Schalke 04 2-0 Benfica: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 29 September 2010

Result

Schalke 04 2-0 Benfica

Champions League · Wednesday 29 September 2010, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Schalke 04 2-0 Benfica: match report

Schalke 04 defeated Benfica 2-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday 29 September 2010. The half-time score was 0-0.

Jefferson Farfán opened the scoring in the 73rd minute. Schalke 04's goals came from Jefferson Farfán (73') and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (85'). Benfica did not score.

Discipline: Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards; Benfica received 3 yellow cards.

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

Schalke 04 lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Benfica in a 4-3-1-2.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 45'Yellow card · Nicolás GaitánBenfica
  • 49'Yellow card · Eduardo SalvioBenfica
  • 56'Yellow card · Javi GarcíaBenfica
  • 57'Yellow card · Atsuto UchidaSchalke 04
  • 62'Yellow card · Jefferson FarfánSchalke 04
  • 73'Goal · Jefferson FarfánSchalke 04 · 1-0
  • 85'Goal · Klaas-Jan HuntelaarSchalke 04 · 2-0

Team news

Schalke 04 line-up (4-3-1-2)

Manuel Neuer, Lukas Schmitz, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Christoph Metzelder, Atsuto Uchida, Joël Matip, Ivan Rakitić, José Jurado, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Raúl, Jefferson Farfán

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

Luisão, Brandon Truter, Fábio Coentrão, David Luiz, Javi García, Carlos Martins, Nico Gaitán, Óscar Cardozo, Javier Saviola, Roberto Jiménez, Paulo César da Silva Peixoto