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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 8.38. Vangelis Pavlidis and Samuel Dahl have also impressed with ratings of 8.15 and 7.54 respectively.

Vangelis Pavlidis leads Benfica's scoring in league play with 10 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.

Looking ahead, Benfica face a mixed set of upcoming fixtures, with 2 home games and 3 away fixtures in their next 5 matches. This includes 4 matches of moderate difficulty, and 1 more favorable encounter. Upcoming opponents: Estrela da Amadora (away), Famalicão (home), Nacional (away), Braga (home), and Rio Ave (away).

Benfica currently sits in 2nd place in the Liga Portugal with 25 points from 10 matches (8W 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). 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), Gonçalo Moreira (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 80% win rate across 10 matches, averaging 2.50 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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