Monaco 0-1 Benfica: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 12 February 2025

Result

Monaco 0-1 Benfica

Champions League · Wednesday 12 February 2025, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Monaco 0-1 Benfica: match report

Monaco lost to Benfica 0-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday 12 February 2025. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Vangelis Pavlidis of Benfica in the 48th minute.

Discipline: Monaco received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Benfica received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Monaco were 23rd on 13 points from 8 and Benfica 22nd on 13 points from 8. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Monaco lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Benfica in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Nicolás Otamendi of Benfica (7.9), ahead of Álvaro Carreras (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Monaco wins, 1 draw and 2 for Benfica.

Going into the match Monaco's last five read L-W-L-L-W and Benfica's W-L-D-W-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Yellow card · Álvaro CarrerasBenfica
  • 41'Yellow card · Moatasem Al-MusratiMonaco
  • 48'Goal · Vangelis PavlidisBenfica · 0-1
  • 52'Second yellow · Moatasem Al-MusratiMonaco
  • 56'Yellow card · FlorentinoBenfica
  • 79'Yellow card · VandersonMonaco
  • 90'Yellow card · Denis ZakariaMonaco

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Monaco 0, draws 1, Benfica 2.

Team news

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Monaco line-up (4-2-3-1)

Radoslaw Majecki, Vanderson, Thilo Kehrer, Mohammed Salisu, Krépin Diatta, Denis Zakaria, Moatasem Al-Musrati, Maghnes Akliouche, Breel Embolo, Aleksandr Golovin, Mika Biereth

Benfica line-up (4-3-3)

Anatoliy Trubin, Tomás Araújo, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Álvaro Carreras, Fredrik Aursnes, Florentino, Orkun Kökçü, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Vangelis Pavlidis, Andreas Schjelderup