Benfica 4-1 Celtic · Europa League
Benfica beat Celtic 4-1 in the Europa League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Benfica and Celtic met in the Europa League at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon on Thursday, 15 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Benfica: J. Durán 5', 36'; A. Bah 23'; V. Pavlidis 89'. Celtic: C. Durán 63'.
How the match went
Benfica saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Benfica had 26 shots with 7 on target, Celtic 14 with 7 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 8 to Benfica and 6 to Celtic. Benfica conceded 9 fouls, Celtic 7. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (3 for Benfica, 0 for Celtic).
Line-ups
Benfica started in a 4-2-3-1: Anatoliy Trubin, Alexander Bah, Tomás Araújo, Clément Lenglet, Samuel Dahl, Fredrik Aursnes, João Palhinha, Dodi Lukebakio, Georgiy Sudakov, Gianluca Prestianni, Jhon Durán.
Celtic started in a 4-2-3-1: Viljami Sinisalo, Colby Donovan, Dane Murray, Auston Trusty, Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor, Mika Baur, Camilo Durán, Oliver Sørensen, Sebastian Tounekti, Kasper Høgh.
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Minute by minute
- 5'Goal! Benfica 1-0 Celtic. J. Durán (Benfica) converts the penalty.
- 23'Goal! Benfica 2-0 Celtic. A. Bah (Benfica) scores, assisted by G. Prestianni.
- 36'Goal! Benfica 3-0 Celtic. J. Durán (Benfica) scores, assisted by G. Prestianni.
- 45'Half-time. Benfica 3-0 Celtic.
- 63'Goal! Benfica 3-1 Celtic. C. Durán (Celtic) scores, assisted by H. Hassan.
- 89'Goal! Benfica 4-1 Celtic. V. Pavlidis (Benfica) scores, assisted by T. Araújo.
- 90'Full-time. Benfica 4-1 Celtic.
Full commentary (76 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Benfica vs Celtic.
- 1'Corner, Celtic.
- 3'Attempt blocked. J. Palhinha (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 5'Goal! Benfica 1-0 Celtic. J. Durán (Benfica) converts the penalty.
- 7'Attempt saved. M. Baur (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 7'Attempt saved. K. Høgh (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 10'Corner, Benfica.
- 11'Attempt missed. J. Durán (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 19'Attempt missed. G. Prestianni (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 19'Attempt blocked. G. Prestianni (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 23'Goal! Benfica 2-0 Celtic. A. Bah (Benfica) scores, assisted by G. Prestianni.
- 24'Attempt missed. J. Durán (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 25'Corner, Benfica.
- 28'Attempt missed. S. Tounekti (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 28'Off the woodwork! C. Durán (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 28'Off the woodwork! K. Høgh (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.32.
- 32'Corner, Celtic.
- 34'Corner, Benfica.
- 35'Corner, Benfica.
- 35'Attempt missed. J. Durán (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 35'Attempt blocked. T. Araújo (Benfica), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 35'Offside, Benfica.
- 36'Goal! Benfica 3-0 Celtic. J. Durán (Benfica) scores, assisted by G. Prestianni.
- 39'Attempt saved. G. Prestianni (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 42'Corner, Benfica.
- 43'Attempt missed. T. Araújo (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
- 44'Yellow card for S. Dahl (Benfica) for foul.
- 44'Attempt saved. K. Tierney (Celtic), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 44'Corner, Celtic.
- 45'Half-time. Benfica 3-0 Celtic.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Celtic: C. Osmand comes on for S. Tounekti.
- 46'Substitution, Celtic: H. Hassan comes on for K. Høgh.
- 48'Attempt blocked. G. Sudakov (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 50'Attempt saved. H. Hassan (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 51'Attempt missed. C. Osmand (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 52'Attempt missed. G. Prestianni (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 54'Corner, Benfica.
- 56'Attempt blocked. D. Lukebakio (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 56'Attempt saved. G. Prestianni (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 56'Attempt saved. H. Hassan (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 57'Substitution, Celtic: A. Oxlade-Chamberlain comes on for M. Baur.
- 57'Substitution, Celtic: B. Nygren comes on for O. Sørensen.
- 61'Attempt missed. D. Lukebakio (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 62'Attempt blocked. G. Sudakov (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 63'Goal! Benfica 3-1 Celtic. C. Durán (Celtic) scores, assisted by H. Hassan.
- 64'Substitution, Benfica: S. El Karouani comes on for S. Dahl.
- 64'Substitution, Benfica: C. Echeverri comes on for G. Sudakov.
- 67'Substitution, Benfica: V. Pavlidis comes on for J. Durán.
- 68'Substitution, Benfica: A. Schjelderup comes on for D. Lukebakio.
- 69'Yellow card for A. Bah (Benfica) for foul.
- 71'Corner, Celtic.
- 72'Off the woodwork! C. Durán (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 73'Attempt blocked. A. Schjelderup (Benfica), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 74'Off the woodwork! A. Schjelderup (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 76'Attempt saved. G. Prestianni (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 76'Attempt blocked. V. Pavlidis (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 76'Corner, Benfica.
- 77'Substitution, Celtic: J. Lotomba comes on for C. Donovan.
- 77'Attempt missed. F. Aursnes (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 78'Offside, Benfica.
- 80'Substitution, Benfica: A. Circati comes on for A. Bah.
- 82'Corner, Celtic.
- 82'Attempt blocked. C. Osmand (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 82'Offside, Celtic.
- 85'Yellow card for J. Palhinha (Benfica) for foul.
- 87'Attempt missed. G. Prestianni (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 88'Attempt blocked. C. Osmand (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 89'Goal! Benfica 4-1 Celtic. V. Pavlidis (Benfica) scores, assisted by T. Araújo.
- 90'2 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Corner, Benfica.
- 90+1'Off the woodwork! T. Araújo (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.30.
- 90+2'Corner, Celtic.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. C. Durán (Celtic), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
- 90+2'Offside, Celtic.
- 90'Full-time. Benfica 4-1 Celtic.
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