Match Events
- 20′Benfica, goal:0–1assist
- Half-time0 – 1
- 66′FC Basel, substitution:off
- 67′Benfica, substitution:offP. Aimar
- 70′Benfica, substitution:off
- 75′Benfica, goal:0–2
- 78′Benfica, substitution:off
- 80′FC Basel, substitution:off
- 85′FC Basel, substitution:B. Huggel
- Full-time0 – 2
Lineups
Starting lineups
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FC Basel
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Benfica
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Top Performers
Goals
Assist
Match report
FC Basel vs Benfica — the facts
Benfica won 2–0 away against FC Basel (half-time 0–1).
FC Basel met Benfica in the UEFA Champions League (Group stage - 3). Kick-off was Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 18:45 UTC at St. Jakob-Park.
Team pages: FC Basel · Benfica · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 20' Goal: Bruno César (assist: Nicolás Gaitán) — 0–1
- 75' Goal: Óscar Cardozo — 0–2
Starting line-ups
FC Basel
- 9 M. Streller
- 27 Markus Steinhöfer
- 3 Park Joo-Ho
- 13 A. Frei
- 8 B. Huggel
- 34 Granit Xhaka
- 1 Yann Sommer
- 17 Xherdan Shaqiri
- 6 Aleksandar Dragović
- 20 Fabian Frei
- 19 David Abraham
Benfica
About this match
On this page: the FC Basel vs Benfica 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 FC Basel and Benfica team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.

