Arsenal vs Benfica 3-2 · UEFA Europa League

UEFA Europa League

Arsenal

LLWDL

3-2

Finished

Benfica

DWDDD

Thursday, February 25 at 05:55 PMGeorgios Karaiskakis Stadium

Summary

First half

5'
Yellow card for Adel Taarabt
⚽Goal by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
21'

Second half

57'
⇅Darwin Núñez on, Haris Seferovic off
58'
⇅Everton on, Pizzi off
58'
⇅Gabriel Pires on, Adel Taarabt off
61'
⚽Goal by Rafa
⇅Willian on, Emile Smith Rowe off
63'
⇅Thomas Partey on, Dani Ceballos off
63'
⚽Goal by Kieran Tierney
67'
⇅Alexandre Lacazette on, Héctor Bellerín off
78'
85'
⇅Nuno Tavares on, Alejandro Grimaldo off
90'
⇅Gian-Luca Waldschmidt on, Julian Weigl off
⇅Calum Chambers on, Bukayo Saka off
90'
⇅Mohamed Elneny on, Martin Ødegaard off
90'

Statistics

53%Possession47%

10Shots6

5Shots on target2

1Corners1

10Fouls3

0Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

4Offsides2

0Saves2

546Accurate passes480

614Total passes568

Commentary

Match ends, Arsenal 3, Benfica 2.Show full commentary

Match ends, Arsenal 3, Benfica 2.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Benfica 2.
90'+5'Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5'Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
90'+3'Offside, Benfica. Nuno Tavares tries a through ball, but Rafa is caught offside.
90'Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Martin Ødegaard.
90'Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Bukayo Saka.
90'Substitution, Benfica. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt replaces Julian Weigl.
87'Goal! Arsenal 3, Benfica 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
87'Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pires (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Tavares with a cross.
85'Substitution, Benfica. Nuno Tavares replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
78'Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
78'Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Héctor Bellerín.
77'Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
75'Offside, Arsenal. Thomas Partey tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
73'Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
72'Attempt missed. David Luiz (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
70'Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
67'Goal! Arsenal 2, Benfica 2. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willian.
64'Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
63'Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Dani Ceballos.
63'Substitution, Arsenal. Willian replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
61'Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 2. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
60'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lucas Verissimo.
60'Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60'Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
58'Substitution, Benfica. Gabriel Pires replaces Adel Taarabt.
58'Substitution, Benfica. Everton replaces Pizzi.
57'Substitution, Benfica. Darwin Núñez replaces Haris Seferovic.
50'Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
46'Haris Seferovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46'Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
45'Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Benfica 1.
45'+2'First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Benfica 1.
45'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
44'Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
44'Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43'Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 1. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
42'Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42'Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
41'Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
41'Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41'Offside, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
38'Offside, Arsenal. David Luiz tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
34'Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a set piece situation.
33'Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33'Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal).
31'Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31'Foul by Lucas Verissimo (Benfica).
28'Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28'Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
25'Attempt missed. Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
23'Haris Seferovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23'Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
22'Offside, Benfica. Helton Leite tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
21'Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a through ball.
20'Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
14'Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
10'Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
5'Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
5'Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5'Adel Taarabt (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
4'Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4'Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.