Benfica 6-1 Heart of Midlothian · Europa League
Benfica beat Heart of Midlothian 6-1 in the Europa League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Benfica and Heart of Midlothian met in the Europa League at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon on Thursday, 6 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Benfica: R. Silva 3'; T. Araújo 23'; V. Pavlidis 42'; G. Prestianni 59'; J. Durán 87'; A. Schjelderup 90'. Heart of Midlothian: T. Renaud 72'.
How the match went
Benfica saw more of the ball, 67% of it. There were 8 corners in total, 6 to Benfica and 2 to Heart of Midlothian. Benfica conceded 12 fouls, Heart of Midlothian 12. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Benfica, 4 for Heart of Midlothian).
Line-ups
Benfica started in a 4-2-3-1: Samuel Soares, Alexander Bah, Tomás Araújo, Clément Lenglet, Samuel Dahl, Leandro Barreiro, Enzo Barrenechea, Gianluca Prestianni, Georgiy Sudakov, Rafa Silva, Vangelis Pavlidis.
Heart of Midlothian started in a 4-4-2: Beau Reus, Jordi Altena, Oisin McEntee, Stuart Findlay, Harry Milne, Calvin Miller, Laurent Mendy, Blair Spittal, Alexandros Kyziridis, Cláudio Braga, Pierre Landry Kaboré.
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Minute by minute
- 3'Goal! Benfica 1-0 Heart of Midlothian. R. Silva (Benfica) scores.
- 23'Goal! Benfica 2-0 Heart of Midlothian. T. Araújo (Benfica) scores, assisted by G. Sudakov.
- 42'Goal! Benfica 3-0 Heart of Midlothian. V. Pavlidis (Benfica) converts the penalty.
- 45'Half-time. Benfica 3-0 Heart of Midlothian.
- 59'Goal! Benfica 4-0 Heart of Midlothian. G. Prestianni (Benfica) scores.
- 72'Goal! Benfica 4-1 Heart of Midlothian. T. Renaud (Heart of Midlothian) scores.
- 87'Goal! Benfica 5-1 Heart of Midlothian. J. Durán (Benfica) scores.
- 90+4'Goal! Benfica 6-1 Heart of Midlothian. A. Schjelderup (Benfica) converts the penalty.
- 90'Full-time. Benfica 6-1 Heart of Midlothian.
Full commentary (68 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Benfica vs Heart of Midlothian.
- 2'Attempt saved. G. Prestianni (Benfica).
- 3'Goal! Benfica 1-0 Heart of Midlothian. R. Silva (Benfica) scores.
- 4'Attempt missed. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian).
- 5'Attempt saved. L. Barreiro (Benfica).
- 8'Corner, Benfica.
- 9'Attempt blocked. G. Sudakov (Benfica).
- 10'Attempt missed. A. Bah (Benfica).
- 10'Attempt missed. V. Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 11'Attempt saved. G. Prestianni (Benfica).
- 13'Attempt blocked. G. Sudakov (Benfica).
- 17'Attempt blocked. A. Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian).
- 20'Corner, Benfica.
- 22'Attempt saved. L. Barreiro (Benfica).
- 22'Corner, Benfica.
- 23'Goal! Benfica 2-0 Heart of Midlothian. T. Araújo (Benfica) scores, assisted by G. Sudakov.
- 26'Attempt missed. L. Barreiro (Benfica).
- 27'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
- 28'Attempt blocked. A. Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian).
- 29'Corner, Benfica.
- 30'Attempt missed. T. Araújo (Benfica).
- 33'Yellow card for G. Prestianni (Benfica).
- 34'Off the woodwork! L. Mendy (Heart of Midlothian).
- 35'Attempt missed. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian).
- 39'Corner, Benfica.
- 40'Attempt missed. T. Araújo (Benfica).
- 41'Yellow card for L. Mendy (Heart of Midlothian).
- 42'Goal! Benfica 3-0 Heart of Midlothian. V. Pavlidis (Benfica) converts the penalty.
- 45'Offside, Heart of Midlothian.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt blocked. L. Barreiro (Benfica).
- 45+1'Offside, Benfica.
- 45'Half-time. Benfica 3-0 Heart of Midlothian.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: T. Renaud comes on for L. Mendy.
- 46'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: J. McCart comes on for H. Milne.
- 47'Attempt saved. J. Altena (Heart of Midlothian).
- 53'Offside, Benfica.
- 54'Attempt blocked. J. Altena (Heart of Midlothian).
- 57'Attempt blocked. L. Barreiro (Benfica).
- 59'Goal! Benfica 4-0 Heart of Midlothian. G. Prestianni (Benfica) scores.
- 61'Offside, Heart of Midlothian.
- 62'Corner, Benfica.
- 64'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: S. S. Guendouz comes on for P. L. Kabore.
- 66'Substitution, Benfica: R. Ríos comes on for G. Sudakov.
- 66'Substitution, Benfica: A. Schjelderup comes on for V. Pavlidis.
- 66'Substitution, Benfica: J. Durán comes on for E. Barrenechea.
- 67'Attempt saved. J. Durán (Benfica).
- 70'Yellow card for B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian).
- 72'Goal! Benfica 4-1 Heart of Midlothian. T. Renaud (Heart of Midlothian) scores.
- 73'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: J. McPake comes on for C. Miller.
- 73'Substitution, Benfica: M. Silva comes on for C. Lenglet.
- 75'Attempt missed. B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian).
- 79'Yellow card for A. Bah (Benfica).
- 80'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
- 80'Attempt missed. T. Renaud (Heart of Midlothian).
- 83'Attempt missed. J. Durán (Benfica).
- 84'Yellow card for O. McEntee (Heart of Midlothian).
- 85'Substitution, Benfica: J. Kamiński comes on for G. Prestianni.
- 85'Attempt missed. R. Ríos (Benfica).
- 86'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: J. Altena comes on for A. Kyziridis.
- 87'Goal! Benfica 5-1 Heart of Midlothian. J. Durán (Benfica) scores.
- 89'Yellow card for C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian).
- 90'Off the woodwork! Rafa (Benfica).
- 90'2 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. A. Schjelderup (Benfica).
- 90+4'Goal! Benfica 6-1 Heart of Midlothian. A. Schjelderup (Benfica) converts the penalty.
- 90'Full-time. Benfica 6-1 Heart of Midlothian.