Salzburg vs Benfica

UEFA Champions League - Group Stage 12 Dec 2023, 20:00
Salzburg
Salzburg
1–3
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Benfica
Benfica
🏟 Red Bull Arena (Wals-Siezenheim) 👤 D. Siebert Round 6

Match report

Benfica beat Salzburg 3-1 in the UEFA Champions League - Group Stage on 12 December 2023.

Salzburg had 19 shots to Benfica's 18.

The match was played at Red Bull Arena (Wals-Siezenheim), with D. Siebert in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 19 - 18 On target 6 - 6 Corners 2 - 6 Fouls 8 - 8 Yellow cards 6
9
Player of the match
Ángel Di María
Benfica · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Fredrik Aursnes 1 assist
8 Nicolás Otamendi 68 passes (88% accurate)
7 Luka Sucic 1 goal
7 Arthur Cabral 1 goal
First half vs second half
Benfica came out stronger after half-time, with 13 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–5 7–13
Shots On Goal 4–2 2–4
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 1–1 1–5
Attacks 78–50 29–82
Match statistics
4 Substitution 4
107 Attacks 132
31 Dangerous Attacks 67
6 On Target 6
13 Off Target 12
19 Shots Total 18
6 Shots On Goal 6
8 Shots Off Goal 9
5 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 10
7 Shots Outside Box 8
8 Fouls 8
2 Corners 6
4 Offsides 2
44% Ball Possession 56%
4 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 5
438 Passes Total 532
341 Passes Accurate 426
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Salzburg · 4-3-1-2
24 A. Schlager
6 S. Baidoo 4 K. Piatkowski 31 S. Pavlovic 70 A. Dedic
18 M. Bidstrup 27 L. Gourna-Douath 10 L. Sucic
30 O. Gloukh
45 N. Dorgeles 21 P. Ratkov
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Trubin
8 F. Aursnes 44 T. Araújo 30 N. Otamendi 5 F. Morato
87 J. Neves 10 O. Kökçü
11 Á. María 27 R. Silva 20 J. Mário
19 C. Tengstedt
Salzburg
Coach
G. Struber
Substitutes
  • 20 Sekou Koita
  • 11 Fernando
  • 8 Dijon Kameri
  • 1 Nico Mantl
  • 41 Jonas Krumrey
  • 17 Andreas Ulmer
  • 5 Bryan Okoh
  • 39 Leandro Morgalla
  • 15 Mamady Diambou
  • 32 Forson Amankwah
  • 23 Roko Simic
  • 19 Karim Konaté
Benfica
Coach
R. Schmidt
Substitutes
  • 33 Petar Musa
  • 17 Gonçalo Guedes
  • 9 Arthur Cabral
  • 45 Léo Kokubo
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 38 João Victor
  • 13 David Jurásek
  • 22 Chiquinho
  • 47 Tiago Gouveia
  • 61 Florentino Luís
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ P. Musa ↓ C. Tengstedt Benfica
  • 55' ↑ Fernando ↓ P. Ratkov Salzburg
  • 55' ↑ S. Koïta ↓ N. Dorgeles Salzburg
  • 68' ↑ Gonçalo Guedes ↓ O. Kökçü Benfica
  • 82' ↑ D. Kameri ↓ O. Gloukh Salzburg
  • 90+5' ↑ R. Šimić ↓ M. Bidstrup Salzburg
  • 90+4' ↑ Florentino ↓ Rafa Benfica
  • 90+1' ↑ Arthur Cabral ↓ João Mário Benfica
Cards
  • 10' L. Gourna-Douath Salzburg
  • 45+4' Morato Benfica
  • 51' P. Ratkov Salzburg
  • 72' P. Musa Benfica
  • 82' D. Kameri Salzburg
  • 90' A. Schlager Salzburg
Head-to-head
Salzburg 1 0 draws 1 Benfica
2023-12-12 Salzburg vs Benfica 1 - 3
2023-09-20 Benfica vs Salzburg 0 - 2
Recent form
Salzburg D D D L W
Benfica W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Salzburg vs Benfica?
Salzburg lost 1-3 against Benfica on 12 December 2023.
Who won Salzburg vs Benfica?
Benfica won the match 3-1.
Where was Salzburg vs Benfica played?
The match was played at Red Bull Arena (Wals-Siezenheim).
Who had more possession in Salzburg vs Benfica?
Benfica had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.