Benfica 3-3 Shakhtar Donetsk: result and report

Europa League · Thursday 27 February 2020

Result

Benfica 3-3 Shakhtar Donetsk

Europa League · Thursday 27 February 2020, 20:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

Benfica · Shakhtar Donetsk · Europa League predictions

Benfica 3-3 Shakhtar Donetsk: match report

Benfica drew with Shakhtar Donetsk 3-3 in the Europa League on Thursday 27 February 2020. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Pizzi opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Benfica's goals came from Pizzi (9'), Rúben Dias (36') and Rafa Silva (47'). Shakhtar Donetsk scored through an own goal by Rúben Dias (12'), Taras Stepanenko (49') and Alan Patrick (71').

Discipline: Benfica received 1 yellow card; Shakhtar Donetsk received 3 yellow cards.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.

Benfica lined up in a 4-4-2 and Shakhtar Donetsk in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Pizzi of Benfica (9.1), ahead of Dyego Sousa (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Benfica win, 0 draws and 2 for Shakhtar Donetsk.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · PizziBenfica · 1-0
  • 12'Own goal · Rúben DiasShakhtar Donetsk · 1-1
  • 36'Goal · Rúben DiasBenfica · 2-1
  • 43'Yellow card · IsmailyShakhtar Donetsk
  • 47'Goal · Rafa SilvaBenfica · 3-1
  • 49'Goal · Taras StepanenkoShakhtar Donetsk · 3-2
  • 50'Yellow card · Rafa SilvaBenfica
  • 71'Goal · Alan PatrickShakhtar Donetsk · 3-3
  • 83'Yellow card · TaisonShakhtar Donetsk
  • 87'Yellow card · Yevgen KonoplyankaShakhtar Donetsk

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Benfica 1, draws 0, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.

Team news

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Benfica line-up (4-4-2)

Odysseas Vlachodimos, Tomás Franco Tavares, Rúben Dias, Ferro, Alejandro Grimaldo, Pizzi, Julian Weigl, Adel Taarabt, Rafa Silva, Chiquinho, Dyego Sousa

Shakhtar Donetsk line-up (4-2-3-1)

Andriy Pyatov, Dodô, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Mykola Matvienko, Ismaily, Marcos Antônio, Taras Stepanenko, Marlos, Alan Patrick, Taison, Júnior Moraes