#FT: Benfica 2-1 Sporting CP
Venue: Estádio da Luz
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Benfica
Anatoliy Trubin, Nicolás Otamendi, António Silva, Morato , Fredrik Aursnes, Rafa Silva, João Neves, Florentino Luís (Casper Tengstedt), Petar Musa (Arthur Cabral), João Mário (Goncalo Guedes), Ángel Di María.
Subs: João Victor , Chiquinho , David Jurasek, Tomás Araújo, Samuel Soares, Tiago Gouveia.
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Sporting CP
Antonio Adán, Sebastián Coates, Gonçalo Inacio, Ousmane Diomande, Hidemasa Morita (Paulinho ), Morten Hjulmand, Matheus Reis (Nuno Santos), Ricardo Esgaio, Viktor Gyökeres, Pedro Gonçalves (Francisco Trincão), Marcus Edwards (Jerry St. Juste).
Subs: Daniel Bragança, Afonso Bastardo Moreira, Franco Israel, Dário Essugo, Luís Neto.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
15’ Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22’ Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45’ Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a through ball following a fast break.
51’ Second yellow card to Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) for a bad foul.
57’ Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
57’ Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jeremiah St. Juste replaces Marcus Edwards.
64’ Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Petar Musa.
64’ Substitution, Benfica. Casper Tengstedt replaces Florentino.
66’ João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69’ Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73’ Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Matheus Reis.
73’ Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Trincão replaces Pote.
75’ João Neves (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85’ Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Paulinho replaces Hidemasa Morita because of an injury.
87’ Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces João Mário.
90’+4’ Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morato with a headed pass following a corner.
90’+7’ Goal! Benfica 2, Sporting Lisbon 1. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
ASD masterclass
Never doubt Benfica win.
Artur Soares Dias had a great game, controlled it from the start to finish!
Team of losers, this was to be expected. Big 3 in name only, we’re around the level of braga at best and even that’s questionable in the last few years tbf
Never in doubt.
Roger Schmidt survives by the skin of his teeth, but honestly Benfica looked just as clueless as usual. Not once did they look capable of scoring against 10 men until the Neves equaliser
This might hurt them more than it helps them in the long run with Schmidt getting more time
Pissed, but we did as well as we could with one man down, Paulinho for Morita was a dumbass decision though.
Not going to complain about the refs they will eventually be shit to our side so it is what it is.
The defending on that João Neves goal was some 3rd grade nonsense
Can thank that pathetic Guedes dive for setting that comeback up. Ref was eating them up the whole game like a buffet.
Benfica full of plastic fans that’s for sure…stadium is like a library until they score surprise surprises… they will do nothing this year they are shit
Disgrace
Very entertaining match! jesus. Fairs to Sporting for sticking with their guns even with 10, think still had more possession at the 70 minute mark. Respect to Inácio for taking the red card as it is
Joao Neves was great, António Silva pushing him over after the equalizer is the kind of spirit this team needs more, instead of droping their tools, specially in European games…
Filhos da puta
Benfica were genuinely so poor, even against 10 men, Roger is the luckiest man alive.
This is zero football heritage or whatever Mourinho said that one time
Just fell to my knees in a Pingo Doce