Benfica 3-3 Monaco: result and report

Champions League · Tuesday 18 February 2025

Result

Benfica 3-3 Monaco

Champions League · Tuesday 18 February 2025, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Benfica · Monaco · Champions League predictions

Benfica 3-3 Monaco: match report

Benfica drew with Monaco 3-3 in the Champions League on Tuesday 18 February 2025. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Kerem Aktürkoğlu opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Benfica's goals came from Kerem Aktürkoğlu (22'), Vangelis Pavlidis (76', penalty) and Orkun Kökçü (84'). Monaco scored through Takumi Minamino (32'), Eliesse Ben Seghir (51') and George Ilenikhena (81').

Discipline: Benfica received 2 yellow cards; Monaco received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Benfica were 17th on 16 points from 9 and Monaco 24th on 13 points from 9. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Benfica lined up in a 4-3-3 and Monaco in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Vangelis Pavlidis of Benfica (8.2), ahead of Orkun Kökçü (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Benfica wins, 1 draw and 0 for Monaco.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

22'Goal · Kerem AktürkoğluBenfica · 1-0
32'Goal · Takumi MinaminoMonaco · 1-1
51'Goal · Eliesse Ben SeghirMonaco · 1-2
62'Yellow card · Maghnes AklioucheMonaco
67'Yellow card · Leandro BarreiroBenfica
71'Yellow card · Zeki AmdouniBenfica
76'Penalty goal · Vangelis PavlidisBenfica · 2-2
81'Goal · George IlenikhenaMonaco · 2-3
84'Goal · Orkun KökçüBenfica · 3-3

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Benfica 3, draws 1, Monaco 0.

Monaco 0-1 BenficaChampions League · 12 Feb 2025
Monaco 2-3 BenficaChampions League · 27 Nov 2024
Benfica 1-0 MonacoChampions League · 4 Nov 2014
Monaco 0-0 BenficaChampions League · 22 Oct 2014

Team news

Unavailable

Folarin BalogunMonaco · injury (Shoulder Injury)
Tiago GouveiaBenfica · injury (Knee Injury)
Renato SanchesBenfica · injury (Muscle Injury)
Alexander BahBenfica · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Manu SilvaBenfica · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
BrumaBenfica · suspension (Red Card Suspension)
Ángel Di MaríaBenfica · injury (Muscle Injury)
VandersonMonaco · suspension (Yellow Card Suspension)
Moatasem Al-MusratiMonaco · suspension (Indirect Card Suspension)
Denis ZakariaMonaco · suspension (Yellow Card Suspension)
Aleksandr GolovinMonaco · injury (Adductor Injury)
FlorentinoBenfica · injury (Muscle Injury)
Soungoutou MagassaMonaco · injury (Facial Fracture)
Jordan TezeMonaco · injury (Torn Thigh Muscle)

Benfica line-up (4-3-3)

Anatoliy Trubin, Tomás Araújo, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Álvaro Carreras, Fredrik Aursnes, Leandro Barreiro, Orkun Kökçü, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Vangelis Pavlidis, Andreas Schjelderup

Monaco line-up (5-3-2)

Radoslaw Majecki, Krépin Diatta, Wilfried Singo, Thilo Kehrer, Christian Mawissa, Caio Henrique, Maghnes Akliouche, Lamine Camara, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Takumi Minamino, Breel Embolo