Benfica 3–1 Lech Poznań. The hosts extended their unbeaten run to six matches
Benfica beat Lech Poznań 3–1 in Matchday 4 of the Europa League. Rafa Silva scored as early as the 6th minute, and Lech pulled one back only in the 72nd minute.
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Number of the match33Benfica scored in their 33rd consecutive match in all competitions.
Early goal and a second from the bench
Rafa Silva pounced on a mistake after a lost ball in midfield and a misjudged cross, then sent the ball into the net. The score stayed the same until the 67th minute. Then Gianluca Prestianni, who had come off the bench, made it 2–0 after an assist from Georgiy Sudakov.
Lech pull one back, and a goal in the 90th minute
Lech responded in the 72nd minute. Leo Bengtsson, also introduced from the bench, took advantage of a dreadful pass in Benfica's build-up and beat the goalkeeper. In the 90th minute Sudakov sealed the result at 3–1 after a pass from Enzo Barrenechea. Lech coach Niels Frederiksen admitted that his side's second half was good, but that conceding so early made the task much harder.
Benfica on top, Lech still without a win
Benfica won their fourth match in a row in the competition and, with 12 points, stayed top of the table. They have not lost in six consecutive matches in all competitions, and have scored in the 33rd consecutive one. Lech, with one point, are 35th and second from bottom, and are still waiting for their first win in the Europa League league phase. Benfica had 24 shots in this match, 11 of them on target, while Lech had six, five of them on target.
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Minute 903–1
Sudakov scores, Benfica 3–1 Lech Poznań
Georgiy Sudakov sealed the Europa League result in the 90th minute. Enzo Barrenechea provided the assist. Earlier, Sudakov had set up Gianluca Prestianni's goal in the 67th minute; Leo Bengtsson scored for Lech in the 72nd minute.
Number of the match: 8 of 32 — That is how many goals Benfica have scored after the 75th minute in this season's Europa League, including the goals from this match.
Minute 722–1
Bengtsson scores, Benfica 2–1 Lech Poznań
Leo Bengtsson scored for Lech Poznań in the 72nd minute of their Europa League match. Earlier, Benfica scored in the 6th minute through Rafa Silva and in the 67th minute through Gianluca Prestianni, who finished off an assist from Georgiy Sudakov.
Number of the match: 2 — Bengtsson now has 2 goals in this year's Europa League.
Minute 672–0
Prestianni scores, Benfica 2–0 Lech Poznań
Gianluca Prestianni made it 2–0 to Benfica in the 67th minute of their Europa League match against Lech Poznań. Georgiy Sudakov provided the assist. Earlier, in the 6th minute, Rafa Silva had scored.
Minute 61–0
Rafa Silva scores, Benfica 1–0 Lech Poznań
Benfica have led since the 6th minute. Rafa Silva scored in matchday four of the Europa League, and it was the first goal of the match.
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Benfica lead Lech Poznań 1–0 after Rafa Silva goal
Benfica lead Lech Poznań 1–0 at half-time in matchday four of the Europa League. Rafa Silva scored the only goal in the 6th minute.
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Number of the match12That is how many shots Benfica had in the first half, against one from Lech Poznań.
Goal and shots in the first half. Rafa Silva scored in the 6th minute and it was the only goal before the break. Benfica had more of the ball: 57% possession to Lech Poznań's 43%. The hosts had 12 shots, 5 of them on target. Lech Poznań had one shot, and it was on target. Corners were 2 to 1 to Benfica.
Benfica's half-time leads. Before this match, Benfica had led at half-time six times in this season's Europa League and won all of those games. Before the game against Lech Poznań, they had scored in 32 consecutive matches in all competitions and were on a run of five matches unbeaten.
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Benfica 3–1 Lech Poznań. The hosts extended their unbeaten run to six matchesThe review gives the result away — switch spoilers back on to read it.
Benfica beat Lech Poznań 3–1 in Matchday 4 of the Europa League. Rafa Silva scored as early as the 6th minute, and Lech pulled one back only in the 72nd minute.
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