Benfica vs Auckland City

Friday, 20 June 2025 at 19:00Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, FloridaSalman Ahmad Falahi

Summary

Match report

Benfica vs Auckland City in the FIFA Club World Cup (Group stage - Matchday 2) ended in a 6-0 win for Benfica. Benfica led 1-0 at half-time.

Benfica’s goals came from Á. Di María in the 45th and 90th minutes (both penalties), V. Pavlidis in the 53rd minute, Renato Sanches in the 63rd minute and L. Barreiro in the 76th and 78th minutes. Á. Di María was the highest-rated player on the pitch (10.0).

Player of the match

Á. Di María

Benfica90'2Rating 10.0

Key stats

All stats

65%Possession35%

32Total shots4
16Shots on target2
7Corners1
3Yellow cards0

Live commentary

Full-time: Benfica beat Auckland City 6-0. In numbers: possession Benfica 65%, Auckland City 35%; shots 32 (16 on target) to 4 (2 on target)
90+6'
VAR: the referee awards a penalty after the review
90'
Penalty goal! Á. Di María converts from the spot and extends Benfica's lead (6-0) – his second of the match
87'
Yellow card: Adrian Bajrami (Benfica) for a foul
86'
Substitution, Benfica: António Silva comes on for A. Bajrami
79'
Substitution, Auckland City: C. Gray makes way for M. den Heijer
78'
Goal! L. Barreiro adds another for Benfica (5-0), set up by Tiago Gouveia, his second of the game
76'
Goal! L. Barreiro extends Benfica's lead (4-0) after a pass from V. Pavlidis
73'
Substitution, Auckland City: M. Bevan replaces R. De Vries
71'
Double substitution, Benfica: F. Aursnes replaces Tiago Gouveia, G. Prestianni on for João Rêgo
63'
Goal! Renato Sanches adds another for Benfica (3-0), assisted by N. Otamendi
62'
Substitution, Benfica: A. Schjelderup makes way for K. Aktürkoğlu
61'
Substitution, Benfica: O. Kökçü comes on for Renato Sanches
61'
Substitution, Auckland City: D. Yoo replaces M. Ellis
60'
Double substitution, Auckland City: J. Manuel makes way for M. Ilich, H. Zeb on for D. Manickum
53'
Goal! V. Pavlidis doubles Benfica's lead (2-0), set up by O. Kökçü
48'
Yellow card: Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) for a foul
46'
Substitution, Benfica: Álvaro Fernández replaces S. Dahl
46'
Substitution, Auckland City: Zhou Tong comes on for Gerard Garriga
We're back under way for the second half
Half-time: Benfica lead 1-0
45+4'
Yellow card: Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) for dissent
45'
Penalty goal! Á. Di María converts from the spot and gives Benfica the lead (1-0)
Kick-off! We're under way between Benfica and Auckland City. Benfica line up in a 4-2-3-1, Auckland City in a 5-4-1

Lineups

BenficaCoach: Bruno Miguel Silva do NascimentoAverage rating 7.64-2-3-1

Benfica – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

1A. TrubinGoalkeeper – Rating 7.5
8F. AursnesDefender – Rating 6.9, On 71'
4António SilvaDefender – Rating 7.7, On 86'
30N. OtamendiDefender – Captain, Rating 8.3, Assist
3Álvaro FernándezDefender – Rating 7.0, Yellow card 45+4', On 46'
18L. BarreiroMidfielder – Rating 8.5, Goal 76' 78'
10O. KökçüMidfielder – Rating 8.3, Assist, Yellow card 48', On 61'
11Á. Di MaríaMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 10.0, Penalty goal 45' 90'
25G. PrestianniMidfielder – Rating 8.0, On 71'
17K. AktürkoğluMidfielder – Rating 6.6, On 62'
14V. PavlidisForward – Rating 8.2, Goal 53', Assist