UEFA Champions League · Wed, 5 Nov 2025 ·
Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen — 0 - 1
Estádio da Luz · Referee: S. Sozza
Match report
Bayer Leverkusen win 1-0 at Benfica
Bayer Leverkusen beat Benfica 1-0 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 4 on Wednesday, 5 November 2025 at Estádio da Luz. P. Schick scored the only goal of the game for Bayer Leverkusen in the 65th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Benfica had 53% of the ball and 21 shots (6 on target) against Bayer Leverkusen’s 7 (3 on target). Loïc Badé (Bayer Leverkusen) was the top-rated player with 8.6.
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
Not in a league table we track.
Match events
- 41'yellow cardIbrahim MazaYellow Card
- 55'yellow cardEdmond TapsobaYellow Card
- 57'substitutionC. EcheverriOff: M. Tillman
- 57'substitutionC. KofaneOff: P. Schick
- 62'yellow cardDodi LukebakioYellow Card
- 65'goalP. SchickNormal Goal
- 69'substitutionL. BarreiroOff: A. Dedic
- 69'substitutionS. DahlOff: A. Schjelderup
- 69'substitutionG. SudakovOff: G. Prestianni
- 78'yellow cardNicolás OtamendiYellow Card
- 79'yellow cardMalik TillmanYellow Card
- 88'substitutionE. PokuOff: E. Ben Seghir
Lineups
Benfica
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Jose Mourinho
Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinG
- 8F. AursnesD
- 44T. AraujoD
- 30N. OtamendiD
- 26S. DahlD
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 20R. RiosM
- 11D. LukebakioM
- 18L. BarreiroM
- 10G. SudakovM
- 14V. PavlidisF
Substitutes
- 24S. SoaresG
- 3R. ObradorD
- 4A. SilvaD
- 9F. IvanovicF
- 17A. DedicD
- 21A. SchjelderupF
- 25G. PrestianniF
- 39H. AraujoF
- 66J. WynderD
- 68J. VelosoM
- 84J. RegoM
- 86D. PriosteM
Bayer Leverkusen
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand
Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 5L. BadeD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 13ArthurM
- 30I. MazaM
- 24A. GarciaM
- 20A. GrimaldoM
- 9C. EcheverriF
- 19E. PokuF
- 35C. KofaneF
Substitutes
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 36N. LombG
- 10M. TillmanM
- 14P. SchickF
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 27J. MensahM
- 42M. CulbreathM
- 44J. BelocianD
- 46F. PohlD
Match statistics
- 53%Possession47%
- 1.62Expected goals (xG)0.74
- 21Total shots7
- 6Shots on target3
- 9Shots off target3
- 6Blocked shots1
- 12Shots inside the box5
- 9Shots outside the box2
- 6Corners0
- 0Offsides2
- 7Fouls9
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves5
- 530Passes481
- 474Accurate passes424
- 89%Pass accuracy88%
- 0.71Goals prevented0.71
Player statistics
Benfica
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anatoliy TrubinG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Fredrik AursnesD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Samuel DahlD | 69 | 6.5 | ||
| 30Nicolás OtamendiD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 44Tomás AraújoD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Enzo BarrenecheaM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 10Georgiy SudakovM | 69 | 7.3 | ||
| 11Dodi LukebakioM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 18Leandro BarreiroM | 69 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Richard RíosM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Vangelis PavlidisF | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 24Samuel SoaresG | – | – | ||
| 3Rafael ObradorD | – | – | ||
| 4António SilvaD | – | – | ||
| 17Amar DedićD | 21 | 6.7 | ||
| 66Joshua WynderD | – | – | ||
| 68João VelosoM | – | – | ||
| 84João RêgoM | – | – | ||
| 86Diogo PriosteM | – | – | ||
| 9Franjo IvanovićF | – | – | ||
| 21Andreas SchjelderupF | 21 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Gianluca PrestianniF | 21 | 6.9 | ||
| 39Henrique AraújoF | – | – |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mark FlekkenG | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 4Jarell QuansahD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Loïc BadéDTop rated | 90 | 8.6 | ||
| 12Edmond TapsobaD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 13ArthurM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Alejandro GrimaldoM | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 24Aleix GarcíaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 30Ibrahim MazaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 9Claudio EcheverriF | 57 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Ernest PokuF | 88 | 6.9 | ||
| 35Christian KofaneF | 57 | 6.0 | ||
| 28Janis BlaswichG | – | – | ||
| 36Niklas LombG | – | – | ||
| 44Jeanuël BelocianD | – | – | ||
| 46Ferdinand PohlD | – | – | ||
| 10Malik TillmanM | 33 | 6.6 | ||
| 27Jeremiah MensahM | – | – | ||
| 42Montrell CulbreathM | – | – | ||
| 14Patrik SchickF | 33 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF | 9 | 6.3 |