2025–26 S.L. Benfica season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Rui Costa | |||
| Head coach | Bruno Lage (until 16 September) José Mourinho (from 18 September) | |||
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | |||
| Primeira Liga | 3rd | |||
| Taça de Portugal | Quarter-finals | |||
| Taça da Liga | Semi-finals | |||
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Knockout phase play-offs | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Vangelis Pavlidis (21) All: Vangelis Pavlidis (29) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 66,387 v Real Madrid (17 February 2026) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 49,311 v Alverca (8 February 2026) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 58,897[1] | |||
| Biggest win | Benfica 5–0 Arouca (25 Octobert 2025) | |||
| Biggest defeat | Newcastle United 3–0 Benfica (21 October 2025) | |||
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The 2025–26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season is the club's 122nd season in existence and its 92nd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Domestically, Benfica are playing in the Primeira Liga, and are also competing in the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal. In Europe, Benfica are playing in the UEFA Champions League.
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer transfers | ||||||
| 26 | DF | Samuel Dahl | Roma | €9,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | [4] |
| 3 | DF | Rafael Obrador | Real Madrid | €5,000,000 | 11 July 2025 | [5] |
| 17 | DF | Amar Dedić | Red Bull Salzburg | €12,000,000 | 14 July 2025 | [6] |
| 5 | MF | Enzo Barrenechea | Aston Villa | Loan (€3,000,000) | 18 July 2025 | [7] |
| 20 | MF | Richard Ríos | Palmeiras | €27,000,000 | 22 July 2025 | [8] |
| 9 | FW | Franjo Ivanović | Union SG | €22,800,000 | 31 July 2025 | [9] |
| 10 | MF | Heorhiy Sudakov | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan (€6,750,000) | 30 August 2025 | [10] |
| 11 | FW | Dodi Lukébakio | Sevilla | €20,000,000 | 1 September 2025 | [11] |
| Winter transfers | ||||||
| 15 | DF | Sidny Lopes Cabral | Estrela da Amadora | €6,000,000 | 30 December 2025 | [12] |
| 27 | FW | Rafa Silva | Beşiktaş | €5,000,000 | 22 January 2026 | [13] |
| Disclosed total | ||||||
| €116,550,000 | ||||||
Out
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer transfers | ||||||
| 20 | MF | João Mário | Beşiktaş | €2,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | [14] |
| 9 | FW | Arthur Cabral | Botafogo | €12,000,000 | [15] | |
| 11 | FW | Ángel Di María | Rosario Central | Free | [16] | |
| — | MF | Soualiho Meïté | PAOK | €1,000,000 | [17] | |
| — | DF | David Jurásek | Beşiktaş | Loan | [18] | |
| 10 | MF | Orkun Kökçü | 12 July 2025 | [19] | ||
| 81 | DF | Adrian Bajrami | Luzern | 14 July 2025 | [20] | |
| 3 | DF | Álvaro Carreras | Real Madrid | €50,000,000 | [21] | |
| — | FW | Casper Tengstedt | Feyenoord | €6,000,000 | 24 July 2025 | [22] |
| — | MF | Martim Neto | Elche | €1,500,000 | 30 July 2025 | [23] |
| 7 | FW | Kerem Aktürkoğlu | Fenerbahçe | €22,500,000 | 29 August 2025 | [24] |
| 47 | FW | Tiago Gouveia | Nice | Loan | 31 August 2025 | [25] |
| 61 | MF | Florentino | Burnley | Loan (€2,000,000) | 1 September 2025 | [26] |
| Winter transfers | ||||||
| — | DF | Adrian Bajrami | Luzern | €900,000 | 1 January 2026 | [27] |
| — | DF | David Jurásek | Slavia Prague | €3,000,000 | 12 January 2026 | [28] |
| 3 | DF | Rafael Obrador | Torino | Loan | 19 January 2026 | [29] |
| 71 | DF | Leandro Santos | Moreirense | €800,000 | 23 January 2026 | [30] |
| Disclosed total | ||||||
| €101,700,000 | ||||||
Pre-season friendlies
Win Draw Loss
The pre-season began on 14 July 2025.[31]
| 26 July 2025 Eusébio Cup | Benfica | 3–2 | Fenerbahçe | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,443 Referee: Hélder Carvalho (Portugal) |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primeira Liga | 16 August 2025 | 16 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 70.37 |
| Taça de Portugal | 17 October 2025 | 14 January 2026 | Third round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 75.00 |
| Taça da Liga | 29 October 2025 | 7 January 2026 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | 31 July 2025 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 6 August 2025 | 25 February 2026 | Third qualifying round | Knockout phase play-offs | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 42.86 |
| Total | 48 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 36 | +49 | 62.50 | ||||
Last updated: 21 March 2026
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto (X) | 27 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 11 | +43 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 15 | +53 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Benfica | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | Braga | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 46 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Famalicão | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 45 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.
(X) Assured of at least Europa League second qualifying round
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.
(X) Assured of at least Europa League second qualifying round
Notes:
- ^ a b The 2025–26 Taça de Portugal winners qualify for the Europa League league phase (or the third-placed team of the Primeira Liga if the Taça de Portugal winners finish in the top two). If the Taça de Portugal winners finish in the top three of the Primeira Liga, the Europa League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team. If the Taça de Portugal winners finish in the top four of the Primeira Liga, the Conference League spot will be passed to the fifth-placed team.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 65 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 |
Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:
- Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW), not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.
1 Matchday 1 (vs Rio Ave) was postponed to 23 September 2025.
Matches
| 16 August 2025 2 | Estrela da Amadora | 0–1 | Benfica | Amadora |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio José Gomes Attendance: 6,249 Referee: Hélder Carvalho (Santarém) |
| 23 August 2025 3 | Benfica | 3–0 | Tondela | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,229 Referee: Anzhony Rodrigues (Madeira) |
| 31 August 2025 4 | Alverca | 1–2 | Benfica | Alverca do Ribatejo |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca Attendance: 6,532 Referee: José Bessa (Porto) |
| 12 September 2025 5 | Benfica | 1–1 | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 59,507 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
| 20 September 2025 6 | AVS | 0–3 | Benfica | Vila das Aves |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves Attendance: 5,416 Referee: Bruno Costa (Viana do Castelo) |
| 23 September 2025 1 | Benfica | 1–1 | Rio Ave | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 57,059 Referee: Sérgio Guelho (Guarda) |
| 26 September 2025 7 | Benfica | 2–1 | Gil Vicente | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 57,358 Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto) |
| 5 October 2025 8 | Porto | 0–0 | Benfica | Porto |
| 21:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 49,520 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon) |
| 25 October 2025 9 | Benfica | 5–0 | Arouca | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,322 Referee: Hélder Carvalho (Santarém) |
| 1 November 2025 10 | Vitória de Guimarães | 0–3 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 26,127 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
| 9 November 2025 11 | Benfica | 2–2 | Casa Pia | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,428 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto) |
| 29 November 2025 12 | Nacional | 1–2 | Benfica | Funchal |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 4,826 Referee: Iancu Vasilica (Vila Real) |
| 5 December 2025 13 | Benfica | 1–1 | Sporting CP | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 65,247 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
| 14 December 2025 14 | Moreirense | 0–4 | Benfica | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 5,518 Referee: Hélder Carvalho (Santarém) |
| 22 December 2025 15 | Benfica | 1–0 | Famalicão | Lisbon |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 57,894 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal) |
| 28 December 2025 16 | Braga | 2–2 | Benfica | Braga |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 24,314 Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto) |
| 3 January 2026 17 | Benfica | 3–1 | Estoril | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 59,865 Referee: Anzhony Rodrigues (Madeira) |
| 17 January 2026 18 | Rio Ave | 0–2 | Benfica | Vila do Conde |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 4,435 Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Aveiro) |
| 25 January 2026 19 | Benfica | 4–0 | Estrela da Amadora | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 54,548 Referee: David Silva (Porto) |
| 1 February 2026 20 | Tondela | 0–0 | Benfica | Tondela |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso Attendance: 4,568 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora) |
| 8 February 2026 21 | Benfica | 2–1 | Alverca | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 49,311 Referee: Bruno Costa (Viana do Castelo) |
| 13 February 2026 22 | Santa Clara | 1–2 | Benfica | Ponta Delgada |
| 18:30 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 7,184 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
| 21 February 2026 23 | Benfica | 3–0 | AVS | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,784 Referee: Miguel Fonseca (Porto) |
| 2 March 2026 24 | Gil Vicente | 1–2 | Benfica | Barcelos |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 11,022 Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto) |
| 8 March 2026 25 | Benfica | 2–2 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 66,366 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
| 14 March 2026 26 | Arouca | 1–2 | Benfica | Arouca |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 4,428 Referee: José Bessa (Porto) |
| 21 March 2026 27 | Benfica | 3–0 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | 69' G. Silva | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,634 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora) |
| 6 April 2026 28 | Casa Pia | v | Benfica | Rio Maior |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
| 19 April 2026 30 | Sporting CP | v | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade |
| 26 April 2026 31 | Benfica | v | Moreirense | Lisbon |
| --:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 3 May 2026 32 | Famalicão | v | Benfica | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
| --:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho |
| 17 May 2026 34 | Estoril | v | Benfica | Estoril |
| --:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
Taça de Portugal
| 17 October 2025 Third round | Chaves | 0–2 | Benfica | Chaves |
| 19:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira Attendance: 8,112 Referee: David Silva (Porto) |
| 21 November 2025 Fourth round | Atlético CP | 0–2 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
| 17 December 2025 Fifth round | Farense | 0–2 | Benfica | Faro |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 5,126 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) |
| 14 January 2026 Quarter-finals | Porto | 1–0 | Benfica | Porto |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 47,374 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
Taça da Liga
| 29 October 2025 Quarter-finals | Benfica | 3–0 | Tondela | Lisbon |
| 20:45 WET (UTC+00:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,314 Referee: Carlos Macedo (Braga) |
| 7 January 2026 Semi-finals | Benfica | 1–3 | Braga | Leiria |
| 20:00 WET (UTC+00:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 17,469 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
| 31 July 2025 Final | Sporting CP | 0–1 | Benfica | Faro/Loulé |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 19,354 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 July 2025.
| 6 August 2025 First leg | Nice | 0–2 | Benfica | Nice, France |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 26,443[32] Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 12 August 2025 Second leg | Benfica | 2–0 (4–0 agg.) | Nice | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 64,511[33] Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2025.
| 20 August 2025 First leg | Fenerbahçe | 0–0 | Benfica | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 22:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 41,258[34] Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 27 August 2025 Second leg | Benfica | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Fenerbahçe | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 64,323[35] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
League phase
The league phase draw was held on 28 August 2025.[36]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 22 | Qarabağ | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 23 | Bodø/Glimt | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 9 | |
| 24 | Benfica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 9 | |
| 25 | Marseille | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 9 | |
| 26 | Pafos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 |
Results by round
Matches
| 16 September 2025 1 | Benfica | 2–3 | Qarabağ | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,257[38] Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
| 30 September 2025 2 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Benfica | London, England |
| 20:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,636[39] Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 21 October 2025 3 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Benfica | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| 20:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,073[40] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 5 November 2025 4 | Benfica | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC+00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,796[41] Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy) |
| 25 November 2025 5 | Ajax | 0–2 | Benfica | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,154[42] Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany) |
| 10 December 2025 6 | Benfica | 2–0 | Napoli | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC+00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 54,353[43] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
| 21 January 2026 7 | Juventus | 2–0 | Benfica | Turin, Italy |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 41,626[44] Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
| 28 January 2026 8 | Benfica | 4–2 | Real Madrid | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC+00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 64,305[45] Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
Knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs
The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 30 January 2026.[46]
| 17 February 2026 First leg | Benfica | 0–1 | Real Madrid | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC+00:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 66,387[47] Referee: François Letexier (France) |
| 25 February 2026 Second leg | Real Madrid | 2–1 (3–1 agg.) | Benfica | Madrid, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Bernabéu Attendance: 76,745[48] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 21 March 2026
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Champions League | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | UKR | Anatoliy Trubin | 43 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 24 | GK | POR | Samuel Soares | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | POR | António Silva | 36 | 1 | 16+4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | DEN | Alexander Bah | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | CPV | Sidny Lopes Cabral | 12 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | BIH | Amar Dedić | 37 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | SWE | Samuel Dahl | 46 | 2 | 25+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 30 | DF | ARG | Nicolás Otamendi | 43 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 44 | DF | POR | Tomás Araújo | 34 | 1 | 15+4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | ||
| 58 | DF | POR | Daniel Banjaqui | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 62 | DF | POR | José Neto | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | ARG | Enzo Barrenechea | 39 | 2 | 20+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10+3 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Aursnes | 43 | 4 | 21+1 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF | UKR | Heorhiy Sudakov | 35 | 4 | 17+4 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | POR | Manu Silva | 10 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | LUX | Leandro Barreiro | 44 | 4 | 13+12 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+5 | 2 | ||
| 20 | MF | COL | Richard Ríos | 39 | 4 | 20+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11+1 | 1 | ||
| 60 | MF | POR | Nuno Félix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 68 | MF | POR | João Veloso | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 84 | MF | POR | João Rego | 14 | 1 | 0+8 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 88 | MF | POR | Tiago Freitas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 86 | MF | POR | Diogo Prioste | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | POR | Bruma | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | CRO | Franjo Ivanović | 36 | 6 | 6+13 | 4 | 2+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+8 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW | BEL | Dodi Lukébakio | 17 | 1 | 6+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | GRE | Vangelis Pavlidis | 47 | 29 | 26+1 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1+1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13+1 | 2 | ||
| 21 | FW | NOR | Andreas Schjelderup | 36 | 7 | 14+7 | 4 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+3 | 3 | ||
| 25 | FW | ARG | Gianluca Prestianni | 34 | 3 | 12+10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | POR | Rafa Silva | 11 | 2 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 39 | FW | POR | Henrique Araújo | 11 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | ||
| 67 | FW | POR | Rodrigo Rêgo | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 72 | FW | POR | Anísio Cabral | 5 | 2 | 0+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ESP | Rafael Obrador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | TUR | Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| 47 | FW | POR | Tiago Gouveia | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 61 | MF | POR | Florentino | 7 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | ||
| 71 | DF | POR | Leandro Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 90 | FW | POR | Ivan Lima | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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