Benfica vs Sporting CP, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira Liga
90'+8': Ricardo EsgaioSporting made to wait for title after Benfica earn derby draw
Sporting will have to wait until the final day of the Primeira Liga season as they bid to retain their title after being held to a 1-1 draw at second-placed rivals Benfica on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 2': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
- 3': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres following a fast break.
- 6': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 7': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
- 7': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
- 10': Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
- 14': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 15': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 17': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Trincão with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Foul by Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon).
- 19': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 19': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
- 19': Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Hand ball by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 22': Foul by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
- 22': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 24': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Geny Catamo.
- 27': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 28': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by António Silva.
- 32': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Gonçalo Inácio is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt saved. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Trincão.
- 36': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Geny Catamo.
- 38': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zeno Debast.
- 38': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon).
- 40': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
- 40': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 41': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
- 41': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Eduardo Quaresma.
- 44': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Geny Catamo.
- 44': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
- 44': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 45'+1': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Ángel Di María.
- 46': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
- 46': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
- 48': Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon).
- 51': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Eduardo Quaresma.
- 52': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
- 54': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross.
- 54': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 54': Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 56': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
- 57': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Hidemasa Morita replaces Zeno Debast.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
- 60': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
- 60': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 64': Foul by Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
- 64': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
- 66': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica).
- 66': Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica).
- 70': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Geovany Quenda replaces Pote.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Tomás Araújo because of an injury.
- 72': Andrea Belotti (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by António Silva.
- 73': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon).
- 74': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Attempt missed. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres following a fast break.
- 76': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 80': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 80': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Maximiliano Araújo.
- 82': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jeremiah St. Juste replaces Eduardo Quaresma.
- 82': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Conrad Harder replaces Trincão.
- 83': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
- 83': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Benfica. Bruma replaces Álvaro Carreras.
- 84': Substitution, Benfica. Samuel Dahl replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 84': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Diomande.
- 85': Foul by Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon).
- 85': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
- 88': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon).
- 88': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
- 90': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 90'+3': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
- 90'+3': Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Andrea Belotti (Benfica).
- 90'+6': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 90'+6': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 90'+8': António Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the red card.
- 0': Match ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 1.
Statistics
 SCP |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 24 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 39.5 | Possession | 60.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 246 | Accurate Passes | 387 |
| 321 | Passes | 470 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 27 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 44 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 44 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 63,478
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 63,478
Liga Portugal Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting CP | 33 | +59 | 79 |
| 2 | Benfica | 33 | +56 | 79 |
| 3 | FC Porto | 33 | +32 | 68 |
| 4 | Braga | 33 | +25 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Benfica (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi  |
| 4 | António Silva |
| 3 | Álvaro Carreras |
| 44 | Tomás Araújo |
| 61 | Florentino |
| 10 | Orkun Kökçü |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 14 | Vangelis Pavlidis |
| 17 | Kerem Aktürkoglu |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Rui Silva (GK) |
| 26 | Ousmane Diomande |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 72 | Eduardo Quaresma |
| 6 | Zeno Debast |
| 42 | Morten Hjulmand |
| 20 | Maximiliano Araújo |
| 21 | Geny Catamo |
| 9 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 8 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
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