Basel 5-0 Benfica: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 27 September 2017

Result

Basel 5-0 Benfica

Champions League · Wednesday 27 September 2017, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

Basel · Benfica · Champions League predictions

Basel 5-0 Benfica: match report

Basel defeated Benfica 5-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday 27 September 2017. The half-time score was 2-0.

Michael Lang opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Basel's goals came from Michael Lang (2'), Dimitri Oberlin (20'), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (59', penalty), Dimitri Oberlin (69') and B. Riveros (76'). Benfica did not score.

Discipline: Basel received 3 yellow cards; Benfica received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Basel lined up in a 3-4-3 and Benfica in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Dimitri Oberlin of Basel (9.0), ahead of Michael Lang (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Basel wins, 1 draw and 1 for Benfica.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Michael LangBasel · 1-0
  • 20'Goal · Dimitri OberlinBasel · 2-0
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Manuel AkanjiBasel
  • 50'Yellow card · Raoul PetrettaBasel
  • 55'Yellow card · Taulant XhakaBasel
  • 55'Yellow card · Andrija ZivkovicBenfica
  • 59'Penalty goal · Ricky van WolfswinkelBasel · 3-0
  • 59'Yellow card · Eduardo SalvioBenfica
  • 62'Red card · André AlmeidaBenfica
  • 69'Goal · Dimitri OberlinBasel · 4-0
  • 76'Goal · B. RiverosBasel · 5-0

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Basel 0, draws 1, Benfica 1.

Team news

Basel line-up (3-4-3)

Tomas Vaclik, Marek Suchy, Manuel Akanji, Éder Balanta, Michael Lang, Taulant Xhaka, Luca Zuffi, Raoul Petretta, Renato Steffen, Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Dimitri Oberlin

Benfica line-up (4-4-2)

Júlio César, André Almeida, Luisão, Jardel, Alejandro Grimaldo, Andrija Zivkovic, Pizzi, Ljubomir Fejsa, Franco Cervi, Jonas, Raúl Jiménez