UEFA Champions League · Tue, 25 Nov 2025 ·
Ajax vs Benfica — 0 - 2
Johan Cruijff Arena · Referee: S. Jablonski
Match report
Benfica win 2-0 at Ajax
Benfica beat Ajax 2-0 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 5 on Tuesday, 25 November 2025 at Johan Cruijff Arena. S. Dahl (6') and L. Barreiro (90') scored for Benfica. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Ajax had 62% of the ball and 7 shots (3 on target) against Benfica’s 11 (4 on target). Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) was the top-rated player with 7.7.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 6'goalS. DahlAssist: R. Rios
- 60'substitutionO. WijndalOff: J. Mokio
- 69'yellow cardWout WeghorstYellow Card
- 74'yellow cardSamuel DahlYellow Card
- 74'substitutionM. GodtsOff: K. Dolberg
- 74'substitutionR. BounidaOff: O. Gloukh
- 74'substitutionD. KlaassenOff: K. Fitz-Jim
- 81'substitutionG. SudakovOff: T. Araujo
- 83'substitutionY. RegeerOff: R. Moro
- 90'goalL. BarreiroAssist: F. Aursnes
- 90+2'substitutionV. PavlidisOff: Manu
- 90+3'substitutionL. BarreiroOff: R. Rego
Lineups
Ajax
Starting XI
- 1V. JarosG
- 6Y. RegeerD
- 37J. SutaloD
- 15Y. BaasD
- 5O. WijndalD
- 4K. ItakuraM
- 43R. BounidaM
- 18D. KlaassenM
- 8K. TaylorM
- 11M. GodtsM
- 25W. WeghorstF
Substitutes
- 12J. HeerkensG
- 22R. PasveerG
- 2L. RosaD
- 3A. GaaeiD
- 7R. MoroF
- 9K. DolbergF
- 10O. GloukhM
- 16J. McConnellM
- 17O. EdvardsenF
- 24J. MokioD
- 28K. Fitz-JimM
- 41G. AldersD
Benfica
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Jose Mourinho
Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinG
- 17A. DedicD
- 4A. SilvaD
- 30N. OtamendiD
- 26S. DahlD
- 20R. RiosM
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 8F. AursnesM
- 18L. BarreiroM
- 10G. SudakovM
- 14V. PavlidisF
Substitutes
- 24S. SoaresG
- 3R. ObradorD
- 9F. IvanovicF
- 16ManuM
- 21A. SchjelderupF
- 25G. PrestianniF
- 39H. AraujoF
- 44T. AraujoD
- 66J. WynderD
- 67R. RegoF
- 68J. VelosoM
- 84J. RegoM
Match statistics
- 62%Possession38%
- 0.96Expected goals (xG)1.17
- 7Total shots11
- 3Shots on target4
- 3Shots off target4
- 1Blocked shots3
- 5Shots inside the box8
- 2Shots outside the box3
- 10Corners4
- –Offsides–
- 15Fouls8
- 1Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves4
- 665Passes405
- 591Accurate passes332
- 89%Pass accuracy82%
- 0.41Goals prevented0.41
Player statistics
Ajax
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vítězslav JarošG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Owen WijndalD | 60 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Youri RegeerD | 83 | 6.2 | ||
| 15Youri BaasD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 37Josip ŠutaloD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 4Ko ItakuraM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Kenneth TaylorM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 11Mika GodtsM | 75 | 6.6 | ||
| 18Davy KlaassenM | 74 | 6.0 | ||
| 43Rayane BounidaM | 74 | 7.3 | ||
| 25Wout WeghorstF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 12Joeri HeerkensG | – | – | ||
| 22Remko PasveerG | – | – | ||
| 2Lucas RosaD | – | – | ||
| 3Anton GaaeiD | – | – | ||
| 24Jorthy MokioD | 30 | 6.3 | ||
| 41Gerald AldersD | – | – | ||
| 10Oscar GloukhM | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| 16James McConnellM | – | – | ||
| 28Kian Fitz-JimM | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Raúl MoroF | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Kasper DolbergF | 15 | 6.2 | ||
| 17Oliver EdvardsenF | – | – |
Benfica
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anatoliy TrubinG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 4António SilvaD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 17Amar DedićD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 26Samuel DahlD | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 30Nicolás OtamendiDTop rated | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 5Enzo BarrenecheaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Fredrik AursnesM | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 10Georgiy SudakovM | 81 | 7.0 | ||
| 18Leandro BarreiroM | 89 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 20Richard RíosM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Vangelis PavlidisF | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| 24Samuel SoaresG | – | – | ||
| 3Rafael ObradorD | – | – | ||
| 44Tomás AraújoD | 9 | 6.9 | ||
| 66Joshua WynderD | – | – | ||
| 16Manuel SilvaM | 1 | – | ||
| 68João VelosoM | – | – | ||
| 84João RêgoM | – | – | ||
| 9Franjo IvanovićF | – | – | ||
| 21Andreas SchjelderupF | – | – | ||
| 25Gianluca PrestianniF | – | – | ||
| 39Henrique AraújoF | – | – | ||
| 67Rodrigo RegoF | 1 | – |