Match Centre: Benfica vs Monaco
Aktürkoğlu 22′Pavlidis 76′ (p)Kökçü 84′
Minamino 32′Seghir 51′Ilenikhena 81′
Player of the match Vangelis Pavlidis 8.2
First leg
Monaco · Benfica 0–1Final aggregate
Benfica 4–3 Monaco
GolVolt rating 8.8GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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Benfica turned that many shots on target into goals with only 40% of the ball.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Comeback from 1:2, second leg with the tie in the balance.
- Dramaweight 50% Comeback from 1:2, open to the end.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 9.1 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Pavlidis: a goal and an assist.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 5.6 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Second leg with the tie in the balance. Stakes: 8.1 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances, 6 goals.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 6.8 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 8.8more watchable than 88% of Champions League matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
6 goals3 cards2 VAR
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 22' Goal: Kerem Aktürkoğluassist: Pavlidis1:0
- 32' Goal: Takumi Minaminoassist: Embolo1:1
- Half-time · 1:1
- 51' Goal: Eliesse Ben Seghirassist: Akliouche1:2
- 58' 2 substitutionsAmdouni for AktürkoğluDahl for Schjelderup
- 62' Maghnes Aklioucheyellow card
- 65' SubstitutionBiereth for Embolo
- 67' Leandro Barreiroyellow card
- 71' Zeki Amdouniyellow card
- 74' VAR Review
- 76' Goal: Vangelis Pavlidispenalty2:2
- 80' 2 substitutionsIlenikhena for MawissaOuattara for Henrique
- 81' Goal: George IlenikhenaMonaco2:3
- 84' Goal: Orkun Kökçüassist: Carreras3:3
- 87' 2 substitutionsBelotti for PavlidisRego for Kökçü
- 87' SubstitutionMichal for Minamino
- 90+4' Penalty cancelled
- Full-time · 3:3
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Benfica
Monaco
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Benfica
- 24 Samuel Soares GK —
- 26 Samuel Dahl DEF on
- 71 Leandro Santos DEF —
- 81 Adrian Bajrami DEF —
- 60 Nuno Félix MID —
- 84 João Rego MID on
- 86 Diogo Prioste MID —
- 88 Tiago Freitas MID —
- 7 Zeki Amdouni ATT on
- 9 Arthur Cabral ATT —
- 19 Andrea Belotti ATT on
- 25 Gianluca Prestianni ATT —
Monaco
- 16 Philipp Köhn GK —
- 50 Yann Lienard GK —
- 20 Kassoum Ouattara DEF on
- 22 Mohammed Salisu DEF —
- 28 Mamadou Coulibaly MID —
- 37 Edan Diop MID —
- 42 Saïmon Bouabré MID —
- 14 Mika Biereth ATT on
- 21 George Ilenikhena ATT on
- 41 Lucas Michal ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Benfica Vangelis Pavlidis
- 2. place · Benfica Orkun Kökçü
- 3. place · Monaco Eliesse Ben Seghir
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