-placed team (Paços de Ferreira), and the Europa Conference League second qualifying round berth reserved to the fifth-placed team was awarded to the sixth-placed team (Santa Clara).

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 23 7 4 69 27  +42 76 12 3 2 31 15  +16 11 4 2 38 12  +26

Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWWLLWWWWDWDDLDWDDWWWWWWLWWWDWWW
Position1211123222233234444444433333333333
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 28 August 2020.[40]

18 September 2020 1 Famalicão 1–5 Benfica Vila Nova de Famalicão
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Luís Godinho
26 September 2020 2 Benfica 2–0 Moreirense Lisbon
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
4 October 2020 3 Benfica 3–2 Farense Lisbon
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tiago Martins
18 October 2020 4 Rio Ave 0–3 Benfica Vila do Conde
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Pinheiro
26 October 2020 5 Benfica 2–0 Belenenses SAD Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rui Costa
2 November 2020 6 Boavista 3–0 Benfica Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hugo Miguel
8 November 2020 7 Benfica 2–3 Braga Lisbon
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
30 November 2020 8 Marítimo 1–2 Benfica Funchal
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Mota
6 December 2020 9 Benfica 2–1 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rui Costa
20 December 2020 10 Gil Vicente 0–2 Benfica Barcelos
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
29 December 2020 11 Benfica 2–1 Portimonense Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tiago Martins
4 January 2021 12 Santa Clara 1–1 Benfica Ponta Delgada
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
8 January 2021 13 Benfica 2–0 Tondela Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
15 January 2021 14 Porto 1–1 Benfica Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Luís Godinho
25 January 2021 15 Benfica 1–1 Nacional Lisbon
17:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rui Costa
1 February 2021 16 Sporting CP 1–0 Benfica Lisbon
21:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
  • Gilberto Yellow card 13'
  • Weigl Yellow card 16'
  • Otamendi Yellow card 53'
  • Pizzi Yellow card 76'
  • Gabriel Yellow card 79'
 Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
5 February 2021 17 Benfica 0–0 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
8 February 2021 18 Benfica 2–0 Famalicão Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hugo Miguel
14 February 2021 19 Moreirense 1–1 Benfica Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
21 February 2021 20 Farense 0–0 Benfica Faro
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
  • Pedro Henrique Yellow card 86'
  • Lucca Yellow card 90+6'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hugo Miguel
1 March 2021 21 Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
  • Seferovic Goal 59'
  • Silva Yellow card 72'
  • Pizzi Goal 78'
 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
8 March 2021 22 Belenenses SAD 0–3 Benfica Oeiras
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tiago Martins
13 March 2021 23 Benfica 2–0 Boavista Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
  • Weigl Yellow card 29'
  • Taarabt Yellow card 39'
  • Seferovic Goal 42', 52'
 Report
  • Awaziem Red card 8'
 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Mota
21 March 2021 24 Braga 0–2 Benfica Braga
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Pinheiro
5 April 2021 25 Benfica 1–0 Marítimo Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Luís Godinho
10 April 2021 26 Paços de Ferreira 0–5 Benfica Paços de Ferreira
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hugo Miguel
17 April 2021 27 Benfica 1–2 Gil Vicente Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
22 April 2021 28 Portimonense 1–5 Benfica Portimão
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
26 April 2021 29 Benfica 2–1 Santa Clara Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
30 April 2021 30 Tondela 0–2 Benfica Tondela
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Mota
6 May 2021 31 Benfica 1–1 Porto Lisbon
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
11 May 2021 32 Nacional 1–3 Benfica Funchal
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rui Costa
15 May 2021 33 Benfica 4–3 Sporting CP Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tiago Martins
19 May 2021 34 Vitória de Guimarães 1–3 Benfica Guimarães
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
  • Taarabt Yellow card 43'
  • Seferovic Goal 48', 58'
  • Everton Goal 90+1'
 Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Vitor Ferreira

Taça de Portugal[]

Main article: 2020–21 Taça de Portugal
21 November 2020 Third round Paredes 0–1 Benfica Paredes
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
  • Yellow card 23'
  • Yellow card 25'
  • Yellow card 29'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio da Cidade Desportiva de Paredes
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Vitor Ferreira
13 December 2020 Fourth round Benfica 5–0 Vilafranquense Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
  • Kady Yellow card 13'
  • Jefferson Yellow card 84'
 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Andre Narciso
12 January 2021 Fifth round Estrela da Amadora 0–4 Benfica Amadora
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Est��dio José Gomes
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Joao Bento
28 January 2021 Quarter-finals Benfica 3–0 Belenenses SAD Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Pinheiro
11 February 2021 Semi-finals
First leg		 Estoril 1–3 Benfica Estoril
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: António Nobre
4 March 2021 Semi-finals
Second leg		 Benfica 2–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Estoril Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
23 May 2021 Final Braga 2–0 Benfica Coimbra
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nuno Almeida

Taça da Liga[]

Main article: 2020–21 Taça da Liga
16 December 2020 Quarter-finals Benfica 1–1
(4–1 p)		 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
  • Taarabt Yellow card 41'
  • Pizzi Goal 83' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
Penalties
20 January 2021 Semi-finals Braga 2–1 Benfica Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
  • Todibo Yellow card 38'
  • Pizzi Goal 45' (pen.)
  • Weigl Yellow card 52'
  • Jardel Yellow card 83'
 Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira[]

Main article: 2020 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
23 December 2020 Final Porto 2–0 Benfica Aveiro
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
  • Weigl Yellow card 30'
  • Seferovic Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hugo Miguel

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase[]

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 31 August 2020, 12:00 CEST.[42]

15 September 2020 Third qualifying round PAOK Greece 2–1 Portugal Benfica Thessaloniki, Greece
21:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Report
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

UEFA Europa League[]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Group stage[]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group D

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[43]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAN BEN STL LCH
1 Scotland Rangers 6 4 2 0 13 7 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase — 2–2 3–2 1–0
2 Portugal Benfica 6 3 3 0 18 9 +9 12 3–3 — 3–0 4–0
3 Belgium Standard Liège 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4 0–2 2–2 — 2–1
4 Poland Lech Poznań 6 1 0 5 6 14 −8 3 0–2 2–4 3–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
22 October 2020 1 Lech Poznań Poland 2–4 Portugal Benfica Poznań, Poland
18:55 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
  • Pizzi Goal 9' (pen.)
  • Núñez Goal 42', 60', 90+3'
 Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
29 October 2020 2 Benfica Portugal 3–0 Belgium Standard Liège Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 4,750[b]
Referee: François Letexier (France)
5 November 2020 3 Benfica Portugal 3–3 Scotland Rangers Lisbon, Portugal
18:55 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
26 November 2020 4 Rangers Scotland 2–2 Portugal Benfica Glasgow, Scotland
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
  • Gabriel Yellow card 16'
  • Chiquinho Yellow card 42'
  • Tavernier Goal 78' (o.g.)
  • Pizzi Goal 81'
  • Vertonghen Yellow card 83'
 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
3 December 2020 5 Benfica Portugal 4–0 Poland Lech Poznań Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
10 December 2020 6 Standard Liège Belgium 2–2 Portugal Benfica Liège, Belgium
18:55 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Knockout phase[]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32[]

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[45]

18 February 2021 First leg Benfica Portugal 1–1 England Arsenal Rome, Italy
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
  • Pizzi Goal 55' (pen.)
 Report
  • Smith Rowe Yellow card 54'
  • Saka Goal 57'
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Note: The match, originally to be played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, was moved to the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, due to restrictions imposed by Portugal on travelers from the United Kingdom out of concern of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7.[46][47]
25 February 2021 Second leg Arsenal England 3–2
(4–3 agg.)		 Portugal Benfica Piraeus, Greece
18:55 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Note: The match, originally to be played at Emirates Stadium in London, was moved to Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic imposed by the United Kingdom on travelers from Portugal.[48]

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 23 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Supertaça Champions League Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Belgium BEL Mile Svilar 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 GK Brazil BRA Helton Leite 26 0 15 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
99 GK Greece GRE Odisseas Vlachodimos 26 0 18 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Defenders
2 DF Brazil BRA Gilberto 36 0 17+8 0 4+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 3+1 0
3 DF Spain ESP Álex Grimaldo 43 2 27+4 2 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
4 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Veríssimo 17 2 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF Belgium BEL Jan Vertonghen 42 1 26+2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 1
30 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Otamendi 38 1 27 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
33 DF Brazil BRA Jardel 18 0 5+3 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0
34 DF Portugal POR André Almeida 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
71 DF Portugal POR Nuno Tavares 25 0 7+7 0 3+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 3+2 0
82 DF Portugal POR João Ferreira 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
91 DF Brazil BRA Morato 4 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF Brazil BRA Everton 48 8 24+8 7 2+2 0 1+1 0 1 0 1 0 6+2 1
8 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel 32 1 10+10 1 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 4+3 0
11 MF Argentina ARG Franco Cervi 21 1 5+9 0 3+1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
17 MF Portugal POR Diogo Gonçalves 31 2 12+9 1 3+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 4+1 1
21 MF Portugal POR Pizzi 49 16 19+13 6 5+1 1 1+1 2 0 0 1 0 6+2 7
22 MF Greece GRE Andreas Samaris 9 1 1+5 0 2+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Germany GER Julian Weigl 43 1 23+5 0 1+3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4+3 1
38 MF Brazil BRA Pedrinho 31 1 4+15 0 4 1 0+1 0 0+2 0 1 0 2+2 0
49 MF Morocco MAR Adel Taarabt 42 0 19+7 0 3+3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5+1 0
Forwards
9 FW Uruguay URU Darwin Núñez 44 14 19+10 6 2+2 3 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 5+2 5
10 FW Germany GER Luca Waldschmidt 41 10 18+9 7 1+3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 5+3 1
14 FW Switzerland  SUI Haris Seferovic 48 26 24+7 22 3+3 4 1+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 3+4 0
19 FW Portugal POR Chiquinho 27 4 2+16 2 3+2 2 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
27 FW Portugal POR Rafa Silva 46 9 27+2 5 3+2 1 2 0 1 0 0+1 1 4+4 2
78 FW Portugal POR Tiago Araújo 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 FW Brazil BRA Daniel 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 FW Portugal POR Gonçalo Ramos 12 4 0+4 2 4+1 2 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team
6 DF Portugal POR Rúben Dias 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF France FRA Jean-Clair Todibo 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Portugal POR Dyego Sousa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Argentina ARG Facundo Ferreyra 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 FW Portugal POR Jota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 DF Portugal POR Tomás Tavares 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 FW Brazil BRA Carlos Vinícius 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
97 DF Portugal POR Ferro 7 0 2+2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[41]
  2. ^ The stadium's capacity was limited to 7.5%.[44]

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