Benfica beat Aarhus 3-1 on Thursday, 20 August 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Marco Guida. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).
First half: Benfica took an early lead at 2' when Rafa scored, making the score 1-0. L. Barreiro received a yellow card for Benfica at 9'. Tomás Araújo received a yellow card for Benfica at 24'. Benfica extended the lead at 31' when L. Barreiro scored, making the score 2-0. Aarhus reduced the deficit at 36' when S. Jørgensen scored, with the assist credited to J. Andersen, making the score 2-1. Benfica extended the lead at 45' when V. Pavlidis scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. VAR intervened at 45+1' for Benfica (Penalty confirmed).
Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Aarhus made their 1st substitution at 57', with C. Rösler replacing R. Carstensen. Aarhus made their 2nd substitution at 57', with S. Jørgensen replacing S. Tchamche. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 66', with L. Barreiro replacing R. Rios. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 72', with V. Pavlidis replacing J. Durán. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 72', with G. Prestianni replacing A. Schjelderup. Aarhus made their 3rd substitution at 73', with M. Knudsen replacing J. Jønsson. Aarhus made their 4th substitution at 73', with Frederik Emmery replacing G. Links. Aarhus made their 5th substitution at 81', with J. Bogere replacing M. Anderson. S. Tchamche received a yellow card for Aarhus at 83'. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 84', with H. Sudakov replacing F. Aursnes. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 84', with Rafa replacing J. Kamiński.
Benfica used 5 substitutions while Aarhus used 5 substitutions. Benfica got 2 yellow cards, while Aarhus got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Benfica controlled possession (71%).
- Benfica had the sharper finishing (13-1 shots on target).
