2021–22 S.L. Benfica season
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. Domestically, Benfica play in the Primeira Liga; they were eliminated in the fifth round of Taça de Portugal and reached the Taça da Liga final. In Europe, Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The season started on 4 August 2021, with the third qualifying round of the Champions League, and will conclude in May 2022. This was Benfica's second consecutive season without any trophy won.
| 2021–22 season | ||||
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| President | Luís Filipe Vieira (until 15 July 2021)[1] Rui Costa (interim from 9 July to 10 October 2021)[2] | |||
| Head coach | Jorge Jesus (until 28 December 2021) Nélson Veríssimo (caretaker) | |||
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | |||
| Primeira Liga | 3rd | |||
| Taça de Portugal | Fifth round | |||
| Taça da Liga | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Darwin Núñez (26) All: Darwin Núñez (34) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 59,633 v Liverpool (5 April 2022) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,973 v Arouca (14 August 2021) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 29,160[3] | |||
| Biggest win | Belenenses SAD 0–7 Benfica (27 November 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | Benfica 0–4 Bayern Munich (20 October 2021) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 30 April 2022. | ||||
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | FW | Free | 1 July 2021 | [6] | ||
| 31 | DF | €1,500,000 | [7] | |||
| 20 | MF | Free | 13 July 2021 | [8] | ||
| 11 | MF | €7,000,000 | 23 July 2021 | [9] | ||
| 15 | FW | €17,000,000 | 31 July 2021 | [10] | ||
| 23 | MF | Loan | 22 August 2021 | [11] | ||
| 22 | DF | Loan | 31 August 2021 | [12] | ||
| Disclosed total | ||||||
| €25,500,000 | ||||||
Out
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source(s) |
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| 33 | DF | Released | 1 July 2021 | |||
| 38 | MF | €18,000,000 | [13] | |||
| 11 | MF | €4,000,000 | 5 July 2021 | [14] | ||
| MF | €2,000,000 | 6 July 2021 | [15] | |||
| MF | Loan | 7 July 2021 | [16] | |||
| 71 | DF | €8,000,000 | 10 July 2021 | [17] | ||
| MF | Loan | 11 July 2021 | [18] | |||
| MF | €1,500,000 | 19 July 2021 | [19] | |||
| MF | €1,500,000 | 29 July 2021 | [20] | |||
| 10 | FW | €12,000,000 | 22 August 2021 | [21] | ||
| 61 | MF | Loan | 31 August 2021 | [22] | ||
| 13 | MF | Loan | [23] | |||
| 95 | FW | Loan | [24] | |||
| 22 | MF | Released | [25] | |||
| 19 | MF | Loan | [26] | |||
| 8 | MF | Loan | 28 September 2021 | [27] | ||
| Disclosed total | ||||||
| €47,000,000 | ||||||
Pre-season friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures Cancelled
| 16 July 2021 Friendly | Benfica | 2–1 | | Seixal, Portugal |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Benfica Campus Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto) |
| 18 July 2021 Friendly | Benfica | 2–1 | | Seixal, Portugal |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Benfica Campus Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
| 22 July 2021 Friendly | Benfica | 1–0 | | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto) |
| 25 July 2021 Friendly | Benfica | 1–1 | | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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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 | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primeira Liga | 7 August 2021 | May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 29 | +47 | 68.75 | |
| Taça de Portugal | 16 October 2021 | 23 December 2021 | Third round | Fifth round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 66.67 |
| Taça da Liga | 27 October 2021 | 29 January 2022 | Third round | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 25.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 4 August 2021 | 13 April 2022 | Third qualifying round | Quarter-finals | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 42.86 |
| Total | 53 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 110 | 58 | +52 | 58.49 | ||||
Last updated: 30 April 2022
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto (Q) | 32 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 83 | 22 | +61 | 85 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Sporting CP (Q) | 32 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 21 | +45 | 79 | |
| 3 | Benfica (Q) | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 29 | +47 | 71 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Braga (X) | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 62 | Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 48 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
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.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of Europa Conference League third qualifying round spot, may still qualify for Europa League if Porto wins the Taça de Portugal
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 29 | +47 | 71 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 14 | +26 |
Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source:
Results by round
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) |
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Report | 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) |
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Report |
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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) | Report | 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) | Report |
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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) | Report |
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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) | Report | 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) |
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Report |
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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) | Report |
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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) | Report | 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) | Report | 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) | Report | 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 | 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) |
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Report | 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) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 3,994 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon) |
| 19 December 2021 15 | Benfica | 7–1 | Marítimo | Lisbon |
| 17:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 27,814 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
| 30 December 2021 16 | Porto | 3–1 | Benfica | Porto |
| 21:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 46,250 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon) |
| 9 January 2022 17 | Benfica | 2–0 | Paços de Ferreira | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 26,268 Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Braga) |
| 15 January 2022 18 | Benfica | 1–1 | Moreirense | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 29,188 Referee: Rui Costa (Porto) |
| 21 January 2022 19 | Arouca | 0–2 | Benfica | Arouca |
| 19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 2,387 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve) |
| 2 February 2022 20 | Benfica | 1–2 | Gil Vicente | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 21,979 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto) |
| 7 February 2022 21 | Tondela | 1–3 | Benfica | Tondela |
| 19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso Attendance: 3,973 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
| 12 February 2022 22 | Benfica | 2–1 | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,905 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) |
| 18 February 2022 23 | Boavista | 2–2 | Benfica | Porto |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 7,903 Referee: Rui Costa (Porto) |
| 27 February 2022 24 | Benfica | 3–0 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 39,846 Referee: André Narciso (Porto) |
| 5 March 2022 25 | Portimonense | 1–2 | Benfica | Portimão |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 3,880 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
| 11 March 2022 26 | Benfica | 1–1 | Vizela | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 31,546 Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto) |
| 20 March 2022 27 | Benfica | 2–1 | Estoril | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 36,768 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve) |
| 1 April 2022 28 | Braga | 3–2 | Benfica | Braga |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 16,073 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora) |
| 9 April 2022 29 | Benfica | 3–1 | Belenenses SAD | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 34,183 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto) |
| 17 April 2022 30 | Sporting CP | 0–2 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 40,714 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
| 23 April 2022 31 | Benfica | 0–0 | Famalicão | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 37,894 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
Taça de Portugal
| 16 October 2021 Third round | Trofense | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Benfica | Trofa |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | 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) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto) |
Taça da Liga
Third round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | GUI | SCC | |
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| 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 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
| 27 October 2021 2 | Vitória de Guimarães | 3–3 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 19:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 11,065 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon) |
Semi-finals
Final
| 29 January 2022 | Benfica | 1–2 | Sporting CP | Leiria |
| 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria Attendance: 20,622 Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga) |
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 | | Moscow, Russia |
| 20:00 MSK (UTC+03:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 2,933[37][note 5] Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
| 10 August 2021 Second leg | Benfica | 2–0 (4–0 agg.) | | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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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 | | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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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.) | | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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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 | |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | 0–4 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
| 14 September 2021 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–0 | | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 22:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 21,657[44] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
| 29 September 2021 2 | Benfica | 3–0 | | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 29,454[45][note 3] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
| 20 October 2021 3 | Benfica | 0–4 | | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,201[46] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
| 2 November 2021 4 | Bayern Munich | 5–2 | | Munich, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 50,000[47] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 23 November 2021 5 | Barcelona | 0–0 | | Barcelona, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 49,572[48] Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
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 | 2–2 | | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 54,760 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
| 15 March 2022 Second leg | Ajax | 0–1 (2–3 agg.) | | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,066 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.[52]
| 5 April 2022 First leg | Benfica | 1–3 | | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 59,633 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 13 April 2022 Second leg | Liverpool | 3–3 (6–4 agg.) | | Liverpool, England |
| 20:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,373 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 9 April 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Champions League | |||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Mile Svilar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 77 | GK | Helton Leite | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 99 | GK | Odysseas Vlachodimos | 44 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Gilberto | 31 | 4 | 12+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+3 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Álex Grimaldo | 45 | 6 | 24+2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | 18 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | DF | Jan Vertonghen | 42 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | DF | Diogo Gonçalves | 31 | 0 | 8+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | DF | Valentino Lazaro | 27 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | DF | Nicolás Otamendi | 39 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 31 | DF | Gil Dias | 12 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||
| 34 | DF | André Almeida | 22 | 1 | 8+4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | |||||
| 72 | DF | Tomás Araújo | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 91 | DF | Morato | 23 | 1 | 9+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Everton | 44 | 7 | 18+7 | 3 | 2+1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7+6 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | MF | Soualiho Meïté | 24 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | MF | João Mário | 41 | 4 | 18+6 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 10+2 | 1 | |||||
| 23 | MF | Nemanja Radonjić | 10 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | MF | Rafa Silva | 44 | 12 | 22+6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 12+1 | 3 | |||||
| 28 | MF | Julian Weigl | 44 | 3 | 23+2 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 49 | MF | Adel Taarabt | 37 | 1 | 7+12 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | |||||
| 55 | MF | Paulo Bernardo | 19 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | |||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Darwin Núñez | 36 | 32 | 20+4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6+4 | 6 | |||||
| 14 | FW | Haris Seferovic | 12 | 4 | 4+4 | 3 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | FW | Roman Yaremchuk | 38 | 9 | 13+7 | 6 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 8+5 | 3 | |||||
| 18 | FW | Rodrigo Pinho | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 39 | FW | Henrique Araújo | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 88 | FW | Gonçalo Ramos | 41 | 5 | 14+11 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 5+6 | 1 | |||||
| Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team. | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | Luca Waldschmidt | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | MF | Pizzi | 30 | 2 | 3+12 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 5+4 | 0 | |||||
| 83 | MF | Gedson Fernandes | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 95 | FW | Carlos Vinícius | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 97 | DF | Ferro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 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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