Live Match Benfica Midtjylland Champions League

Champions League
3rd qualifying round (1st leg)
Final score HT: 3-0
Benfica	4
Midtjylland	1
Scorers
16' Gonçalo Ramos 33' Gonçalo Ramos 40' Enzo 61' Gonçalo Ramos	78' Sisto (pk)

Benfica-Midtjylland, match from the 1st leg of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League. Gonçalo Ramos (3) and Enzo scored the Reds' goals in the 4-1 triumph. The 2nd leg will be played on August 9 (6:45 pm) in Denmark.

COMMENTARY

90'+4' The match is over at Estádio da Luz. Benfica win 4-1, building a good lead going into the second leg of the 3rd qualifying round at Midtjylland's home ground.

87' Substitutions for Benfica: out Neres, Chiquinho in.

79' Substitutions for Benfica: Gonçalo Ramos and Rafa come off, Yaremchuk and Henrique Araújo come in.

78' 4-1. Midtjylland scores. Sisto converts the penalty.

78' Substitution for Midtjylland.

76' Yellow card shown to Morato.

76' Penalty kick for Midtjylland. Morato fouls Paulinho.

67' Substitution for Midtjylland: Andersson comes off and is replaced by Thychosen.

GOAL: 4-0

61' 4-0. GOAL! BENFICA! GONÇALO RAMOS! Rafa crosses to Gonçalo Ramos, who receives and buries the ball in the back of the net. The hat-trick is completed!

46' The second half begins!

46' Substitutions for Midtjylland: Dreyer out, Chilufya in.

GOAL: 3-0

45''+1' Half-time at Estádio da Luz. Benfica are 3-0 up.

40' 3-0. GOAL! BENFICA! ENZO! Enzo Fernandez, Benfica's new signing, hits a perfect volley from long range and the ball flies into the bottom left corner!

GOAL: 2-0

33' 2-0. GOAL! BENFICA! GONÇALO RAMOS! Neres delivers a great cross and Gonçalo Ramos extends the lead with perfect header.

22' Otamendi is yellow carded for fouling Sisto.

18' Goal opportunity for Benfica! Outside the box, Neres cuts in and unleashes a left-footed shot that Olafsson saves. Corner for the Glorioso on the right side.

GOAL: 1-0

16' 1-0. GOAL! BENFICA! GONÇALO RAMOS! A perfect cross from Neres finds Gonçalo Ramos, who opens the scoring at Estádio da Luz with an header.

4' Benfica attacks from the left, Danish team is tightly closed.

1' The match is underway at Estádio da Luz!

Benfica-Midtjylland - Estádio da Luz
Benfica XI
Odysseas, Gilberto, Otamendi, Morato, Grimaldo, Enzo, Florentino, Neres, João Mário, Rafa and Gonçalo Ramos
Substitutes
Helton, André Almeida, Bah, Vertonghen, António Silva, Weigl, Paulo Bernardo, Chiquinho, Moreira Jr., Yaremchuk, Musa and Henrique Araújo
Midtjylland XI
Olafsson, Dalsgaard, Sviatchenko, Juninho, Dyhr, J. Andersson, Sorensen, Charles, Dreyer, Kaba and Sisto
Substitutes
Ugboh, Ousted, Gartenmann, Isaksen, Thychosen, Chilufya, Kouakou, Byskov, Ortiz Cabezas, Paulinho, Lind and Jensen
At half-time		-
Refereeing team
Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain); Assistant referees: José Naranjo and Diego Sanchez Rojo; Fourth official: José Luis Munuera; VAR: Ricardo de Burgos; AVAR: Cesar Soto Grado
Goals