Los Colchoneros routed by high-flying hosts as they suffer 4-0 shock defeat.
Match Events
Benfica put on a brilliant display in a 4-0 Champions League demolition of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, taking them to two wins from as many games in the competition.
Bruno Lage's side ran riot in Lisbon as Kerem Akturkoglu, Angel Di Maria, Alexander Bah and Orkun Kokcu all got on the scoresheet against a shell-shocked Atleti team.
A mistake by Atletico's defence led to Akturkoglu taking in Fredrik Aursnes' pass unmarked in the area to slot home a 13th-minute opener, while Vangelis Pavildis missed a huge chance to double Benfica's advantage in first-half stoppage time.
However, Conor Gallagher's 50th-minute foul on Pavildis granted the hosts another chance to go 2-0 up from the spot, and Argentina great Di Maria made no mistake against Jan Oblak from 12 yards.
Di Maria was then denied by Oblak from a tight angle as Benfica continued to press for more goals, and they were out of sight in the 75th minute as Bah headed Jan-Niklas Beste's corner home.
The rout was complete eight minutes from time as Reinildo fouled substitute Zewki Amdouni to grant Benfica another penalty, which Kokcu blasted into the top-left corner.
Benfica are flying high in third in the competition's new league phase, behind Borussia Dortmund and Brest only on goal difference, while Atleti are a lowly 23rd on three points.
Line-ups
Benfica XI: Di Maria, Otamendi, Fredrik Aursnes, Vangelis Pavlidis, Florentino, Alexander Bah, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Orkun Kökçü, Anatoliy Trubin, Tomás Araújo, Álvaro Carreras
Subs: Arthur Cabral, J. Beste, Benjamín Rollheiser, Leandro Barreiro, Adrian Bajrami, Zeki Amdouni, Issa Kaboré, Samuel Soares, Andreas Schjelderup, António Silva, André Gomes, Gianluca Prestianni
Atletico XI: Witsel, Oblak, Griezmann, Koke, De Paul, Gimenez, Correa, Reinildo Mandava, Llorente, Samuel Lino, Julián Alvarez
Subs: Lemar, Lenglet, Alexander Sørloth, Musso, Javi Galán, Nahuel Molina, Conor Gallagher, Riquelme, Javi Serrano, Giuliano Simeone, Antonio Gomis, Gerónimo Spina