Salzburg 1-3 Benfica: result and report

Salzburg 1-3 Benfica

Champions League · Tuesday 12 December 2023, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Salzburg were beaten by Benfica 1-3 in the Champions League on Tuesday 12 December 2023. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Ángel Di María opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Salzburg's goal came from Luka Sucic (57'). Benfica scored through Ángel Di María (32'), Rafa (45+1') and Arthur Cabral (90+2').

Discipline: Salzburg received 4 yellow cards; Benfica received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Salzburg were 46th on 4 points from 5 and Benfica 66th on 1 point from 5. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Salzburg lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Benfica in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ángel Di María of Benfica (9.1), ahead of Fredrik Aursnes (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Salzburg win, 0 draws and 0 for Benfica.

Going into the match Salzburg's last five read D-L-L-L-W and Benfica's D-L-L-L-L.