Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Benfica: result and report

Europa League · Thursday 20 February 2020

Result

Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Benfica

Europa League · Thursday 20 February 2020, 17:55 UTC · half-time 0-0

Shakhtar Donetsk · Benfica · Europa League predictions

Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Benfica: match report

Shakhtar Donetsk beat Benfica 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday 20 February 2020. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Alan Patrick opened the scoring in the 56th minute. Shakhtar Donetsk's goals came from Alan Patrick (56') and Viktor Kovalenko (72'). Benfica scored through Pizzi (66', penalty).

Discipline: Shakhtar Donetsk received no yellow cards; Benfica received 1 yellow card.

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

Shakhtar Donetsk lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Benfica in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Florentino of Benfica (7.8), level with Pizzi (7.8).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 56'Goal · Alan PatrickShakhtar Donetsk · 1-0
  • 66'Penalty goal · PizziBenfica · 1-1
  • 72'Goal · Viktor KovalenkoShakhtar Donetsk · 2-1
  • 90+5'Yellow card · FlorentinoBenfica

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Shakhtar Donetsk 1, draws 0, Benfica 1.

Team news

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Shakhtar Donetsk line-up (4-2-3-1)

Andriy Pyatov, Serhiy Bolbat, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Mykola Matvienko, Ismaily, Alan Patrick, Taras Stepanenko, Marlos, Viktor Kovalenko, Taison, Júnior Moraes

Benfica line-up (4-4-2)

Odysseas Vlachodimos, Tomás Franco Tavares, Rúben Dias, Ferro, Alejandro Grimaldo, Chiquinho, Florentino, Adel Taarabt, Franco Cervi, Pizzi, Haris Seferovic