Benfica vs Nice

UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round 12 Aug 2025, 19:00
Benfica
Benfica
2–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Nice
Nice
🏟 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa) 👤 Marco Guida

Match report

Benfica beat Nice 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round on 12 August 2025.

Nice failed to register a single shot on target, while Benfica had 21 shots to Nice's 9.

The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa), with Marco Guida in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 21 - 9 On target 5 - 0 Corners 6 - 6 Fouls 9 - 13 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Fredrik Aursnes
Benfica · 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Andreas Schjelderup 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Nicolás Otamendi 77 passes (92% accurate)
8 António Silva 76 passes (92% accurate)
8 Enzo Barrenechea captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 13–6 8–3
Shots On Goal 4–0 1–0
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 4–2 2–4
Attacks 48–36 46–54
Match statistics
6 Corners 6
5 Substitution 5
94 Attacks 90
39 Dangerous Attacks 39
3 On Target 1
10 Off Target 8
21 Shots Total 9
5 Shots On Goal 0
8 Shots Off Goal 4
8 Shots Blocked 5
14 Shots Inside Box 8
7 Shots Outside Box 1
9 Fouls 13
6 Corners 6
2 Offsides 2
58% Ball Possession 42%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 3
541 Passes Total 373
472 Passes Accurate 300
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Benfica · 4-4-2
1 A. Trubin
17 A. Dedić 4 A. Silva 30 N. Otamendi 26 S. Dahl
8 F. Aursnes 20 R. Ríos 5 E. Barrenechea 21 A. Schjelderup
9 F. Ivanović 14 V. Pavlidis
Nice · 3-4-1-2
80 Y. Diouf
33 A. Mendy 28 A. Bah 37 K. Oppong
92 J. Clauss 20 T. Louchet 39 D. Coulibaly 26 M. Bard
19 B. Bouanani
9 T. Moffi 21 I. Jansson
Benfica
Coach
Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento
Substitutes
  • 61 Florentino Luís
  • 18 Leandro Barreiro
  • 25 Gianluca Prestianni
  • 39 Henrique Araújo
  • 7 Kerem Aktürkoğlu
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 3 Rafael Obrador
  • 64 Gonçalo Oliveira
  • 71 Leandro Santos
  • 86 Diogo Prioste
  • 68 João Veloso
  • 47 Tiago Gouveia
Nice
Coach
Franck Haise
Substitutes
  • 10 Sofiane Diop
  • 36 Hamza Koutoune
  • 23 Gabin Bernardeau
  • 7 Jérémie Boga
  • 49 Bernard Nguene
  • 31 Maxime Dupé
  • 50 Théo Bruyère
  • 48 Laurenzo Monteiro Alvarenga
  • 14 Billal Brahimi
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ S. Diop ↓ D. Coulibaly Nice
  • 63' ↑ Florentino ↓ E. Barrenechea Benfica
  • 63' ↑ L. Barreiro ↓ F. Ivanović Benfica
  • 64' ↑ G. Prestianni ↓ A. Schjelderup Benfica
  • 73' ↑ J. Boga ↓ I. Jansson Nice
  • 73' ↑ G. Bernardeau ↓ B. Bouanani Nice
  • 73' ↑ H. Koutoune ↓ J. Clauss Nice
  • 81' ↑ Henrique Araújo ↓ V. Pavlidis Benfica
  • 82' ↑ B. Nguene ↓ T. Moffi Nice
  • 84' ↑ K. Aktürkoğlu ↓ F. Aursnes Benfica
Cards
  • 33' A. Juma Bah Nice
  • 65' J. Clauss Nice
  • 90+2' G. Prestianni Benfica
Head-to-head
Benfica 3 0 draws 0 Nice
2025-08-12 Benfica vs Nice 2 - 0
2025-08-06 Nice vs Benfica 0 - 2
2022-07-15 Benfica vs Nice 3 - 0
Recent form
Benfica D D D W D
Nice D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Benfica vs Nice?
Benfica won 2-0 against Nice on 12 August 2025.
Who won Benfica vs Nice?
Benfica won the match 2-0.
Where was Benfica vs Nice played?
The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa).
Who had more possession in Benfica vs Nice?
Benfica had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.