Villarreal 1-1 Benfica: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 18 October 2005
Result
Villarreal 1-1 Benfica
Champions League · Tuesday 18 October 2005, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
Villarreal 1-1 Benfica: match report
Villarreal drew with Benfica 1-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday 18 October 2005. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Sebastián Riquelme opened the scoring in the 72nd minute. Villarreal's goal came from Sebastián Riquelme (72', penalty). Benfica scored through Manuel Fernandes (77').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Villarreal were 13th on 8 points from 4 and Benfica 40th on 3 points from 2. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Key events
- 72'Penalty goal · Sebastián Riquelme
- 77'Goal · Manuel Fernandes
Team news
Villarreal line-up
Sebastián Viera, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Cesar Arzo, Juan Sorin, Juan Román Riquelme, Santi Cazorla, José Marí, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Diego Forlán Corazo, Jan Kromkamp, Alessio Tacchinardi