2021–22 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
2021–22 season
President	Luís Filipe Vieira; (until 15 July 2021)[1]; Rui Costa; (interim from 9 July to 10 October 2021)[2]
Head coach	Jorge Jesus
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga	3rd
Taça de Portugal	Fifth round
Taça da Liga	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Darwin Núñez (11 goals); All: Darwin Núñez (16 goals)
Highest home attendance	55,201 v Bayern Munich; (20 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance	13,973 v Arouca; (14 August 2021)
Average home league attendance	30,768[3]
Biggest win	Belenenses SAD 0–7 Benfica; (27 November 2021)
Biggest defeat	Benfica 0–4 Bayern Munich; (20 October 2021)
	All statistics correct as of 15 December 2021.

The 2021–22 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season is the club's 118th season in existence and its 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Benfica play in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. Internationally, Benfica will compete in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, after progressing through the group stage. The season started on 4 August 2021, with the third qualifying round of the Champions League, and will conclude in May 2022.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 August 2021[4][5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SRB	Mile Svilar
2	DF	BRA	Gilberto
3	DF	ESP	Álex Grimaldo
4	DF	BRA	Lucas Veríssimo
5	DF	BEL	Jan Vertonghen
7	MF	BRA	Everton
9	FW	URU	Darwin Núñez
11	MF	FRA	Soualiho Meïté
14	FW	SUI	Haris Seferovic
15	FW	UKR	Roman Yaremchuk
17	DF	POR	Diogo Gonçalves
18	FW	BRA	Rodrigo Pinho
20	MF	POR	João Mário
21	MF	POR	Pizzi (vice-captain)
22	DF	AUT	Valentino Lazaro (on loan from Inter Milan)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	SRB	Nemanja Radonjić (on loan from Marseille)
27	MF	POR	Rafa Silva
28	MF	GER	Julian Weigl
30	DF	ARG	Nicolás Otamendi
31	DF	POR	Gil Dias
34	DF	POR	André Almeida (captain)
49	MF	MAR	Adel Taarabt
55	MF	POR	Paulo Bernardo
77	GK	BRA	Helton Leite
83	MF	POR	Gedson Fernandes
88	FW	POR	Gonçalo Ramos
91	DF	BRA	Morato
97	DF	POR	Ferro
99	GK	GRE	Odysseas Vlachodimos

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
18	FW	Rodrigo Pinho	Marítimo	Free	1 July 2021	[6]
31	DF	Gil Dias	Monaco	€1,500,000	1 July 2021	[7]
20	MF	João Mário	Inter Milan	Free	13 July 2021	[8]
11	MF	Soualiho Meïté	Torino	€7,000,000	23 July 2021	[9]
15	FW	Roman Yaremchuk	Gent	€17,000,000	31 July 2021	[10]
23	MF	Nemanja Radonjić	Marseille	Loan	22 August 2021	[11]
22	DF	Valentino Lazaro	Inter Milan	Loan	31 August 2021	[12]
Disclosed total
€25,500,000

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source(s)
33	DF	Jardel		Released	1 July 2021
38	MF	Pedrinho	Shakhtar Donetsk	€18,000,000	1 July 2021	[13]
11	MF	Franco Cervi	Celta Vigo	€4,000,000	5 July 2021	[14]
	MF	Caio Lucas	Sharjah FC	€2,000,000	6 July 2021	[15]
	MF	Tiago Dantas	Tondela	Loan	7 July 2021	[16]
71	DF	Nuno Tavares	Arsenal	€8,000,000	10 July 2021	[17]
	MF	Nuno Santos	Paços de Ferreira	Loan	11 July 2021	[18]
	MF	Filip Krovinović	Hajduk Split	€1,500,000	19 July 2021	[19]
	MF	Alfa Semedo	Vitória de Guimarães	€1,500,000	29 July 2021	[20]
10	FW	Luca Waldschmidt	Wolfsburg	€12,000,000	22 August 2021	[21]
61	MF	Florentino Luís	Getafe	Loan	31 August 2021	[22]
13	MF	Jota	Celtic	Loan		[23]
95	FW	Carlos Vinícius	PSV Eindhoven	Loan		[24]
22	MF	Andreas Samaris		Released		[25]
19	MF	Chiquinho	Braga	Loan		[26]
8	MF	Gabriel	Al-Gharafa	Loan	28 September 2021	[27]
Disclosed total
€47,000,000

Pre-season friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures Cancelled

16 July 2021 Friendly	Benfica	v	Gent	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
		Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve

16 July 2021 Friendly	Benfica	2–1	Casa Pia	Seixal, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Ramos 14' Kelechi 79' (o.g.)	Report	Banjaqui 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Benfica Campus Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto)

18 July 2021 Friendly	Benfica	v	Boavista	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
		Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve

18 July 2021 Friendly	Benfica	2–1	Almería	Seixal, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Pizzi 15' (pen.) Waldschmidt 56'	Report	Villar 68'	Stadium: Benfica Campus Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)

22 July 2021 Friendly	Benfica	1–0	Lille	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Ramos 28'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto)

25 July 2021 Friendly	Benfica	1–1	Marseille	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Pizzi 14' (pen.)	Report	Payet 38'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)

Non-televised friendlies, played at Benfica Campus:

Benfica 0–1 Benfica B (3 July)[28]
Benfica 2–0 Sporting da Covilhã (7 July)[29]
Benfica 3–2 Farense (10 July)[30]
Benfica 0–0 Belenenses SAD (13 July)[31]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	7 August 2021	May 2022	Matchday 1	14	11	1	2	39	11	+28	078.57
Taça de Portugal	16 October 2021		Third round	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	100.00
Taça da Liga	27 October 2021		Third round	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	050.00
UEFA Champions League	4 August 2021		Third qualifying round	10	5	3	2	13	10	+3	050.00
Total				28	19	5	4	64	26	+38	067.86

Last updated: 15 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Porto	14	12	2	0	34	8	+26	38	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Sporting CP	14	12	2	0	24	5	+19	38	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Benfica	14	11	1	2	39	11	+28	34	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Braga	14	7	4	3	23	16	+7	25	Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	Estoril	15	6	7	2	21	15	+6	25	Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round

Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	11	1	2	39	11	+28	34	4	0	2	14	7	+7	7	1	0	25	4	+21

Last updated: 12 December 2021.
Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W
Position	8	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

7 August 2021 1	Moreirense	1–2	Benfica	Moreira de Cónegos
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Martins 30' Soares 36' Pires 69' Artur Jorge 75' Pacheco 90+3'	Report	Veríssimo 8' Waldschmidt 19' Taarabt 33' Gonçalves 56' Weigl 60' Meïté 81' Silva 90+8'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 1,498[note 2] Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Braga)

14 August 2021 2	Benfica	2–0	Arouca	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Waldschmidt 38' Yaremchuk 44' Morato 85'	Report	Braga 8'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 13,973[note 2] Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)

21 August 2021 3	Gil Vicente	0–2	Benfica	Barcelos
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Cunha 24' Fujimoto 66' Kritsyuk 75'	Report	Gilberto 44' Veríssimo 83' Grimaldo 88' Núñez 90'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 3,751[note 2] Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)

29 August 2021 4	Benfica	2–1	Tondela	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Pizzi 9' Everton 50' Silva 71' Gilberto 88'	Report	Khacef 19' Agra 22' Niasse 35' Undabarrena 56'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 19,425[note 2] Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)

11 September 2021 5	Santa Clara	0–5	Benfica	Ponta Delgada
17:00 AZOST (UTC±00:00)	Ramos 45+2' Mansur 47'	Report	Vlachodimos 27' Pinho 42' Núñez 54', 62' Silva 58' Yaremchuk 68'	Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 3,326[note 3] Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)

20 September 2021 6	Benfica	3–1	Boavista	Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Núñez 14', 61' Weigl 34' Veríssimo 59'	Report	Sauer 32' Nathan 36' Porozo 69' Musa 74'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 23,000[note 3] Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)

25 September 2021 7	Vitória de Guimarães	1–3	Benfica	Guimarães
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Bruno Duarte 78' (pen.)	Report	Yaremchuk 30', 41' João Mário 73' Otamendi 83'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 14,222[note 3] Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)

3 October 2021 8	Benfica	0–1	Portimonense	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Yaremchuk 12' Núñez 43'	Report	Boa Morte 44' Carlinhos 60' Possignolo 62' 66' Samuel 80' Rocha 90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 38,845 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

24 October 2021 9	Vizela	0–1	Benfica	Vizela
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Mendez 41' Aidara 44' Kiki 58'	Report	Veríssimo 68' Radonjić 86' Everton 90+6' Silva 90+8'	Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela Attendance: 4,883 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)

30 October 2021 10	Estoril	1–1	Benfica	Estoril
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Lourenço 42' Áfrico 54' Rosier 90' Geraldes 90+4'	Report	Veríssimo 2', 75' Radonjić 55'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 4,128 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

7 November 2021 11	Benfica	6–1	Braga	Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)	Grimaldo 2' Núñez 38' Silva 42', 45+3' Gilberto 48' Everton 52', 59' Pizzi 81' Ramos 83'	Report	R. Horta 12' Musrati 26' Mineiro 90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,577 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)

27 November 2021 12	Belenenses SAD	0–7[note 4]	Benfica	Oeiras
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)		Report	Kau 1' (o.g.) Seferovic 14', 39' (pen.) Weigl 27' Núñez 32', 34', 45'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 6,096 Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)

3 December 2021 13	Benfica	1–3	Sporting CP	Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)	Vertonghen 22' Weigl 27' Taarabt 89' Pizzi 90+5'	Report	Paulinho 1', 62' Feddal 1' Sarabia 8', 33' Porro 20' Gonçalves 45+3' Nunes 68' Esgaio 73'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,790 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)

12 December 2021 14	Famalicão	1–4	Benfica	Vila Nova de Famalicão
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Rodrigues 25' Ivo 45+1' Riccieli 74'	Report	Gonçalves 3' Núñez 6', 15', 55' Silva 46' Weigl 74'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 3,994 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)

19 December 2021 15	Benfica	v	Marítimo	Lisbon
17:00 WET (UTC±00:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Taça de Portugal

16 October 2021 Third round	Trofense	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Benfica	Trofa
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Pachu 80' Faria 90+3' Moreira 90+3' João Paulo 102'	Report	Everton 22' 110' Meïté 24' Lazaro 50' Gilberto 90+7' Almeida 94' Leite 111' Radonjić 120+2'	Stadium: Estádio do CD Trofense Attendance: 4,265[35] Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)

19 November 2021 Fourth round	Benfica	4–1	Paços de Ferreira	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)	Grimaldo 78' Seferovic 82' Silva 87' Everton 90+3'	Report	Maracás 30' João Pedro 43' Santos 52' Pires 70' Ibrahim 75' Delgado 76'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)

23 December 2021 Fifth round	Porto	v	Benfica	Porto
20:45 WET (UTC+00:00)				Stadium: Estádio do Dragão

Taça da Liga

Third round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BEN	GUI	SCC
1	Benfica	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	4	Advance to knockout phase	—	—	3–0
2	Vitória de Guimarães	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	4		3–3	—	—
3	Sporting da Covilhã	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0		—	0–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

27 October 2021 2	Vitória de Guimarães	3–3	Benfica	Guimarães
19:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	André 21' Estupiñán 45+2' Bruno Duarte 82' Janvier 86'	Report	Semedo 8' (o.g.) Pizzi 15' João Mário 27' Radonjić 28' Veríssimo 37'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 11,065 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)

15 December 2021 3	Benfica	3–0	Sporting da Covilhã	Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Seferovic 28' Núñez 68' (pen.), 73'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 15,291 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto)

Semi-finals

25 January 2022	Benfica	v	Boavista	Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.[36]

4 August 2021 First leg	Spartak Moscow	0–2	Benfica	Moscow, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+03:00)	Sobolev 33' Ignatov 87'	Report	Vertonghen 48' Silva 51' Gilberto 74'	Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 2,933[37][note 5] Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

10 August 2021 Second leg	Benfica	2–0 (4–0 agg.)	Spartak Moscow	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Otamendi 16' João Mário 58' Weigl 71' Gigot 90+2' (o.g.)	Report	Lomovitsky 25' Larsson 68'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 16,312[39][note 2] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.[40]

18 August 2021 First leg	Benfica	2–1	PSV Eindhoven	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Silva 10' 61' Weigl 42' Otamendi 58' Almeida 75' Meïté 86' Ramos 90+2'	Report	Gakpo 51' Van Ginkel 57' Obispo 88'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 18,199[41][note 2] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

24 August 2021 Second leg	PSV Eindhoven	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Benfica	Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Boscagli 64' Ramalho 85' Thomas 90+1'	Report	Veríssimo 8' 32' João Mário 66' Ramos 82' Vlachodimos 90+4'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 21,855[42] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[43]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BAY	BEN	BAR	DKV
1	Bayern Munich	6	6	0	0	22	3	+19	18	Advance to knockout phase	—	5–2	3–0	5–0
2	Benfica	6	2	2	2	7	9	−2	8	Advance to knockout phase	0–4	—	3–0	2–0
3	Barcelona	6	2	1	3	2	9	−7	7	Transfer to Europa League	0–3	0–0	—	1–0
4	Dynamo Kyiv	6	0	1	5	1	11	−10	1		1–2	0–0	0–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

14 September 2021 1	Dynamo Kyiv	0–0	Benfica	Kyiv, Ukraine
22:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)	Sydorchuk 52' Zabarnyi 73' Harmash 82'	Report	Silva 21' Yaremchuk 44' Weigl 71'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 21,657[44] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

29 September 2021 2	Benfica	3–0	Barcelona	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Núñez 3', 79' (pen.) Otamendi 33' Silva 56' 69' Grimaldo 62' Weigl 72'	Report	Piqué 12' García 54' 87' Dest 78' N. González 86'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 29,454[45][note 3] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

20 October 2021 3	Benfica	0–4	Bayern Munich	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Otamendi 45' João Mário 51'	Report	Upamecano 56' Hernandez 59' Sané 70', 85' Everton 80' (o.g.) Lewandowski 82'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,201[46] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

2 November 2021 4	Bayern Munich	5–2	Benfica	Munich, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lewandowski 26', 61', 84', 45+1' Gnabry 32' Sané 49' Upamecano 51' Nianzou 69'	Report	Morato 38' Veríssimo 45' Núñez 74'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 50,000[47] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

23 November 2021 5	Barcelona	0–0	Benfica	Barcelona, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Piqué 49'	Report	Grimaldo 36' João Mário 49' Vlachodimos 90+2' Taarabt 90+5'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 49,572[48] Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

8 December 2021 6	Benfica	2–0	Dynamo Kyiv	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Yaremchuk 16' Gilberto 22', 24'	Report	Zabarnyi 29' Verbič 36' Tsyhankov 44'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 36,591[49] Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.[50][note 6]

23 February 2022 First leg	Benfica	v	Ajax	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

15 March 2022 Second leg	Ajax	v	Benfica	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 8 December 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Liga		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	SRB	Mile Svilar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	GK	BRA	Helton Leite	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
99	GK	GRE	Odysseas Vlachodimos	23	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Defenders
2	DF	BRA	Gilberto	16	3	4+3	1	1	0	0	0	5+3	2
3	DF	ESP	Álex Grimaldo	24	3	10+2	2	1	1	1	0	10	0
4	DF	BRA	Lucas Veríssimo	18	3	10	3	0	0	1	0	7	0
5	DF	BEL	Jan Vertonghen	22	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	8+1	0
17	DF	POR	Diogo Gonçalves	12	0	4+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	3+2	0
22	DF	AUT	Valentino Lazaro	11	0	3+2	0	0+2	0	0	0	1+3	0
30	DF	ARG	Nicolás Otamendi	21	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
31	DF	POR	Gil Dias	8	0	3+3	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
34	DF	POR	André Almeida	14	1	3+3	0	2	1	0	0	3+3	0
91	DF	BRA	Morato	14	1	3+3	0	2	0	1	0	4+1	1
97	DF	POR	Ferro	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	BRA	Everton	24	4	7+5	2	2	2	1	0	3+6	0
11	MF	FRA	Soualiho Meïté	11	0	4+2	0	1	0	1	0	1+2	0
20	MF	POR	João Mário	24	2	11+1	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	10	1
21	MF	POR	Pizzi	23	2	2+9	1	1+1	0	1	1	5+4	0
23	MF	SRB	Nemanja Radonjić	6	1	1+1	0	1+1	0	1	1	0+1	0
27	MF	POR	Rafa Silva	24	9	8+4	5	1	1	0+1	0	9+1	3
28	MF	GER	Julian Weigl	23	3	9+2	2	1+1	0	0+1	0	9	1
49	MF	MAR	Adel Taarabt	19	0	2+5	0	1+1	0	1	0	1+8	0
55	MF	POR	Paulo Bernardo	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
83	MF	POR	Gedson Fernandes	4	0	0+3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	URU	Darwin Núñez	18	11	10+1	8	1	0	0	0	2+4	3
14	FW	SUI	Haris Seferovic	4	3	1+1	2	0+1	1	0	0	1	0
15	FW	UKR	Roman Yaremchuk	21	5	7+2	4	0+1	0	0+1	0	8+2	1
18	FW	BRA	Rodrigo Pinho	3	1	1+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
88	FW	POR	Gonçalo Ramos	20	0	3+7	0	1+1	0	1	0	1+6	0
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team.
10	FW	GER	Luca Waldschmidt	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
95	FW	BRA	Carlos Vinícius	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.
The stadium's capacity was limited to 33% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[32]
The stadium's capacity was limited to 50% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[33]
The match ended in the 48th minute because Belenenses SAD were down to six players after playing with nine men in the first-half.[34]
The stadium's capacity was limited to 3,000 spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[38]
Benfica were initially drawn against Real Madrid.[51]

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[covid-28] The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.

[capacity_33-34] The stadium's capacity was limited to 33% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[32]

[capacity_50-36] The stadium's capacity was limited to 50% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[33]

[38] The match ended in the 48th minute because Belenenses SAD were down to six players after playing with nine men in the first-half.[34]

[43] The stadium's capacity was limited to 3,000 spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[38]

[57] Benfica were initially drawn against Real Madrid.[51]

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[2] "Statement". S.L. Benfica. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[3] "Spectators by team". Liga Portugal. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[4] "First team squad information". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[5] "Benfica - Squad - UEFA Champions League". UEFA. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[6] "Welcome, Rodrigo Pinho!". S.L. Benfica. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[7] "Welcome, Gil Dias!". S.L. Benfica. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[8] "Welcome, João Mário!". S.L. Benfica. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[9] "Welcome, Meïte!". S.L. Benfica. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[10] "Welcome, Yaremchuk!". S.L. Benfica. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[11] "Welcome, Nemanja!". S.L. Benfica. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[12] "Welcome, Valentino!". S.L. Benfica. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[13] "Agreement between Benfica and Shakhtar for the transfer of Pedrinho". S.L. Benfica. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[14] "Franco Cervi transferred". S.L. Benfica. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[15] "Caio Lucas transferred". S.L. Benfica. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[16] "Tiago Dantas loaned". S.L. Benfica. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[17] "Nuno Tavares transferred". S.L. Benfica. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[18] "Nuno Santos emprestado ao Paços de Ferreira" [Nuno Santos on loan to Paços de Ferreira]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[19] "Krovinovic transferred". S.L. Benfica. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[20] "Alfa Semedo transferred". S.L. Benfica. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[21] "Agreement between Benfica and Wolfsburg for the transfer of Luca Waldschmidt". S.L. Benfica. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[22] "Florentino loaned out". S.L. Benfica. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[23] "Jota emprestado" [Jota loaned out]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[24] "Vinícius transferred to PSV". S.L. Benfica. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[25] "Samaris termina ligação ao Clube" [Samaris ends link with the club]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[26] "Chiquinho emprestado" [Chiquinho loaned out]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[27] "Gabriel emprestado" [Gabriel loaned out]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[29] "Training match against the B team". S.L. Benfica. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[30] "Benfica beat SC Covilhã". S.L. Benfica. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[31] "Win against Farense". S.L. Benfica. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[32] "Draw in the Lisbon derby". S.L. Benfica. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[33] "Fans will return to the stands in the new season". Liga Portugal. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[35] "DGS alarga ocupação dos recintos desportivos para 50 por cento" [DGS widens capacity of sports venues to 50 per cent]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[37] "Belenenses v Benfica Portuguese match abandoned after Belenenses left with six players". BBC Sport. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

[39] "Benfica obrigado a horas extra para seguir em frente" [Benfica forced to overtime to go forward]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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[48] "UEFA Champions League group stage draw". UEFA. 26 August 2021.

[49] "Full Time Report – Dynamo Kyiv v Benfica" (PDF). UEFA. 14 September 2021.

[50] "Full Time Report – Benfica v Barcelona" (PDF). UEFA. 29 September 2021.

[51] "Full Time Report – Benfica v Bayern Munich" (PDF). UEFA. 20 October 2021.

[52] "Full Time Report – Bayern Munich v Benfica" (PDF). UEFA. 2 November 2021.

[53] "Full Time Report – Barcelona v Benfica" (PDF). UEFA. 23 November 2021.

[54] "Full Time Report – Benfica v Dynamo Kyiv" (PDF). UEFA. 8 December 2021.

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