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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 8.65. Vangelis Pavlidis and Clément Lenglet have also impressed with ratings of 8.44 and 7.73 respectively.

Vangelis Pavlidis leads Benfica's scoring in league play with 8 goals this season. Gianluca Prestianni has contributed 5, while Leandro Barreiro has added 2.

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

Benfica have been in excellent form recently, winning 5 of their last 5 matches (100% win rate). They have scored 15 goals and conceded 3 during this period. Overall, their attack has been firing on all cylinders. Defensively, they have been solid, conceding an average of 0.6 goals per game. In the Europa League Qualification, they faced a 3-1 win against AGF. In the Liga Portugal, they faced a 2-1 win against Estoril, a 3-0 win against Marítimo, a 4-0 win against Moreirense, and a 3-1 win against Gil Vicente.

Recent results for Benfica:

• 27 серпня 2026 р.: Europa League Qualification - 3-1 win at AGF
• 31 серпня 2026 р.: Liga Portugal - 2-1 win vs Estoril
• 5 вересня 2026 р.: Liga Portugal - 3-0 win at Marítimo
• 9 вересня 2026 р.: Liga Portugal - 4-0 win at Moreirense
• 13 вересня 2026 р.: Liga Portugal - 3-1 win vs Gil Vicente

Upcoming fixtures for Benfica:

• 16 вересня 2026 р.: Europa League - at Milan
• 20 вересня 2026 р.: Liga Portugal - at FC Porto
• 11 жовтня 2026 р.: Liga Portugal - vs Vitória de Guimarães
• 15 жовтня 2026 р.: Europa League - vs Celtic
• 22 жовтня 2026 р.: Europa League - at Omonia Nicosia

Looking ahead, Benfica face a relatively kind set of fixtures, with 2 home games and 3 away fixtures in their next 5 matches. This includes 1 difficult fixture, and 2 matches of moderate difficulty, and 2 more favorable encounters. Upcoming opponents: FC Porto (away), Vitória de Guimarães (home), Santa Clara (away), Alverca (home), and Estrela da Amadora (away).

Benfica currently sits in 2nd place in the Liga Portugal with 16 points from 6 matches (5W 1D 0L).

Benfica's squad consists of 30 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), Rafa Silva (Portugal), João Palhinha (Portugal), José Neto (Portugal), Miguel Figueiredo (Portugal), Gonçalo Moreira (Portugal). Forwards: Anisse Saidi (Tunisia), Bruma (Portugal), Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium), Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece), Andreas Schjelderup (Norway), Jhon Durán (Colombia), Gianluca Prestianni (Argentina), 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 Joshua Wynder (to New England), Alves Lopes Gustavo Ferreira (to Famalicão), Richard Ríos (to Al-Ittihad), João Rego (to Casa Pia AC), Tiago Gouveia (to Gençlerbirliği) and 21 more.

Marco Silva is the current head coach of Benfica. Under their leadership, the team has achieved a 83% win rate across 6 matches, averaging 2.67 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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