Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen
Ref: S. SozzaEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa · 65,647 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat Benfica 1–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Schick scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.62 for Benfica versus 0.74 for Bayer Leverkusen. Benfica sit 24th in the UEFA Champions League table while Bayer Leverkusen are 16th.
First Half
41'
Maza
Yellow Card
Second Half
55'
Tapsoba
Yellow Card
57'
⇄
Echeverri
57'
⇄
Christian Kofane
Lukebakio
Yellow Card
65'
⚽
Schick
⇄
Barreiro
⇄
Dahl
⇄
Sudakov
Otamendi
Yellow Card
79'
Tillman
Yellow Card
88'
⇄
Poku
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 15 |  Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 |  Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 11 |
| 23 |  Bodo/Glimt | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 24 |  Benfica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 25 |  Marseille | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BenficaBayer Leverkusen
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.62VS0.74
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
7
6
Shots on target
3
12
Shots in the box
5
9
Shots outside box
2
9
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
53%
Possession
47%
530
Total passes
481
474
Accurate passes
424
89%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
6
Blocked shots
1
0.71
Goals prevented
0.71
Benfica
4-2-3-1
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
Benfica
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinG
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 8F. AursnesD
- 10H. SudakovM
- 11D. LukebakioM
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 18L. BarreiroM
- 20R. RiosM
- 26S. DahlD
- 30N. OtamendiD
- 44Tomás AraújoD
Substitutes
- 3Rafael ObradorD
- 4António SilvaD
- 9F. IvanovićF
- 17A. DedićD
- 21A. SchjelderupF
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 25G. PrestianniF
- 39Henrique AraújoF
- 66J. WynderD
- 68João VelosoM
- 84João Pedro Seno Luís RêgoM
- 86Diogo Ferreira PriosteM
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 5L. BadéD
- 9C. EcheverriF
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 13ArthurM
- 19E. PokuF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 30I. MazaM
- 35Christian KofaneF
Substitutes
- 10M. TillmanM
- 14P. SchickF
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 27J. MensahM
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 36N. LombG
- 42M. CulbreathM
- 44J. BelocianD
- 46F. PohlD
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | 69 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Dodi Lukebakio | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Richard Ríos | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2/3 |
| Tomás Araújo | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fredrik Aursnes | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 69 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 69 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Henrique Araújo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Prioste | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Rêgo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Veloso | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| António Silva | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Wynder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Obrador | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gianluca Prestianni | F | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Amar Dedić | D | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Schjelderup | F | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loïc Badé | D | 90 | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Grimaldo(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Ibrahim Maza | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ernest Poku | F | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Aleix García | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Claudio Echeverri | F | 57 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Kofane | F | 57 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ferdinand Pohl | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Lomb | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montrell Culbreath | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremiah Mensah | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janis Blaswich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrik Schick | F | 33 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Malik Tillman | M | 33 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |