Benfica vs Aarhus 3-1
S. Jorgensen 36'
Benfica beat Aarhus 3-1 at Estádio da Luz in the UEFA Europa League play-off on 20 August 2026. Rafa Silva opened the scoring in the 2nd minute, with L. Barreiro (31') and V. Pavlidis (45', penalty) adding to the lead, while S. Jorgensen replied for Aarhus in the 36th minute. Benfica dominated with 71% possession and 32 shots to Aarhus's 3.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- Rafa Silva2'
- Leandro Barreiro · Yellow card9'
- Tomás Araújo · Yellow card24'
- L. Barreiro31'
- 36'S. Jorgensen assist J. Andersen
- Vangelis Pavlidis · VAR check45+1'
- V. Pavlidis · Penalty goal45'
- 57'C. Rosler for R. Carstensen
- 57'S. Jorgensen for S. Tchamche
- L. Barreiro for R. Rios66'
- V. Pavlidis for J. Duran72'
- G. Prestianni for A. Schjelderup72'
- 73'M. Knudsen for J. Jonsson
- 73'F. Emmery for G. Links
- 81'J. Bogere for M. Anderson
- 83'Stefen Tchamche · Yellow card
- G. Sudakov for F. Aursnes84'
- Rafa Silva for J. Kaminski84'
Match stats
Line-ups
Benfica starting XI
- 24S. Soares
- 6A. Bah
- 2C. Lenglet
- 44T. Araujo
- 26S. Dahl
- 18L. Barreiro
- 25G. Prestianni
- 5E. Barrenechea
- 10G. Sudakov
- 14V. Pavlidis
- 27Rafa Silva
Benfica bench · coach Marco Silva
Aarhus starting XI
- 21M. Hedenstad
- 25C. Rosler
- 44M. Camara
- 19E. Kahl
- 26J. Andersen
- 8S. Jorgensen
- 10K. Arnstad
- 4M. Knudsen
- 39F. Emmery
- 31T. Bech
- 28J. Bogere
Aarhus bench · coach Jakob Poulsen
Benfica formlast ten
Aarhus formlast ten
UEFA Europa League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 3 |  Bournemouth | 3 | +7 | 9 |
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