UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 2

Benfica v Celtic

Benfica 4 – 1 Celtic Full time

Kick-off: Thu 15 Oct 2026, 20:00 UK time
Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Referee: Nikola Dabanovic

Goals

5' Jhon Durán (Benfica), penalty
23' Alexander Bah (Benfica), assist Gianluca Prestianni
36' Jhon Durán (Benfica), assist Gianluca Prestianni
63' Camilo Duran (Celtic), assist Haissem Hassan
89' Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), assist Tomás Araújo

Cards

44' Samuel Dahl (Benfica), yellow card
69' Alexander Bah (Benfica), yellow card
85' João Palhinha (Benfica), yellow card

Line-ups

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Marco Silva

1 A. Trubin
6 A. Bah
44 Tomás Araújo
2 C. Lenglet
26 S. Dahl
8 F. Aursnes
36 João Palhinha
11 D. Lukebakio
10 H. Sudakov
25 G. Prestianni
22 J. Durán

Substitutes: L. Barreiro, A. Cabral, A. Circati, C. Echeverri, S. El Karouani, Tiago Freitas, Gabriel Indio, Manu, V. Pavlidis, Rafa, A. Schjelderup, Samuel Soares

Celtic (4-2-3-1)

Coach: M. O'Neill

1 V. Sinisalo
51 Colby Donovan
47 D. Murray
6 A. Trusty
63 K. Tierney
42 C. McGregor
22 M. Baur
11 C. Durán
18 O. Sørensen
17 S. Tounekti
9 K. Høgh

Substitutes: J. Forrest, H. Hassan, S. Johnstone, Liam Kennedy, J. Lotomba, L. McCowan, B. Nygren, A. Oxlade-Chamberlain, A. Ralston, L. Scales, L. Clearie, C. Osmand

Key statistics

Statistic	Benfica	Celtic
Expected goals	3.22	1.38
Possession	53%	47%
Total Shots	26	14
Shots on target	7	7
Shots off target	11	5
Blocked Shots	8	2
Corners	8	6
Offsides	2	2
Fouls	9	7
Saves	6	3
Yellow Cards	3	0
Red Cards	0	0
Passes	576	509
Accurate passes	526	455

Top-rated player

G. Prestianni (Benfica), rating 8.6

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