Benfica 1-2 RB Leipzig: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 17 September 2019
Result
Benfica 1-2 RB Leipzig
Champions League · Tuesday 17 September 2019, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Benfica 1-2 RB Leipzig: match report
Benfica were beaten by RB Leipzig 1-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday 17 September 2019. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Timo Werner opened the scoring in the 69th minute. Benfica's goal came from Haris Seferovic (84'). RB Leipzig scored through Timo Werner (69') and Timo Werner (78').
Discipline: Benfica received 1 yellow card; RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards.
This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Benfica lined up in a 4-4-2 and RB Leipzig in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Timo Werner of RB Leipzig (8.5), ahead of Péter Gulácsi (8.1).
Key events
- 57'Yellow card · Yussuf Poulsen
- 62'Yellow card · Jota
- 69'Goal · Timo Werner
- 70'Yellow card · Amadou Haidara
- 78'Goal · Timo Werner
- 84'Goal · Haris Seferovic
Team news
Unavailable
- Carlos Vinícius
- Tyler Adams
- Gedson Fernandes
- Chiquinho
- Hannes Wolf
- Florentino
- Gabriel Pires
- Patrik Schick
- Kevin Kampl
Benfica line-up (4-4-2)
Odysseas Vlachodimos, Tomás Franco Tavares, Rúben Dias, Ferro, Alejandro Grimaldo, Pizzi, Ljubomir Fejsa, Adel Taarabt, Franco Cervi, Raúl de Tomás, Jota
RB Leipzig line-up (4-4-2)
Péter Gulácsi, Nordi Mukiele, Ibrahima Konaté, Willi Orbán, Marcel Halstenberg, Marcel Sabitzer, Konrad Laimer, Diego Demme, Emil Forsberg, Yussuf Poulsen, Timo Werner