Benfica vs Monaco match stats & report

3–3 Full time

UEFA Champions League · Knockout Round Play-offs · Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa · Ref G. Nyberg

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Benfica drew with Monaco 3–3 in the UEFA Champions League (Knockout Round Play-offs) on 18 February 2025. Expected goals finished 1.90–1.26. Monaco had 60% of the ball.

Benfica vs Monaco match statistics

BenficaMonaco

40% Ball possession 60%
1.90 Expected goals (xG) 1.26
10 Total shots 15
7 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 6
0 Blocked shots 3
6 Shots inside the box 10
2 Corners 3
14 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 1
338 Passes 510
76% Pass accuracy 85%
4 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

22' Goal K. Akturkoglu (assist V. Pavlidis) Benfica
32' Goal T. Minamino (assist B. Embolo) Monaco
51' Goal E. Ben Seghir (assist M. Akliouche) Monaco
62' Yellow card M. Akliouche Monaco
67' Yellow card L. Barreiro Benfica
71' Yellow card Z. Amdouni Benfica
76' Penalty scored V. Pavlidis Benfica
81' Goal G. Ilenikhena Monaco
84' Goal O. Kökçü (assist Álvaro Fernández) Benfica

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Benfica

Confirmed 4-3-3 Bruno Lage

1 A. Trubin

3 Álvaro Fernández 30 N. Otamendi 4 António Silva 44 Tomás Araújo

10 O. Kökçü 18 L. Barreiro 8 F. Aursnes

21 A. Schjelderup 14 V. Pavlidis 17 K. Akturkoglu

Bench Z. Amdouni , S. Dahl , A. Belotti , João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo , Leandro Henrique Sousa Santos , Adrian Bajrami , G. Prestianni , Samuel Soares , Diogo Ferreira Prioste , Arthur Cabral , Nuno Félix , Tiago Freitas

Monaco

Confirmed 5-3-2 A. Hütter

1 Radosław Majecki

12 Caio Henrique 13 C. Mawissa 5 Thilo Kehrer 17 W. Singo 27 K. Diatta

7 E. Ben Seghir 15 L. Camara 11 M. Akliouche

36 B. Embolo 18 T. Minamino

Bench M. Biereth , K. Ouattara , G. Ilenikhena , Lucas Michal , M. Coulibaly , E. Diop , Yann Lienard , Philipp Köhn , Saïmon Bouabré , M. Salisu

Form guide

Benfica at home

9–1–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.4 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 9.9 per game
Shots on target: 8.6 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Monaco away

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.4 per game
Shots on target: 4.9 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Benfica vs Monaco head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
12 Feb 25	Monaco v Benfica	0–1
27 Nov 24	Monaco v Benfica	2–3

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Benfica vs Monaco head-to-head record