Benfica 4-1 Celtic — Europa League, 15 Oct 2026
Benfica beat Celtic 4-1 in the Europa League on 15 October 2026 at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon. Jhon Durán, Alexander Bah and Vangelis Pavlidis scored for Benfica; Camilo Durán for Celtic. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Benfica have won 1 and Celtic 0, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-05'Penalty
- 2-023'assist: Gianluca Prestianni
- 3-036'assist: Gianluca Prestianni
- 44'Foul
- 45'
- 45'
- Half-time3-0
- 57'
- 57'
- 3-163'assist: Haissem Hassan
- 64'
- 64'
- 67'
- 68'
- 69'Foul
- 77'
- 80'
- 85'Foul
- 4-189'assist: Tomás Araújo
- Full-time4-1
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Benfica
- 8.6Gianluca PrestianniM
- 8.2Jhon DuránF
- 7.8Anatolii TrubinG
- 7.8Vangelis PavlidisF
- 7.5Tomás AraújoD
- 7.3Alexander BahD
- 7.2Fredrik AursnesM
- 7.1Clément LengletD
- 7.0João PalhinhaM
- 6.9Heorhii SudakovM
- 6.6Andreas SchjelderupF
- 6.4Samuel DahlD
- 6.3Souffian El KarouaniD
- 6.3Claudio EcheverriM
- 6.2Alessandro CircatiD
- 6.2Dodi LukebakioM
- 6.6Leandro BarreiroM
- 6.6RafaM
- 6.6Anisio CabralF
- 6.6Gabriel IndioD
- 6.6Samuel SoaresG
- 6.6ManuM
Celtic
- 7.3Camilo DuránM
- 7.3Haissem HassanF
- 6.7Kieran TierneyD
- 6.6M. BaurM
- 6.5Callum McGregorM
- 6.4Callum OsmandF
- 6.3Sebastian TounektiM
- 6.3Kasper HøghF
- 6.3B. NygrenF
- 6.2Dane MurrayD
- 6.1Auston TrustyD
- 5.8J. LotombaD
- 5.8Oliver SørensenM
- 5.7Alexander Oxlade-ChamberlainM
- 5.6Viljami SinisaloG
- 5.4Colby DonovanD
- 6.6Luke McCowanM
- 6.6Samuel JohnstoneG
- 6.6James ForrestM
- 6.6Anthony RalstonD
- 6.6L. ClearieM
- 6.6Liam ScalesD
- 6.6Liam Kennedy
Line-ups
Substitutes
BenficaMarco Silva
Substitutes
- 27RafaM6.6
- 18Leandro BarreiroM6.6
- 14Vangelis Pavlidis89'67'F7.8
- 34Souffian El Karouani64'D6.3
- 24Samuel SoaresG6.6
- 16ManuM6.6
- 21Andreas Schjelderup68'F6.6
- 3Alessandro Circati80'D6.2
- 30Claudio Echeverri64'M6.3
- 72Anisio CabralF6.6
- 33Gabriel IndioD6.6
CelticM. O'Neill
Substitutes
- 21Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain57'M5.7
- 3J. LotombaD5.8
- 56Anthony RalstonD6.6
- 49James ForrestM6.6
- 26Samuel JohnstoneG6.6
- 23Haissem Hassan45'F7.3
- 14Luke McCowanM6.6
- 8B. NygrenF6.3
- 5Liam ScalesD6.6
- 19Callum Osmand45'F6.4
- 62L. ClearieM6.6
Team statistics
Benfica
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gianluca Prestianni | 90 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8.6 |
| Jhon Durán | 67 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Anatolii Trubin | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Tomás Araújo | 90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Alexander Bah | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Clément Lenglet | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| João Palhinha | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Heorhii Sudakov | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Andreas Schjelderup | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Samuel Dahl | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Souffian El Karouani | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Claudio Echeverri | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Alessandro Circati | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Dodi Lukebakio | 68 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Leandro Barreiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Rafa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Anisio Cabral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Gabriel Indio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Samuel Soares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Manu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Celtic
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camilo Durán | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Haissem Hassan | 45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Kieran Tierney | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| M. Baur | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Callum McGregor | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Callum Osmand | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Kasper Høgh | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| B. Nygren | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Dane Murray | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Auston Trusty | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| J. Lotomba | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Oliver Sørensen | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Viljami Sinisalo | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Colby Donovan | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Luke McCowan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Samuel Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| James Forrest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Anthony Ralston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| L. Clearie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Liam Scales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Liam Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Recent Form
BenficaWLWWW
- W11 Oct 26HVitória SC2-0
- L20 Sept 26AFC Porto1-3
- W16 Sept 26AAC Milan2-0
- W13 Sept 26HGIL Vicente3-1
- W09 Sept 26AMoreirense4-0
CelticWLLLW
- W11 Oct 26AMotherwell2-0
- L20 Sept 26HRangers0-1
- L17 Sept 26HFerencvarosi TC1-3
- L13 Sept 26ARangers0-3
- W09 Sept 26AST Johnstone1-0
Head-to-head
Before and after
Benfica
- Previous: Benfica 2-0 Vitória SC, 11 Oct 2026 · Primeira Liga
- Next: Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica, 22 Oct 2026 · Europa League
Celtic
- Previous: Motherwell 0-2 Celtic, 11 Oct 2026 · Scottish Premiership
- Next: Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian, 18 Oct 2026 · Scottish Premiership
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