Benfica 1-0 Fenerbahçe: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 7 August 2018
Result
Benfica 1-0 Fenerbahçe
Champions League · Tuesday 7 August 2018, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Benfica 1-0 Fenerbahçe: match report
Benfica won against Fenerbahçe 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday 7 August 2018. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Franco Cervi of Benfica in the 69th minute.
Discipline: Benfica received 1 yellow card; Fenerbahçe received 3 yellow cards.
This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Benfica lined up in a 4-3-3 and Fenerbahçe in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Alejandro Grimaldo of Benfica (8.5), ahead of André Almeida (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Benfica win, 0 draws and 1 for Fenerbahçe.
Key events
- 69'Goal · Franco Cervi
- 78'Yellow card · Roberto Soldado
- 79'Yellow card · Alejandro Grimaldo
- 82'Yellow card · Mehmet Ekici
- 90+1'Yellow card · Eljif Elmas
Head-to-head
Team news
Benfica line-up (4-3-3)
Odysseas Vlachodimos, Alejandro Grimaldo, Rúben Dias, Jardel, André Almeida, Ljubomir Fejsa, Pizzi, Gedson Fernandes, Franco Cervi, Eduardo Salvio, Facundo Ferreyra
Fenerbahçe line-up (4-2-3-1)
Volkan Demirel, H. Kaldırım, Mauricio Isla, Roman Neustädter, Martin Škrtel, Mehmet Topal, Giuliano, Nabil Dirar, Mathieu Valbuena, Eljif Elmas, Alper Potuk