Benfica won this Thursday in Glasgow, Scotland against Rangers in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League. Winger Rafa scored the only goal of the match in the 66th minute.
The teams drew 2-2 in the first leg at the Estadio da Luz. With the win in Glasgow, the Eagles knocked out Rangers and reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
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Live game
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End of the game
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90′The opportunity was intercepted and Todd Cantwell (Rangers) fired a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area.
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90′Benfica’s Kasper Tengstedt has received a yellow card!
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92′
Rafa Silva
LeavesThiago Maria Antunes Gouveia
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90′Angel Di Maria
LeavesJoão Mario
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87′The shot was deflected from the left side of the goal. John Lundstram shoots with his right foot from outside the penalty area. Assistant James Tavernier.
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86′Offside, Benfica. Alexander Bach tried to make a through ball, but Angel Di Maria was offside.
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85′
Mohamed Diomande
LeavesNicholas Raskin
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83′Corner, Rangers. Contributed by Alexander Bakh.
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83′The chance was missed by João Neves (Benfica), who headed in from the center of the penalty area. Orkun Kokcu provided special assistance as he crossed into the penalty area from a corner.
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82′Corner, Benfica. Contributed by Jack Butland.
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82′The shot was deflected into the lower left corner of the goal. Alexander Bach (Benfica) fired a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. Help from Angel Di Maria.
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80′Offside, Benfica. Orkun Kokcu tried to make a through ball, but Fredrik Aursnes was judged to be offside.
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77′Cyriel Desers
LeavesKemar Roofe
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76′Corner, Benfica. Contributed by Rizvan Yilmaz.
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73′TomLawrence
LeavesTodd Cantwell
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73′Scott Wright
LeavesRabbi Matondo
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72′The opportunity was intercepted and Tom Lawrence (Rangers) fired a right-footed shot from outside the area. Help from Cyriel Desers.
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67′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Angel Di Maria (Benfica).
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66′Target! Rangers 0, Benfica 1. Rafa (Benfica) fired a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area to the base of the left post. The goal was scored by Angel Di Maria’s header after a counterattack. The goal was confirmed after a VAR review.
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66′Corner, Rangers. Contributed by Fredrik Orsnes.
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65′David Neres
LeavesOrkun Kökçü
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63′Corner, Rangers. Contributed by Alexander Bakh.
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61′The opportunity was missed: Angel Di Maria (Benfica) shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area.
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57′Offside, Benfica. Rafa played a through ball and Nicolas Otamendi was ruled offside.
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55′Connor Goldson (Rangers) yellow card for tackling Rafa
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54′The shot was deflected into the upper left corner. Mohamed Diomande (Rangers) strikes with his left foot from the right edge of the penalty area. Help from Cyriel Desers.
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52′The opportunity was missed by John Souttar (Rangers) with a header from the left edge of the penalty area. Assistant James Tavernier crossed into the penalty area from the corner.
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51′Corner, Rangers. Courtesy of António Silva.
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48′The opportunity was missed by John Lundstram (Rangers), who fired a right-footed shot from outside the area following a corner.
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48′Corner, Rangers. Contributed by Fredrik Orsnes.
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48′The opportunity was intercepted, Cyriel Dessers (Rangers) shot with his right foot from the center of the penalty area. Assistant Scott Wright.
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IntervalMarcos Leonardo
LeavesKasper Tengstedt
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39′Offside, Rangers. Tom Lawrence attempted a through ball but Cyriel Dessers was judged to be offside. He shot anyway, and Trubin made a good save.
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38′Corner, Benfica. Contributed by Cyriel Desers.
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38′Corner, Benfica. Contributed by Mohamed Diomande.
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37′Corner, Benfica. Contributed by James Tavernier.
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37′Rafa (Benfica) missed the opportunity and struck with his left foot from the left edge of the penalty area.
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34′Di Maria receives a pass from Florentino and shoots from mid-range, but the ball goes off the line and out of goal.
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32′Scott Wright missed the chance with a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. Help from Cyriel Desers.
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31′Marcos Leonardo missed the opportunity when he headed into the box after Di Maria’s attempt. Benfica’s best performance of the match
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30 minutesThe opportunity was intercepted: Angel Di Maria (Benfica) fired a left-footed shot into the center of the penalty area.
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27 minutesCorner, Rangers. Contributed by Alexander Bakh.
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27 minutesThe chance is intercepted, Cyriel Dessers (Rangers) heads in from the center of the penalty area. The assist was provided by John Souttar with a cross into the penalty area.
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20 minutesMatch abandoned due to injury to Scott Wright following aerial dispute with Otamendi
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18 minutesThe opportunity was stopped when Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers) fired a left-footed shot from outside the area. The assist was provided by James Tavernier with a cross into the penalty area.
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17 minutesCorner, Rangers. Contributed by Fredrik Orsnes.
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13 minutesFredrik Orsnes takes a right-footed shot from outside the area, but Butland makes a smart save
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12 minutesThe opportunity was intercepted and Tom Lawrence (Rangers) fired a right-footed shot from the center of the area. The assist was provided by James Tavernier with a cross into the penalty area.
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12 minutesCorner, Rangers. Material provided by Anatoly Trubin.
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11 minutesCorner, Benfica. Courtesy of Scott Wright.
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11 minutesThe opportunity was intercepted, Rafa (Benfica) fired a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. Assistant Fredrik Orsnes.
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