2021–22 S.L. Benfica season

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Benfica
2021–22 season
PresidentLuís Filipe Vieira
(until 15 July 2021)[1]
Rui Costa
(interim from 9 July to 10 October 2021)[2]
Head coachJorge Jesus
(until 28 December 2021)
Nélson Veríssimo (caretaker)
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Liga3rd
Taça de PortugalFifth round
Taça da LigaRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Darwin Núñez (13 goals)
All: Darwin Núñez (18 goals)
Highest home attendance55,201 v Bayern Munich
(20 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance13,973 v Arouca
(14 August 2021)
Average home league attendance29,764[3]
Biggest winBelenenses SAD 0–7 Benfica
(27 November 2021)
Biggest defeatBenfica 0–4 Bayern Munich
(20 October 2021)
Away colours
Third colours
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 29 January 2022.

The 2021–22 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season is the club's 118th season in existence and its 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Benfica play in the Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga. They were eliminated in fifth round of Taça de Portugal. Internationally, Benfica will compete in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League after progressing through the group stage. The season started on 4 August 2021, with the third qualifying round of the Champions League, and will conclude in May 2022.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 31 August 2021[4][5]

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 Serbia SRB 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
9 FW Uruguay URU Darwin Núñez
11 MF France FRA Soualiho Meïté
14 FW Switzerland  SUI Haris Seferovic
15 FW Ukraine UKR Roman Yaremchuk
17 DF Portugal POR Diogo Gonçalves
18 FW Brazil BRA Rodrigo Pinho
20 MF Portugal POR João Mário
21 MF Portugal POR Pizzi (vice-captain)
22 DF Austria AUT Valentino Lazaro (on loan from Inter Milan)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Radonjić (on loan from Marseille)
27 MF Portugal POR Rafa Silva
28 MF Germany GER Julian Weigl
30 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Otamendi
31 DF Portugal POR Gil Dias
34 DF Portugal POR André Almeida (captain)
49 MF Morocco MAR Adel Taarabt
55 MF Portugal POR Paulo Bernardo
77 GK Brazil BRA Helton Leite
83 MF Portugal POR Gedson Fernandes
88 FW Portugal POR Gonçalo Ramos
91 DF Brazil BRA Morato
97 DF Portugal POR Ferro
99 GK Greece GRE Odysseas Vlachodimos

Transfers[]

In[]

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
18 FW Brazil Rodrigo Pinho Portugal Marítimo Free 1 July 2021 [6]
31 DF Portugal Gil Dias France Monaco €1,500,000 [7]
20 MF Portugal João Mário Italy Inter Milan Free 13 July 2021 [8]
11 MF France Soualiho Meïté Italy Torino €7,000,000 23 July 2021 [9]
15 FW Ukraine Roman Yaremchuk Belgium Gent €17,000,000 31 July 2021 [10]
23 MF Serbia Nemanja Radonjić France Marseille Loan 22 August 2021 [11]
22 DF Austria Valentino Lazaro Italy Inter Milan Loan 31 August 2021 [12]
Disclosed total
€25,500,000

Out[]

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source(s)
33 DF Brazil Jardel Released 1 July 2021
38 MF Brazil Pedrinho Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk €18,000,000 [13]
11 MF Argentina Franco Cervi Spain Celta Vigo €4,000,000 5 July 2021 [14]
MF Brazil Caio Lucas United Arab Emirates Sharjah FC €2,000,000 6 July 2021 [15]
MF Portugal Tiago Dantas Portugal Tondela Loan 7 July 2021 [16]
71 DF Portugal Nuno Tavares England Arsenal €8,000,000 10 July 2021 [17]
MF Portugal Nuno Santos Portugal Paços de Ferreira Loan 11 July 2021 [18]
MF Croatia Filip Krovinović Croatia Hajduk Split €1,500,000 19 July 2021 [19]
MF Guinea-Bissau Alfa Semedo Portugal Vitória de Guimarães €1,500,000 29 July 2021 [20]
10 FW Germany Luca Waldschmidt Germany Wolfsburg €12,000,000 22 August 2021 [21]
61 MF Portugal Florentino Luís Spain Getafe Loan 31 August 2021 [22]
13 MF Portugal Jota Scotland Celtic Loan [23]
95 FW Brazil Carlos Vinícius Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Loan [24]
22 MF Greece Andreas Samaris Released [25]
19 MF Portugal Chiquinho Portugal Braga Loan [26]
8 MF Brazil Gabriel Qatar Al-Gharafa Loan 28 September 2021 [27]
Disclosed total
€47,000,000

Pre-season friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures   Cancelled

16 July 2021 Friendly Benfica Portugal v Belgium Gent Faro/Loulé, Portugal
Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
16 July 2021 Friendly Benfica Portugal 2–1 Portugal Casa Pia Seixal, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
  • Ramos 14'
  • 79' (o.g.)
 Report
Stadium: Benfica Campus
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto)
18 July 2021 Friendly Benfica Portugal v Portugal Boavista Faro/Loulé, Portugal
Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
18 July 2021 Friendly Benfica Portugal 2–1 Spain Almería Seixal, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benfica Campus
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)
22 July 2021 Friendly Benfica Portugal 1–0 France Lille Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto)
25 July 2021 Friendly Benfica Portugal 1–1 France Marseille Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
  • Pizzi 14' (pen.)
 Report
  • Payet 38'
 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)

Non-televised friendlies, played at Benfica Campus:

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 7 August 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 19 14 2 3 52 16 +36 073.68
Taça de Portugal 16 October 2021 23 December 2021 Third round Fifth round 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 066.67
Taça da Liga 27 October 2021 29 January 2022 Third round Runners-up 4 1 2 1 8 6 +2 025.00
UEFA Champions League 4 August 2021 Third qualifying round 10 5 3 2 13 10 +3 050.00
Total 36 22 7 7 79 37 +42 061.11

Last updated: 29 January 2022
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga[]

Main article: 2021–22 Primeira Liga

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto 20 18 2 0 53 14 +39 56 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Sporting CP 19 15 2 2 35 12 +23 47
3 Benfica 19 14 2 3 52 16 +36 44 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Braga 20 11 5 4 36 20 +16 38 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Gil Vicente 19 8 6 5 28 21 +7 30 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2022. 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.

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
19 14 2 3 52 16  +36 44 6 1 2 24 9  +15 8 1 1 28 7  +21

Last updated: 21 January.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultWWWWWWWLWDWWLWWLWDW
Position8321111113333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2022. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

7 August 2021 1 Moreirense 1–2 Benfica Moreira de Cónegos
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 1,498[note 2]
Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Braga)
14 August 2021 2 Benfica 2–0 Arouca Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 13,973[note 2]
Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)
21 August 2021 3 Gil Vicente 0–2 Benfica Barcelos
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
  • Cunha Yellow card 24'
  • Fujimoto Yellow card 66'
  • Kritsyuk Yellow card 75'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 3,751[note 2]
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
29 August 2021 4 Benfica 2–1 Tondela Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 19,425[note 2]
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
11 September 2021 5 Santa Clara 0–5 Benfica Ponta Delgada
17:00 (UTC±00:00)
  • Ramos Yellow card 45+3'
  • Mansur Yellow card 47'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 3,326[note 3]
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
20 September 2021 6 Benfica 3–1 Boavista Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 23,000[note 3]
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
25 September 2021 7 Vitória de Guimarães 1–3 Benfica Guimarães
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 14,222[note 3]
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
3 October 2021 8 Benfica 0–1 Portimonense Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 38,845
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
24 October 2021 9 Vizela 0–1 Benfica Vizela
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
  • Mendez Yellow card 41'
  • Yellow card 44'
  • Kiki Yellow card 58'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela
Attendance: 4,883
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
30 October 2021 10 Estoril 1–1 Benfica Estoril
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 4,128
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
7 November 2021 11 Benfica 6–1 Braga Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 40,577
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
27 November 2021 12 Belenenses SAD 0–7[note 4] Benfica Oeiras
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 6,096
Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)
3 December 2021 13 Benfica 1–3 Sporting CP Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
  • Vertonghen Yellow card 22'
  • Weigl Yellow card 27'
  • Taarabt Yellow card 89'
  • Pizzi 90+5'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 48,790
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
12 December 2021 14 Famalicão 1–4 Benfica Vila Nova de Famalicão
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 3,994
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
19 December 2021 15 Benfica 7–1 Marítimo Lisbon
17:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 27,814
Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)
30 December 2021 16 Porto 3–1 Benfica Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 46,250
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
9 January 2022 17 Benfica 2–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 26,268
Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Braga)
15 January 2022 18 Benfica 1–1 Moreirense Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 29,188
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
21 January 2022 19 Arouca 0–2 Benfica Arouca
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 2,387
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
2 February 2022 20 Benfica v Gil Vicente Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Taça de Portugal[]

Main article: 2021–22 Taça de Portugal
16 October 2021 Third round Trofense 1–2 (a.e.t.) Benfica Trofa
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do CD Trofense
Attendance: 4,265[35]
Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)
19 November 2021 Fourth round Benfica 4–1 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)
23 December 2021 Fifth round Porto 3–0 Benfica Porto
20:45 WET (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Taça da Liga[]

Main article: 2021–22 Taça da Liga

Third round[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEN GUI SCC
1 Benfica 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 4 Advance to knockout phase — — 3–0
2 Vitória de Guimarães 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 3–3 — —
3 Sporting da Covilhã 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0 — 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 October 2021 2 Vitória de Guimarães 3–3 Benfica Guimarães
19:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 11,065
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
15 December 2021 3 Benfica 3–0 Sporting da Covilhã Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
  • Tembeng Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 39'
  • Yellow card 43'
  • Arnold Yellow card 85'
 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 15,291
Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto)

Semi-finals[]

25 January 2022 Benfica 1–1
(3–2 p)		 Boavista Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria
Attendance: 7,539
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
Penalties

Final[]

29 January 2022 Benfica 1–2 Sporting CP Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria
Attendance: 20,622
Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round[]

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.[36]

4 August 2021 First leg Spartak Moscow Russia 0–2 Portugal Benfica Moscow, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+03:00)
Report
  • Vertonghen Yellow card 48'
  • Silva 51'
  • Gilberto 74'
 Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 2,933[37][note 5]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
10 August 2021 Second leg Benfica Portugal 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		 Russia Spartak Moscow Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 16,312[39][note 2]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Play-off round[]

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.[40]

18 August 2021 First leg Benfica Portugal 2–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 18,199[41][note 2]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
24 August 2021 Second leg PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Portugal Benfica Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Boscagli Yellow card 64'
  • Ramalho Yellow card 85'
  • Thomas Yellow card 90+1'
 Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 21,855[42]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Group stage[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group E

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[43]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY BEN BAR DKV
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 6 0 0 22 3 +19 18 Advance to knockout phase — 5–2 3–0 5–0
2 Portugal Benfica 6 2 2 2 7 9 −2 8 0–4 — 3–0 2–0
3 Spain Barcelona 6 2 1 3 2 9 −7 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 0–0 — 1–0
4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 0 1 5 1 11 −10 1 1–2 0–0 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 September 2021 1 Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–0 Portugal Benfica Kyiv, Ukraine
22:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
  • Sydorchuk Yellow card 52'
  • Zabarnyi Yellow card 73'
  • Harmash Yellow card 82'
 Report
Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium
Attendance: 21,657[44]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
29 September 2021 2 Benfica Portugal 3–0 Spain Barcelona Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 29,454[45][note 3]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
20 October 2021 3 Benfica Portugal 0–4 Germany Bayern Munich Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
  • Upamecano Yellow card 56'
  • Hernandez Yellow card 59'
  • Sané 70', 84'
  • Everton 80' (o.g.)
  • Lewandowski 82'
 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 55,201[46]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
2 November 2021 4 Bayern Munich Germany 5–2 Portugal Benfica Munich, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
  • Lewandowski 26', 61', 84' soccer ball with red X 45+1'
  • Gnabry 32'
  • Sané 49'
  • Upamecano Yellow card 51'
  • Nianzou Yellow card 69'
 Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 50,000[47]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
23 November 2021 5 Barcelona Spain 0–0 Portugal Benfica Barcelona, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 49,572[48]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
8 December 2021 6 Benfica Portugal 2–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 36,591[49]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Knockout phase[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16[]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.[50][note 6]

23 February 2022 First leg Benfica Portugal v Netherlands Ajax Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
15 March 2022 Second leg Ajax Netherlands v Portugal Benfica Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 15 January 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Serbia SRB Mile Svilar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 GK Brazil BRA Helton Leite 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
99 GK Greece GRE Odysseas Vlachodimos 28 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Defenders
2 DF Brazil BRA Gilberto 22 4 8+4 2 2 0 0 0 5+3 2
3 DF Spain ESP Álex Grimaldo 29 4 14+2 3 2 1 1 0 10 0
4 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Veríssimo 18 3 10 3 0 0 1 0 7 0
5 DF Belgium BEL Jan Vertonghen 26 0 14 0 3 0 0 0 8+1 0
17 DF Portugal POR Diogo Gonçalves 16 0 5+5 0 0 0 0+1 0 3+2 0
22 DF Austria AUT Valentino Lazaro 16 0 3+6 0 0+3 0 0 0 1+3 0
30 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Otamendi 26 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
31 DF Portugal POR Gil Dias 10 0 4+4 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
34 DF Portugal POR André Almeida 19 1 6+4 0 3 1 0 0 3+3 0
72 DF Portugal POR Tomás Araújo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 DF Brazil BRA Morato 19 1 7+4 0 2 0 1 0 4+1 1
97 DF Portugal POR Ferro 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF Brazil BRA Everton 28 4 10+5 2 2+1 2 1 0 3+6 0
11 MF France FRA Soualiho Meïté 12 0 5+2 0 1 0 1 0 1+2 0
20 MF Portugal POR João Mário 30 3 16+1 2 1+1 0 0+1 0 10 1
21 MF Portugal POR Pizzi 28 2 3+12 1 1+2 0 1 1 5+4 0
23 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Radonjić 6 1 1+1 0 1+1 0 1 1 0+1 0
27 MF Portugal POR Rafa Silva 31 11 13+5 7 2 1 0+1 0 9+1 3
28 MF Germany GER Julian Weigl 29 3 14+2 2 2+1 0 0+1 0 9 1
49 MF Morocco MAR Adel Taarabt 25 0 3+9 0 2+1 0 1 0 1+8 0
55 MF Portugal POR Paulo Bernardo 7 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
83 MF Portugal POR Gedson Fernandes 4 0 0+3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Uruguay URU Darwin Núñez 24 19 13+3 16 2 0 0 0 2+4 3
14 FW Switzerland  SUI Haris Seferovic 11 5 5+3 4 0+2 1 0 0 1 0
15 FW Ukraine UKR Roman Yaremchuk 26 7 9+4 6 0+2 0 0+1 0 8+2 1
18 FW Brazil BRA Rodrigo Pinho 3 1 1+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 FW Portugal POR Gonçalo Ramos 25 1 6+9 1 1+1 0 1 0 1+6 0
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team.
10 FW Germany GER Luca Waldschmidt 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 FW Brazil BRA Carlos Vinícius 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.
  2. ^ a b c d e f The stadium's capacity was limited to 33% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[32]
  3. ^ a b c d The stadium's capacity was limited to 50% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[33]
  4. ^ The match ended in the 48th minute because Belenenses SAD were down to six players after playing with nine men in the first-half.[34]
  5. ^ The stadium's capacity was limited to 3,000 spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[38]
  6. ^ Benfica were initially drawn against Real Madrid.[51]

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