Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Midtjylland, Champions League 2022-23 QUALIFICATION ROUND 3
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Match Preview
Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Midtjylland — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
- FC Midtjylland 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Jose Naranjo
- Referee Ricardo de Burgos
- Referee Jose Munuera
- Referee Cesar Soto
- Referee Diego Sanchez
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Aug FC Midtjylland H 4–1 W 13 May FC Pacos de Ferreira A 2–0 W 07 May FC Porto H 0–1 L 30 Apr CS Maritimo A 1–0 W 23 Apr FC Famalicao H 0–0 D 17 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–4 L 26 Jul AEK Larnaka A 5–4 W 19 Jul AEK Larnaka H 1–1 D 25 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–2 W 04 Nov FK Crvena Zvezda A 1–0 W 21 Oct FK Crvena Zvezda H 1–1 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Estadio da Luz will turn into a battlefield for Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Midtjylland.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Kouakou made 225 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 17' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is taking the lead after the goal scored by Goncalo Ramos on 17.
- 22' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 22.
- 27' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 32' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 33' Goncalo Ramos with the second goal in the match!
- 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Midtjylland needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 40' Goal! Enzo Fernandez scores his 13 goal in 173 matches.
- 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' Time for substitution for FC Midtjylland. Anders Dreyer is replaced by Edward Chilufya.
- 51' FC Midtjylland seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 56' It’s high time Henrik Jensen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' Goal! Goncalo Ramos scores his 56 goal in 456 matches.
- 62' Time for substitution for FC Midtjylland. Nikolas Dyhr is replaced by Paulinho.
- 67' It is a substitution in FC Midtjylland team. Sory Kaba is replaced by Gustav Isaksen on 67 minute.
- 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 77' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 77.
- 78' GOAL! Pione Sisto scores on 78.
- 79' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Henrique Araujo is hanging Rafa Silva on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' The travelling FC Midtjylland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 86' The whistle greets David Neres as he departs to be replaced by Chiquinho.
- Another three points for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Starting XI- 2
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David Neres ↓ Chiquinho 86'
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Rafa Silva ↓ Henrique Araujo 79'
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- 13
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Goncalo Ramos ↓ Roman Yaremchuk 79'
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Bench- 5
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Chiquinho ↑ 86'
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Roman Yaremchuk ↑ 79'
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Henrique Araujo ↑ 79'
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Coach Roger SchmidtFC Midtjylland
Starting XI- 73
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9
Sory Kaba ↓ Gustav Isaksen 67'
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Joel Andersson ↓ Mads Thychosen 67'
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Anders Dreyer ↓ Edward Chilufya 46'
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Nikolas Dyhr ↓ Paulinho 62'
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Charles Matos ↓ Chris Kouakou 79'
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Bench-
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Paulinho ↑ 62'
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Mads Thychosen ↑ 67'
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Edward Chilufya ↑ 46'
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Gustav Isaksen ↑ 67'
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- 55
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Chris Kouakou ↑ 79'
Coach Henrik Jensen -
Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2022-08-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Midtjylland W 2022-05-13 FC Pacos de Ferreira 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-05-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 FC Porto L 2022-04-30 CS Maritimo 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-04-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 FC Famalicao D 2022-04-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica WFC Midtjylland Form