2020–21 S.L. Benfica season

The 2020–21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season is the club's 117th season in existence and its 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Benfica currently play in this season's editions of the Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal after losing the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and being eliminated from the Taça da Liga. On the European stage, Benfica compete in the UEFA Europa League following their elimination in the Champions League third qualifying round. The season started in September 2020 and will conclude in May 2021.

Benfica
2020–21 season
PresidentLuís Filipe Vieira
Head coachJorge Jesus
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Liga4th
Taça de PortugalSemi-finals
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraRunners-up
Taça da LigaSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Haris Seferović (6)

All:
Pizzi (8)
Biggest win5–1 vs Famalicão
(18 September 2020)
Biggest defeat0–3 vs Boavista
(2 November 2020)
All statistics correct as of 1 February 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2021[1]

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  BEL Mile Svilar
2 DF  BRA Gilberto
3 DF  ESP Álex Grimaldo
5 DF  BEL Jan Vertonghen
7 MF  BRA Everton
8 MF  BRA Gabriel
9 FW  URU Darwin Núñez
10 FW  GER Luca Waldschmidt
11 MF  ARG Franco Cervi
14 FW   SUI Haris Seferović
17 MF  POR Diogo Gonçalves
18 DF  FRA Jean-Clair Todibo (on loan from Barcelona)
19 MF  POR Chiquinho
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  POR Pizzi
22 MF  GRE Andreas Samaris
27 MF  POR Rafa Silva
28 MF  GER Julian Weigl
30 DF  ARG Nicolás Otamendi
33 DF  BRA Jardel (captain)
34 DF  POR André Almeida (vice-captain)
38 MF  BRA Pedrinho
49 MF  MAR Adel Taarabt
71 DF  POR Nuno Tavares
77 GK  BRA Helton Leite
88 FW  POR Gonçalo Ramos
99 GK  GRE Odysseas Vlachodimos

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
38 MF Pedrinho Corinthians €18,000,000 3 August 2020 [2] [3]
2 DF Gilberto Fluminense €3,000,000 8 August 2020 [4]
77 GK Helton Leite Boavista Undisclosed [5]
5 DF Jan Vertonghen Tottenham Hotspur Free 14 August 2020 [6]
7 FW Everton Grêmio €20,000,000 [7]
10 MF Luca Waldschmidt SC Freiburg €15,000,000 [8]
9 FW Darwin Núñez Almería €24,000,000 4 September 2020 [9]
30 DF Nicolás Otamendi Manchester City €15,000,000 29 September 2020 [10][11]
Disclosed total
€95,000,000

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source(s)
GK Bruno Varela Vitória de Guimarães Free 19 August 2020 [12]
FW Yony González LA Galaxy Loan [13]
DF Tyronne Ebuehi Twente 21 August 2020 [14]
GK Ivan Zlobin Famalicão Undisclosed 22 August 2020 [15]
MF Andrija Živković PAOK Released 26 August 2020 [16]
FW Jhonder Cádiz Nashville SC Loan (€500,000) 9 September 2020 [17][18]
DF Pedro Pereira Crotone Loan 21 September 2020 [19]
MF David Tavares Moreirense Loan 22 September 2020 [20]
MF Ljubomir Fejsa Al-Ahli Released 24 September 2020 [21]
MF Florentino Monaco Loan 25 September 2020 [22]
6 DF Rúben Dias Manchester City €68,000,000 30 September 2020 [10]
DF Cristian Lema Damac FC €2,000,000 2 October 2020 [23][24]
95 FW Carlos Vinícius Tottenham Hotspur Loan (€3,000,000) 2 October 2020 [25][26]
84 DF Tomás Tavares Alavés Loan 3 October 2020 [27]
97 DF Ferro Valencia Loan 31 January 2021
Disclosed total
€73,500,000

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 August 2020 Friendly Benfica 2–1 Bournemouth Lisbon, Portugal
19:00 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)
2 September 2020 Friendly Benfica 2–1 Braga Lisbon, Portugal
19:00 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal, first half), Hugo Silva (Santarém, second half)
5 September 2020 Friendly Benfica 2–0 Rennes Lisbon, Portugal
19:00 WEST
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hugo Silva (Santarém, first half), Fábio Melo (Porto, second half)

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 18 September 2020 19 May 2021 Matchday 1 17 10 4 3 30 16 +14 058.82
Taça de Portugal 21 November 2020 Third round 4 4 0 0 13 0 +13 100.00
Taça da Liga 16 December 2020 20 January 2021 Quarter-finals Semi-finals 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 23 December 2020 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Champions League 15 September 2020 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Europa League 22 October 2020 Group stage 6 3 3 0 17 9 +8 050.00
Total 31 17 8 6 63 32 +31 054.84

Last updated: 5 February 2021

Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Porto 18 12 4 2 39 17 +22 40 Qualification to Champions League group stage
3 Braga 18 12 1 5 30 16 +14 37 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Benfica 17 10 4 3 30 16 +14 34 Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round
5 Paços de Ferreira 17 10 4 3 26 14 +12 34 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 Vitória de Guimarães 16 9 3 4 20 13 +7 30
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 10 4 3 30 16  +14 34 6 2 1 16 8  +8 4 2 2 14 8  +6

Last updated: 5 February 2021.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH
ResultWWWWWLLWWWWDWDDLD
Position12111232222332344
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

18 September 2020 1 Famalicão 1–5 Benfica Vila Nova de Famalicão
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luís Godinho
26 September 2020 2 Benfica 2–0 Moreirense Lisbon
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nuno Almeida
4 October 2020 3 Benfica 3–2 Farense Lisbon
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tiago Martins
18 October 2020 4 Rio Ave 0–3 Benfica Vila do Conde
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 0
Referee: João Pinheiro
26 October 2020 5 Benfica 2–0 Belenenses SAD Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rui Costa
2 November 2020 6 Boavista 3–0 Benfica Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hugo Miguel
8 November 2020 7 Benfica 2–3 Braga Lisbon
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
30 November 2020 8 Marítimo 1–2 Benfica Funchal
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Mota
6 December 2020 9 Benfica 2–1 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rui Costa
20 December 2020 10 Gil Vicente 0–2 Benfica Barcelos
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nuno Almeida
29 December 2020 11 Benfica 2–1 Portimonense Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tiago Martins
4 January 2021 12 Santa Clara 1–1 Benfica Ponta Delgada
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
8 January 2021 13 Benfica 2–0 Tondela Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
15 January 2021 14 Porto 1–1 Benfica Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luís Godinho
25 January 2021 15 Benfica 1–1 Nacional Lisbon
17:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rui Costa
1 February 2021 16 Sporting CP 1–0 Benfica Lisbon
21:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
5 February 2021 17 Benfica 0–0 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nuno Almeida
8 February 2021 18 Benfica v Famalicão Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0

Taça de Portugal

21 November 2020 Third round Paredes 0–1 Benfica Paredes
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
  • Madureira  23'
  • Brito  25'
  • Santos  29'
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Cidade Desportiva de Paredes
Referee: Vitor Ferreira
13 December 2020 Fourth round Benfica 5–0 Vilafranquense Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Andre Narciso
12 January 2021 Fifth round Estrela da Amadora 0–4 Benfica Amadora
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
  • Yuran  45+2'
  • Romano  45+2'
  • Latón  60'
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Gomes
Referee: Joao Bento
28 January 2021 Quarter-finals Benfica 3–0 Belenenses SAD Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: João Pinheiro
11 February 2021 Semi-finals
First leg
Estoril v Benfica Estoril
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
2–4 March 2021 Semi-finals
Second leg
Benfica v Estoril Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Taça da Liga

16 December 2020 Quarter-finals Benfica 1–1
(4–1 p)
Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
Penalties
20 January 2021 Semi-finals Braga 2–1 Benfica Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

23 December 2020 Final Porto 2–0 Benfica Aveiro
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hugo Miguel

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 31 August 2020, 12:00 CEST.[28]

15 September 2020 Third qualifying round PAOK 2–1 Benfica Thessaloniki, Greece
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[29]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAN BEN STL LCH
1 Rangers 6 4 2 0 13 7 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 3–2 1–0
2 Benfica 6 3 3 0 18 9 +9 12 3–3 3–0 4–0
3 Standard Liège 6 1 1 4 7 14 7 4 0–2 2–2 2–1
4 Lech Poznań 6 1 0 5 6 14 8 3 0–2 2–4 3–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
22 October 2020 1 Lech Poznań 2–4 Benfica Poznań, Poland
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
29 October 2020 2 Benfica 3–0 Standard Liège Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 4,750
Referee: François Letexier (France)
5 November 2020 3 Benfica 3–3 Rangers Lisbon, Portugal
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
26 November 2020 4 Rangers 2–2 Benfica Glasgow, Scotland
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
3 December 2020 5 Benfica 4–0 Lech Poznań Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
10 December 2020 6 Standard Liège 2–2 Benfica Liège, Belgium
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Knockout phase

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[30]

18 February 2021 First leg Benfica v Arsenal Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio da Luz
25 February 2021 Second leg Arsenal v Benfica London, England
18:55 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 5 February 2021
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimeira LigaTaça de PortugalTaça da LigaSupertaçaChampions LeagueEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mile Svilar 20101000000000
77 GK Helton Leite 70003020000020
99 GK Odisseas Vlachodimos 2201600000101040
Defenders
2 DF Gilberto 22012+10300+1010003+10
3 DF Álex Grimaldo 22213+121+1000101040
5 DF Jan Vertonghen 2511501010101061
30 DF Nicolás Otamendi 1801201000100040
33 DF Jardel 1504+10402000002+20
34 DF André Almeida 50400000001000
71 DF Nuno Tavares 1804+6020100+10003+10
82 DF João Ferreira 50101020000010
91 DF Morato 10000+1000000000
Midfielders
7 MF Everton 26414+130+101+10101061
8 MF Gabriel 1816+41200+1000004+10
11 MF Franco Cervi 1113+30211000000+20
17 MF Diogo Gonçalves 1100+6010000+10002+10
21 MF Pizzi 281113+322+111+1200104+26
22 MF Andreas Samaris 911+502+1100000000
28 MF Julian Weigl 26110+500+202010102+31
38 MF Pedrinho 1811+70210+100+20102+20
49 MF Adel Taarabt 2307+502+102010103+10
Forwards
9 FW Darwin Núñez 27915+131+1120100+104+15
10 FW Luca Waldschmidt 2589+561+211010004+21
14 FW Haris Seferović 26107+772+131+100+10102+30
19 FW Chiquinho 1431+712+120+10000020
27 FW Rafa Silva 28614+132+1120100+113+31
78 FW Tiago Araújo 10000+1000000000
80 FW Daniel 10000+1000000000
88 FW Gonçalo Ramos 1010+303+110+1000000+20
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team
6 DF Rúben Dias 31210000001000
18 DF Jean-Clair Todibo 20001010000000
20 FW Dyego Sousa 00000000000000
37 FW Facundo Ferreyra 300+100+2000000000
73 FW Jota 00000000000000
84 DF Tomás Tavares 00000000000000
95 FW Carlos Vinícius 200+100000000+1000
97 DF Ferro 702+20100+1000000+10

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