This Thursday, Benfica beat the French Toulouse 2-1 in the first match of the playoffs for reaching the 1/8 finals of the Europa League, which took place at the Estádio da Luz stadium in Lisbon.
Argentine Angel Di Maria scored Roger Schmidt’s eleven goals in the 68th and 90+8 minutes with two penalties, while Dane Mikkel Desler scored the visitors’ goal in the 75th.
The Red side, who travel to France next Thursday (February 22), are hoping for their sixth appearance in the Europa League top 16, repeating the 2009/10, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2018 seasons years. /19, having lost the 2013 and 2014 finals.
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Live game
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End of the game
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90′BENFICA GOAL! Di Maria makes it 2-1. The Argentine again very calmly takes the penalty and shoots to the left of the goalkeeper. The Eagles take the lead as the final whistle blows.
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90′Elebi was sent off due to accumulation of yellow cards.
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90′Penalty to Benfica. Elebi has poor control of the ball in the penalty area and steps on Marcos Leonardo’s foot. Benfica have the opportunity to make the score 2-1.
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90′Di Maria strikes.
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90′A good chance now for Benfica. Di Maria crossed well from a free-kick and Otamendi took the ball, but the deflection looked more like an undercut than a shot.
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90′Toulouse’s Christian Mavissa Elebi has been shown a yellow card!
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Kokcu received a yellow card. The Benfica midfielder was grabbed by Skutta, he got angry and pushed his opponent hard. Toulouse even asked to toughen the punishment. -
90′Skutta receives a yellow card for breaking the rules on Kokcu.
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88′Babitska is caught offside after a through ball.
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87′Arthur Cabral
LeavesMarcos Leonardo
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87′Benfica have a corner.
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86′Yann Gboho
LeavesNaatan Skitta
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84′There is a corner for Toulouse.
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83′Di Maria tries to strike from a very long distance, but the ball goes wide of the goal. The Argentine had better options and the move reflects the Reds’ lack of inspiration.
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80′Otamendi hits the ball and shoots wide of the goal, but the ball bounces off Neres.
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80′Kökçu tried his luck from outside the penalty area, but his shot was saved by the Toulouse defense. But be careful, the creature is alive…
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79′Benfica have a corner.
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77′Thijs Dallinga
LeavesFrank Magri
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77′Stein Spierings
LeavesChristian Casseres Jr.
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75′THIS IS THE GOAL FOR TOULOUSE! Draw 1:1! Desler scores after confusion in the Benfica penalty area. After a poor clearance by Orsnes, Dallinga crossed into the back of the Norwegian, where Desler appeared to shoot into the back of the goal with his right foot. This is a move with a lot of passivity on the part of the Benfica defence.
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72′Arthur Cabral is close to goal. Even with a slight angle, receiving a beautiful pass from Di Maria, the striker found space to shoot and forced Restes into a tight defensive position.
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72′Neres looks for an individual move and hits the intercepted shot.
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72′Ba found space to shoot from outside the box and that’s exactly what he did. However, the ball goes wide of the goal.
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70′Moussa Diarra
LeavesChristian Mavissa Elebi
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70′Aron Donnum
LeavesShavi Babitska
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68′TARGET! THIS IS FROM BENFICA! Di Maria makes it 1-0. The winger takes the penalty very coolly, the ball flies low and towards the middle.
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63′Benfica have a corner.
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63′Di Maria takes a shot without having enough space to score. The corner is won due to a deflection.
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61′Dallinga makes a glancing header, but the ball goes wide.
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59′João Mario
LeavesDavid Neres
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59′Alvaro Fernandez
LeavesA. Bach
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58′João Mário saw the goal when he entered the penalty area following a cross from Orsnes, but the ball flew wide of the goal.
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58′Restes is shown yellow for wasting time on a throw-in.
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57′Rafa makes a completely inappropriate shot. The ball flies very wide.
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56′Joao Mario throws a shot that is easily intercepted.
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55 minutesCerro shoots at the Trubin figurine. At the start of the second half the atmosphere remains warm and many Benfica fans lack inspiration. The fans are showing some impatience about losing the ball.
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51′Alvaro Carreras shoots from long range with his left foot. The ball ends up in Restes’ hands.
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50 minutesThe opportunity was intercepted and Aron Donnum (Toulouse) fired in a left-footed shot from outside the area. Assistant Mikkel Desler.
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47′Suazo awarded the corner to Benfica.
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45 minutesBig chance for Joao Mario! After Rafa’s pass, the midfielder struck with his left foot, the ball went near the right post of the Toulouse goal.
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44′Arthur Cabral shoots again after Kokcu’s pass, but the ball goes wide of the Toulouse goal.
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43′Yellow is shown to Desler. The Toulouse defender completely beat Joao Mario with a tackle.
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38′Bar! It was a goal in Luz, Rafa received a pass from Kokcu and shot high in the arc. He was unlucky as the ball hit the iron. It would have been a great goal.
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37′Spierings received a yellow card. The Toulouse player arrived late to discuss a move with Joao Neves and ended up making a tackle on the Benfica midfielder.
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35 minutesGood chance for Benfica! Di Maria plays a low pass to isolate Rafa, who shoots into the side goal at a low angle.
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34′Joao Neves’s shot misses the target.
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32′Joao Neves heads into the hands of Restes after a vertical pass from Cocciu.
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31′There is another corner for Benfica, but without consequence as the Toulouse defense clears the ball from Di Maria’s cross.
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29′Otamendi heads in from Di Maria’s corner.
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28 minutesThe eagles are singing.
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28 minutesThis is Benfica’s best chance. After Restes shoots the ball in, Joao Mario picks it up on the edge of the area and fires a powerful shot with his left foot. The ball still hits Desler and flies over the bar.
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23 minutesArthur Cabral receives the ball, turns towards the goal and shoots, but the ball is cut off. This has been the most inspiring element of Benfica’s attack so far.
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17 minutesAnother attempt by Benfica, but again without much danger. Joao Mario plays a beautiful deep pass to Di Maria, who, still holding the ball in the air, shoots wide.
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15 minutesKokcu shoots from long range, but the ball goes wide of the Toulouse goal.
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14 minutesA good combination between Joao Mario and Arthur Cabral, who passes the ball to Di Maria. The Argentine scored poorly when he struck without much space and the ball was cut away by Toulouse’s defence.
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9′So there’s a song for the French.
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9′Toulouse took advantage of Benfica’s lack of pressure to take the lead. Dallinga tried to strike from the penalty area, earning a shot from Antonio Silva. The ball crosses the baseline.
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6′Toulouse now feel more comfortable and have longer possession of the ball. The French did build an offensive attack with a cross from the left, but Desler was blocked by a teammate and the shot was lost.
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Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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