Benfica beat Celtic 4-1 on Thursday, 15 October 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Nikola Dabanovic. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).
First half: Benfica took an early lead at 5' when J. Durán scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Benfica extended the lead at 23' when A. Bah scored, with the assist credited to G. Prestianni, making the score 2-0. Benfica extended the lead at 36' when J. Durán scored, with the assist credited to G. Prestianni, making the score 3-0. S. Dahl received a yellow card for Benfica at 44'. Celtic made their 1st substitution at 45', with K. Høgh replacing H. Hassan. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 45', with S. Tounekti replacing C. Osmand.
Second half: Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 57', with O. Sørensen replacing B. Nygren. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 57', with M. Baur replacing A. Oxlade-Chamberlain. Celtic reduced the deficit at 63' when C. Durán scored, with the assist credited to H. Hassan, making the score 3-1. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 64', with H. Sudakov replacing C. Echeverri. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 64', with S. Dahl replacing S. El Karouani. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 67', with J. Durán replacing V. Pavlidis. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 68', with D. Lukebakio replacing A. Schjelderup. A. Bah received a yellow card for Benfica at 69'. Celtic made their 5th substitution at 77', with Colby Donovan replacing J. Lotomba. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 80', with A. Bah replacing A. Circati. João Palhinha received a yellow card for Benfica at 85'. Benfica extended the lead at 89' when V. Pavlidis scored, with the assist credited to Tomás Araújo, making the score 4-1.
Benfica used 5 substitutions while Celtic used 5 substitutions. Benfica got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Benfica outshot their opponent (26-14).
- Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
