Benfica claimed a 2-1 victory over Juventus in their Champions League clash on Wednesday evening.
2022/2023 UEFA Champions League
1-2
Match Report
Juventus took to lead in the 4th minute thanks to Arkadiusz Milik - who headed the ball into the bottom left corner after connecting with Leandro Paredes' set piece.
However, Juve gave a penalty away before the half-time break to let Benfica back into the game. It was Joao Mario who found the back of the net from the spot.
David Neres then added to Benfica's tally in the 55 minute by slotting the ball into the bottom left corner from the centre of the box.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
3' GOAL! Juventus 1-0 Benfica (Milik)
10' Kostic's shot wide out
25' Yellow Card! A. Bah booked
27' Ramos' header too straight
39' CLOSE! Silva hits the post
42' Penalty Goal! Juventus 1-1 Benfica (Mario)
50' Milik's long shot stopped
54' GOAL! Juventus 1-2 Benfica (Neres)
63' Silva's long shot stopped
68' Perin makes decent save
71' Keane hits the post
84' Disallowed! Vlahovic scores but the goal is offside
88' Bremer's shot over the bar
Line-ups
Juventus XI: Bonucci, Cuadrado, Danilo, Perin, Kostic, Paredes, Milik, D. Vlahović, Gleison, McKennie, F. Miretti
Subs: Di Maria, Pinsoglio, De Sciglio, Rugani, Kean, Nicolò Fagioli, Giovanni Gabriele·Garofani, F. Gatti, Matías Soulé
Benfica XI: Otamendi, O. Vlachodimos, Álex Grimaldo, Mario, Rafa Silva, Florentino Luís, Neres, A. Bah, Gonçalo Ramos, E. Fernández, António Silva
Subs: Draxler, Helton Leite, Brooks, Gilberto, F. Aursnes, Diogo Gonçalves, M. Ristić, Rodrigo Pinho, Chiquinho, P. Musa, Paulo Bernardo, Henrique Araújo