Chelsea vs Benfica
Ref: D. SiebertStamford Bridge, London · 41,841 cap
Match recap
Chelsea beat Benfica 1–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Rios scored for Chelsea. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.93 for Chelsea versus 0.85 for Benfica. Chelsea sit 6th in the UEFA Champions League table while Benfica are 24th.
First Half
⚽
Rios (OG)
Assist: Garnacho
34'
Barrenechea
Yellow Card
Fernández
Yellow Card
Second Half
Buonanotte
Yellow Card
49'
Rios
Yellow Card
⇄
Buonanotte
⇄
Tyrique George
⇄
Garnacho
João Pedro
Yellow Card
63'
Aursnes
Yellow Card
73'
⇄
António Silva
77'
⇄
Sudakov
77'
⇄
Lukebakio
77'
⇄
Rios
⇄
Gusto
⇄
Badiashile
83'
Otamendi
Yellow Card
88'
Araújo
Yellow Card
89'
⇄
Aursnes
João Pedro
Red Card
João Pedro
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 5 |  Barcelona | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 16 |
| 6 |  Chelsea | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 16 |
| 7 |  Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 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
ChelseaBenfica
8Won
Statistical edge
8–5
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.93VS0.85
Attack1 · 3 won
8
Shots
9
3
Shots on target
3
5
Shots in the box
7
3
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
514
Total passes
402
453
Accurate passes
331
88%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline3 · 1 won
13
Fouls
14
4
Yellow cards
5
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
2
0.17
Goals prevented
0.17
Chelsea
4-2-3-1
Benfica
4-3-3
Chelsea
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Robert SánchezG
- 3Marc CucurellaD
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 7Pedro NetoM
- 8E. FernándezM
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 27M. GustoD
- 32Tyrique GeorgeF
- 40F. BuonanotteM
- 49A. GarnachoM
Substitutes
- 11J. Bynoe-GittensF
- 12F. JörgensenG
- 20João PedroF
- 21J. HatoD
- 24R. JamesD
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 38Marc GuiuF
- 41EstêvãoF
- 45R. LaviaM
- 46R. WalshM
- 50Max MerrickG
Benfica
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinG
- 4António SilvaD
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 8F. AursnesM
- 10H. SudakovF
- 11D. LukebakioF
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 17A. DedićD
- 20R. RiosM
- 26S. DahlD
- 30N. OtamendiD
Substitutes
- 3Rafael ObradorD
- 9F. IvanovićF
- 18L. BarreiroM
- 21A. SchjelderupF
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 39Henrique AraújoF
- 44Tomás AraújoD
- 50Diogo FerreiraG
- 64Gonçalo OliveiraD
- 68João VelosoM
- 84João Pedro Seno Luís RêgoM
- 86Diogo Ferreira PriosteM
Chelsea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo Fernández(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benoît Badiashile | D | 81 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Sánchez | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moisés Caicedo | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Pedro Neto | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Marc Cucurella | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Malo Gusto | D | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Facundo Buonanotte | M | 54 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tyrique George | F | 61 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alejandro Garnacho | M | 61 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Max Merrick | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Guiu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorrel Hato | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Walsh | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roméo Lavia | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Jørgensen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reece James | D | 9 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Acheampong | D | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Gittens | F | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Estêvão Willian | F | 36 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/3 |
| João Pedro | F | 35 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgiy Sudakov | F | 77 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dodi Lukebakio | F | 77 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| António Silva | D | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Ríos | M | 77 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Diogo Ferreira | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Oliveira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Prioste | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Rêgo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Veloso | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Obrador | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 13 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Araújo | D | 17 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4/6 |
| Andreas Schjelderup | F | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henrique Araújo | F | 8 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |