Nice vs Benfica

UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round 6 Aug 2025, 19:00
Nice
Nice
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Benfica
Benfica
🏟 Allianz Riviera (Nice) 👤 Michael Oliver

Match report

Benfica beat Nice 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round on 6 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Benfica had 14 shots to Nice's 12.

The match was played at Allianz Riviera (Nice), with Michael Oliver in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 12 - 14 On target 2 - 6 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 9 - 14 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Franjo Ivanović
Benfica · 1 goal
8 Florentino Luís 1 goal
8 Hicham Boudaoui captained the side
8 Nicolás Otamendi 60 passes (88% accurate)
8 Enzo Barrenechea captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–9 7–5
Shots On Goal 1–3 1–3
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 3–5 1–0
Attacks 33–46 62–45
Match statistics
4 Corners 5
5 Substitution 4
95 Attacks 91
42 Dangerous Attacks 30
2 On Target 6
10 Off Target 7
12 Shots Total 14
2 Shots On Goal 6
7 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 5
5 Shots Inside Box 10
7 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 14
4 Corners 5
1 Offsides 3
47% Ball Possession 53%
3 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 2
435 Passes Total 486
377 Passes Accurate 419
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nice · 3-4-3
80 Y. Diouf
33 A. Mendy 28 A. Bah 4 Dante
92 J. Clauss 6 H. Boudaoui 11 M. Sanson 26 M. Bard
19 B. Bouanani 9 T. Moffi 21 I. Jansson
Benfica · 4-4-2
1 A. Trubin
17 A. Dedić 4 A. Silva 30 N. Otamendi 26 S. Dahl
8 F. Aursnes 20 R. Ríos 5 E. Barrenechea 21 A. Schjelderup
9 F. Ivanović 14 V. Pavlidis
Nice
Coach
Franck Haise
Substitutes
  • 20 Tom Louchet
  • 37 Kojo Peprah Oppong
  • 10 Sofiane Diop
  • 7 Jérémie Boga
  • 49 Bernard Nguene
  • 31 Maxime Dupé
  • 77 Teddy Boulhendi
  • 36 Hamza Koutoune
  • 8 Pablo Rosario
  • 23 Gabin Bernardeau
  • 39 Djibril Coulibaly
  • 14 Billal Brahimi
Benfica
Coach
Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento
Substitutes
  • 25 Gianluca Prestianni
  • 18 Leandro Barreiro
  • 61 Florentino Luís
  • 39 Henrique Araújo
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 50 Diogo Ferreira
  • 3 Rafael Obrador
  • 64 Gonçalo Oliveira
  • 71 Leandro Santos
  • 68 João Veloso
  • 86 Diogo Prioste
  • 47 Tiago Gouveia
Substitutions
  • 28' ↑ T. Louchet ↓ M. Sanson Nice
  • 46' ↑ K. Peprah Oppong ↓ Dante Nice
  • 66' ↑ G. Prestianni ↓ A. Schjelderup Benfica
  • 77' ↑ Florentino ↓ E. Barrenechea Benfica
  • 77' ↑ Henrique Araújo ↓ V. Pavlidis Benfica
  • 77' ↑ L. Barreiro ↓ F. Ivanović Benfica
  • 79' ↑ J. Boga ↓ I. Jansson Nice
  • 79' ↑ S. Diop ↓ B. Bouanani Nice
  • 89' ↑ B. Nguene ↓ T. Moffi Nice
Cards
  • 30' A. Juma Bah Nice
  • 33' A. Schjelderup Benfica
  • 79' T. Louchet Nice
  • 85' A. Mendy Nice
Head-to-head
Nice 0 0 draws 3 Benfica
2025-08-12 Benfica vs Nice 2 - 0
2025-08-06 Nice vs Benfica 0 - 2
2022-07-15 Benfica vs Nice 3 - 0
Recent form
Nice D D D L L
Benfica W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nice vs Benfica?
Nice lost 0-2 against Benfica on 6 August 2025.
Who won Nice vs Benfica?
Benfica won the match 2-0.
Where was Nice vs Benfica played?
The match was played at Allianz Riviera (Nice).
Who had more possession in Nice vs Benfica?
Benfica had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.