Benfica beats Atlético Madrid in a thrilling match
Benfica defeated Atlético Madrid in a thrilling UEFA Champions League match played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. The Portuguese, who dominated possession (53%), managed to set their pace and score four goals to secure the victory.
The first goal came in the 13th minute courtesy of K. Akturkoglu, who capitalized on an assist from F. Aursnes. Despite a yellow card for Aursnes in the 23rd minute, Benfica continued to press and extended their lead in the 52nd minute with a penalty scored by A. Di Maria.
Atlético Madrid, in turn, tried to react and made several substitutions in the second half, but failed to find the back of the net. Benfica, who received a yellow card in the 70th minute for a foul by J. Beste, sealed the game with a goal from A. Bah in the 75th minute and another penalty converted by O. Kokcu in the 84th minute.
In the end, Benfica’s victory was convincing. Atlético Madrid, who accumulated four yellow cards in the second half, failed to create any danger in attack and were overwhelmed by the Portuguese side’s strength.
Substitutions atletico madrid: at minute 33 N. Molina came in and M. Llorente went out., at minute 46 A. Sorloth came in and A. Griezmann went out., at minute 46 J. Serrano came in and R. de Paul went out., at minute 46 C. Gallagher came in and Koke went out., at minute 60 G. Simeone came in and J. Alvarez went out.
Substitutions benfica: at minute 60 Z. Amdouni came in and V. Pavlidis went out., at minute 71 J. Beste came in and K. Akturkoglu went out., at minute 71 B. Rollheiser came in and A. Di Maria went out., at minute 85 A. Silva came in and A. Bah went out., at minute 86 L. Barreiro came in and O. Kokcu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Benfica
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Atletico Madrid
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