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Benfica is a football club based in Lisboa, Portugal, playing their home matches at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz). Follow Benfica on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, squad information, transfer news, and comprehensive performance analytics.

Gianluca Prestianni has been the standout performer for Benfica in league play this season with a rating of 8.46. Vangelis Pavlidis and Samuel Dahl have also impressed with ratings of 8.14 and 7.52 respectively.

Vangelis Pavlidis leads Benfica's scoring in league play with 9 goals this season. Gianluca Prestianni has contributed 6, while Leandro Barreiro has added 2.

Gianluca Prestianni is the chief creator for Benfica in league play with 4 assists this season. Vangelis Pavlidis and Andreas Schjelderup have also been key playmakers with 3 and 2 assists respectively.

Benfica have been in excellent form recently, winning 4 of their last 5 matches (80% win rate). They have scored 13 goals and conceded 6 during this period. Overall, their attack has been firing on all cylinders. In the Liga Portugal, they faced a 1-3 loss to FC Porto, a 2-0 win against Vitória de Guimarães, and a 2-1 win against Santa Clara. In the Europa League, they faced a 4-1 win against Celtic, and a 4-1 win against Omonia Nicosia.

Recent results for Benfica:

• 20 Septemba 2026: Liga Portugal - 1-3 loss at FC Porto
• 11 Oktoba 2026: Liga Portugal - 2-0 win vs Vitória de Guimarães
• 15 Oktoba 2026: Europa League - 4-1 win vs Celtic
• 22 Oktoba 2026: Europa League - 4-1 win at Omonia Nicosia
• 26 Oktoba 2026: Liga Portugal - 2-1 win at Santa Clara

Upcoming fixtures for Benfica:

• 29 Oktoba 2026: League Cup - vs Gil Vicente
• 2 Novemba 2026: Liga Portugal - vs Alverca
• 5 Novemba 2026: Europa League - vs Lech Poznań
• 8 Novemba 2026: Liga Portugal - at Estrela da Amadora
• 21 Novemba 2026: Taca de Portugal - at Torreense

Looking ahead, Benfica face a relatively kind set of fixtures, with 3 home games and 2 away fixtures in their next 5 matches. This includes 3 matches of moderate difficulty, and 2 more favorable encounters. Upcoming opponents: Alverca (home), Estrela da Amadora (away), Famalicão (home), Nacional (away), and Braga (home).

Benfica currently sits in 2nd place in the Liga Portugal with 22 points from 9 matches (7W 1D 1L).

Benfica's squad consists of 29 players. Goalkeepers: Anatoliy Trubin (Ukraine), Samuel Soares (Portugal). Defenders: Clément Lenglet (France), Alessandro Circati (Australia), Alexander Bah (Denmark), Samuel Dahl (Sweden), Gabriel Índio (Brazil), Souffian El Karouani (Morocco), Tomás Araújo (Portugal), Daniel Banjaqui (Portugal). Midfielders: Enzo Barrenechea (Argentina), Fredrik Aursnes (Norway), Georgiy Sudakov (Ukraine), Jakub Kamiński (Poland), Manu Silva (Portugal), Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg), João Palhinha (Portugal), José Neto (Portugal), Miguel Figueiredo (Portugal), Gonçalo Moreira (Portugal). Forwards: Anisse Saidi (Tunisia), Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium), Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece), Andreas Schjelderup (Norway), Jhon Durán (Colombia), Gianluca Prestianni (Argentina), Rafa Silva (Portugal), Claudio Echeverri (Argentina), Anísio Cabral (Portugal).

Benfica transfers: New signings include Claudio Echeverri (from Man City), Souffian El Karouani (from Al Qadsiah), João Palhinha (from Bayern München), Anisse Saidi (from San Diego FC), Alessandro Circati (from Parma) and 6 more. Players transferred out include Bruma (to Aris Thessaloniki), Joshua Wynder (to New England), Alves Lopes Gustavo Ferreira (to Famalicão), Richard Ríos (to Al-Ittihad), João Rego (to Casa Pia AC) and 22 more.

Marco Silva is the current head coach of Benfica. Under their leadership, the team has achieved a 78% win rate across 9 matches, averaging 2.44 points per game.

Notable previous managers include Bruno Lage managed the club for 5 seasons, recording 64 wins from 85 matches (75% win rate). José Mourinho managed the club for one season, recording 20 wins from 30 matches (67% win rate). Other former coaches include Roger Schmidt, Jorge Jesus, Nélson Veríssimo, and Rui Vitória.

Benfica plays their home matches at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) in Lisboa, which has a capacity of 68,100.

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