Juventus vs Benfica summary: score, stats, goals & updates | Champions League 2025/26
Juventus beat Benfica in Italy in the Champions League.
Juventus host Benfica in the UEFA Champions League in match day 7 of the European competition. The Italian side are struggling so far in the campaign and sit in 17th ahead of kick-off, with their Portuguese opponents in 28th, having won just two games in the tournament all season.
Led by José Mourinho, Benfica are looking to keep their European dream alive, as they are just two points from the all-important 24th position, which would see them qualify for the playoff round. However, Juventus are unbeaten at home in the Champions League and have lost just one game.
Match ends, Juventus 2, Benfica 0.
Second Half ends, Juventus 2, Benfica 0.
Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica).
Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
Juan Cabal (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica).
Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica).
Juan Cabal (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lloyd Kelly (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Juventus).
Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
Loïs Openda (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Juventus. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Manuel Locatelli.
Attempt saved. Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus).
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
Attempt missed. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Cabal with a cross.
Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
Francisco Conceição (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Juventus. Filip Kostic replaces Kenan Yildiz.
Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
(Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Penalty missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot misses to the right.
VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
Penalty Benfica. Leandro Barreiro draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Bremer (Juventus) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Barrenechea.
Substitution, Benfica. João Rego replaces Gianluca Prestianni because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram.
Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Dahl.
Foul by Loïs Openda (Juventus).
Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cabal replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
Substitution, Juventus. Loïs Openda replaces Jonathan David.
Substitution, Benfica. Enzo Barrenechea replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
Goal! Juventus 2, Benfica 0. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan David.
Foul by Francisco Conceição (Juventus).
Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
Goal! Juventus 1, Benfica 0. Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Pierre Kalulu with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Juventus).
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Juventus. Francisco Conceição replaces Fabio Miretti.
Second Half begins Juventus 0, Benfica 0.
First Half ends, Juventus 0, Benfica 0.
Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
Attempt missed. Jonathan David (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Samuel Dahl (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Juventus).
Attempt missed. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Weston McKennie following a corner.
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Heorhii Sudakov.
Offside, Juventus. Andrea Cambiaso is caught offside.
Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pierre Kalulu (Juventus).
Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus). Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
Handball by Fabio Miretti (Juventus).
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Andreas Schjelderup.
Attempt saved. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Jonathan David.
Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus). Assisted by Amar Dedic.
Attempt missed. Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu.
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
Offside, Juventus. Kenan Yildiz is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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