Match Events
- 5′FC Basel, goal:0–1assist
- 9′FC Basel, yellow card:
- Half-time0 – 1
- 62′Benfica, substitution:off
- 63′FC Basel, yellow card:
- 65′FC Basel, goal:0–2assist
- 68′Benfica, yellow card:
- 73′Benfica, substitution:off
- 73′Benfica, substitution:off
- 75′FC Basel, yellow card:
- 82′FC Basel, substitution:
- 88′FC Basel, substitution:
- 90+4′FC Basel, substitution:off
- Full-time0 – 2
Lineups
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Benfica
4-3-3
6.93
Average match ratingFC Basel +0.30
7.23
FC Basel
3-4-3
Referee
Jesus Gil Manzano
Estádio da Luz
Key Stats
65%Possession35%
–Expected Goals–
23Shots7
3Shots on Target4
9Corners3
85%Pass Accuracy70%
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Match report
Benfica vs FC Basel — the facts
FC Basel won 2–0 away against Benfica (half-time 0–1).
Benfica met FC Basel in the UEFA Champions League (Group A - 6). Kick-off was Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 19:45 UTC at Estádio da Luz. Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano.
Team pages: Benfica · FC Basel · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 5' Goal: Mohamed Elyounoussi (assist: Michael Lang) — 0–1
- 65' Goal: Dimitri Oberlin (assist: Manuel Akanji) — 0–2
Starting line-ups
Benfica (4-3-3)
FC Basel (3-4-3)
- 1 Tomáš Vaclík
- 23 Éder Balanta
- 5 Michael Lang
- 17 Marek Suchý
- 24 Mohamed Elyounoussi
- 34 Taulant Xhaka
- 7 L. Zuffi
- 36 Manuel Akanji
- 19 Dimitri Oberlin
- 28 Raoul Petretta
- 11 Renato Steffen
About this match
On this page: the Benfica vs FC Basel final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Benfica and FC Basel team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.