2018–19 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
2018–19 season
PresidentLuís Filipe Vieira
Head coachRui Vitória (until 3 January 2019)
Bruno Lage[n 1]
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Liga1st
Taça de PortugalSemi-finals
Taça da LigaSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Haris Seferovic (23)
All: Haris Seferovic (27)
Highest home attendance64,064 v Santa Clara[2]
(18 May 2019)
Lowest home attendance16,454 v Arouca[3]
(22 November 2018)
Average home league attendance53,824[4]
Biggest winBenfica 10–0 Nacional
(10 February 2019)
Biggest defeatBayern Munich 5–1 Benfica
(27 November 2018)

The 2018–19 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 115th season in existence and the club's 85th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started with the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on 7 August 2018 and concluded on 18 May 2019 with Benfica becoming Primeira Liga champions for a record 37th time.[5]

Internationally, Benfica played in the Champions League group stage for the ninth successive time, a Portuguese record ranking fourth all-time.[6] However, with two losses at Estádio da Luz, they set a domestic record of five consecutive home matches without a win in the competition.[7] After finishing third in their group, they moved to the UEFA Europa League knockout phase, where they reached the quarter-finals.

Season summary

After a season in which Benfica failed to secure a fifth consecutive league title (penta) and endured a historically poor performance in the UEFA Champions League, the club retained Rui Vitória as head coach for a fourth year.

During the summer transfer window, Benfica signed goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos,[8] defenders Cristian Lema[9] and Germán Conti,[10] midfielders Alfa Semedo[11] and Gabriel,[12] and forwards Nicolás Castillo[13] and Facundo Ferreyra.[14] Departures included Lisandro López,[15] Anderson Talisca,[16] André Horta,[17] Ola John, and Raúl Jiménez.[18]

The team began its pre-season on 10 July with a 3–0 win against FK Napredak Kruševac, followed by a 1–1 draw with Vitória de Setúbal, a 1–0 victory over Sevilla, a 2–2 draw with Borussia Dortmund, a 1–1 draw with Juventus, and a 3–2 loss to Lyon.

Benfica played their first official match of the season on 7 August, defeating Fenerbahçe 1–0 in the Champions League third qualifying round first leg.[19] This was followed by a 3–2 home victory over Vitória de Guimarães in the league opener and a 1–1 draw away to Fenerbahçe,[20] which secured progression to the play-off round. Still in August, Benfica won 2–0 away against Boavista, drew 1–1 at home with P.A.O.K. in the first leg of the play-off,[21] drew 1–1 with Sporting,[22] and then won 4–1 away against PAOK to qualify for the Champions League group stage.[23]

In September, Benfica achieved a 4–0 away win over Nacional and a 2–1 home victory against Rio Ave in the Taça da Liga. In the Champions League group stage, they lost 2–0 at home to Bayern Munich.[24] Domestically, they beat Aves 2–0 but drew 2–2 away to Chaves, ending the month two points away from first place.

October began with a 3–2 away win against AEK Athens in the Champions League,[25] followed by a 1–0 home victory over Porto[26] and a 3–0 away win against Sertanense in the Taça de Portugal. However, Benfica then lost 1–0 away to Ajax[27] and 2–0 away to Belenenses SAD in the league. Next month, the team lost 3–1 at home to Moreirense, drew 1–1 at home with Ajax in the Champions League,[28] won 3–1 away at Tondela, and defeated Arouca 2–1 in the Taça de Portugal. The month ended with a 5–1 defeat away to Bayern Munich,[29] finishing November four points behind leaders Porto.

In December, Benfica defeated Feirense 4–0 at home, Paços de Ferreira 2–0 in the Taça da Liga, and Vitória de Setúbal 1–0 away. The team also recorded 1–0 victories over AEK Athens in the Champions League[30] and Marítimo in the league, before beating Montalegre 1–0 in the Taça de Portugal round of 16. A 6–2 win against Braga[31] was followed by a 1–1 draw with Aves, leaving Benfica four points behind Porto at the end of the year and eliminated from the Champions League group stage.

The new year began with a 2–0 away defeat to Portimonense, which dropped Benfica to fourth place, seven points from the top of the table and led to the dismissal of head coach Rui Vitória.[32] Caretaker manager Bruno Lage replaced him,[33] overseeing a 4–2 home win against Rio Ave, a 2–0 away victory over Santa Clara, and consecutive 1–0 wins against Vitória de Guimarães, in both the league and the Taça de Portugal quarter-finals.[34][35] Benfica then lost 3–1 to Porto in the Taça da Liga semi-finals[36] before closing January with a 5–1 home win over Boavista, remaining five points behind Porto in the league.

In February, Benfica won twice in the Derby de Lisboa, defeating Sporting 4–2 away in the league and 2–1 at home in the first leg of the Taça de Portugal semi-finals.[37][38] Then beat Nacional 10–0 at home,[39] defeated Galatasaray 2–1 in Istanbul in the first leg of the Europa League round of 32,[40] and won 4–0 at home against Chaves, finishing the month one point behind Porto.

On 2 March, Benfica visited the Estádio do Dragão for the 24th round of the Primeira Liga, defeating Porto 2–1 to move two points clear at the top of the table.[41] Then lost 1–0 away to Dinamo Zagreb in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16[42] and drew 2–2 at home with Belenenses SAD, leaving them level on points with Porto. Benfica advanced to the Europa League quarter-finals after a 3–0 extra-time victory over Dinamo Zagreb,[43] and closed March with league wins over Moreirense away and Tondela at home.

In April, Benfica were eliminated from the Taça de Portugal following a 1–0 away defeat to Sporting.[44] They responded by winning all four of their league fixtures: 4–1 away against Feirense, 4–2 at home against Vitória de Setúbal, 6–0 at home against Marítimo, and 4–1 away against Braga,[45] extending their lead to two points. In Europe, Benfica defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 4–2 in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals, with João Félix scoring a hat-trick,[46] but were eliminated after a 2–0 second-leg defeat in Frankfurt.[47]

In May, Benfica won all of the remaining league matches, defeating Portimonense and Rio Ave away, and Santa Clara at home, to secure its 37th league title and fifth in six seasons.[48] In the second half of the league campaign, the team collected 49 points out of a possible 51, drawing only once.[49]

Players

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Svilar 26 2017 20 0 2022 €4.5M
2 DF Conti 31 2018 10 1 2023 €4.7M
3 LB Grimaldo 30 2016 (Winter) 117 10 2021 €2.12M
5 DM Fejsa 37 2013 164 2 2021 Undisclosed
6 CB Rúben Dias 28 2017 85 8 2023 Youth system
7 RB Corchia 35 2018 8 0 2019 Undisclosed On loan from Sevilla
8 CM Gabriel 32 2018 34 1 2023 Undisclosed
10 ST Jonas 41 2014 183 137 2020 Free
11 LW F. Cervi 31 2016 116 16 2023 €5.74M
14 ST Seferovic 33 2017 80 34 2022 €3.9M
15 LB Yuri 28 2018 9 0 2023 Youth system
17 RW Živković 29 2016 84 4 2021 €6M
18 RW Salvio 35 2010–2011
2012 		266 62 2022 €13.5M Played on loan in the 2010–11 season
20 MF Krovinović 30 2017 28 2 2022 €3.5M
21 CM Pizzi 36 2014 230 45 2023 €14M
22 CM Samaris 36 2014 162 5 2023 €10M
23 RB T. Ebuehi 30 2018 0 0 2023 Undisclosed
27 MF Silva 32 2016 100 26 2021 €16.4M
33 CB Jardel (captain) 39 2011 (Winter) 248 16 2021 Undisclosed
34 RB A. Almeida (VC) 35 2012 250 6 2023 Undisclosed
49 AM Taarabt 36 2019 7 0 2020 €4M
61 DM F. Luís 26 2019 14 1 2023 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
72 GK Zlobin 28 2019 0 0 2024 Undisclosed Promoted from Benfica B
73 FW Jota 26 2019 6 0 2022 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
79 FW João Félix 26 2018 43 20 2023 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
83 CM Gedson 26 2018 46 3 2023 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
97 CB Ferro 28 2019 18 3 2023 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
99 GK Odysseas 31 2018 50 0 2023 €2.4M
  • Source: [50]
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
99 GK Odisseas Vlachodimos 24 Panathinaikos Transfer Summer 2023 €2.4M Benfica A Bola
23 DF Tyronne Ebuehi 22 Unattached Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed Benfica
15 DF Yuri Ribeiro 21 Rio Ave Loan return Summer 2023 — Benfica
2 DF Germán Conti 23 Colón Transfer Summer 2023 €4.7M Benfica CMVM
95 MF Chiquinho 22 Académica Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed Benfica
77 MF João Amaral 26 Vitória de Setúbal Transfer Summer 2021 Undisclosed Benfica
30 FW Nicolás Castillo 25 UNAM Transfer Summer 2023 €7.8M Benfica CMVM
19 FW Facundo Ferreyra 27 Shakhtar Donetsk Transfer Summer 2022 €4M Benfica CMVM
25 DF Cristian Lema 28 Belgrano Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed Benfica
16 MF Alfa Semedo 20 Moreirense Transfer Summer 2023 €2.5M Benfica SAPO
7 DF Sébastien Corchia 27 Sevilla Loan Summer 2019 Undisclosed Sevilla Benfica
8 MF Gabriel 24 Leganés Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed Leganés Benfica

Out

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
8 DF Douglas 27 Barcelona Loan return Summer — Sport
— MF Bryan Cristante 23 Atalanta Transfer Summer €9.5M A Bola
— MF Talisca 24 Guangzhou Evergrande Loan Summer €5.8M Guangzhou CMVM
9 FW Raúl Jiménez 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan Summer €3M Wolves CMVM
90 MF João Carvalho 21 Nottingham Forest Transfer Summer €15M Forest Benfica
84 FW Diogo Gonçalves 21 Nottingham Forest Loan Summer Undisclosed Forest Benfica
— MF André Horta 21 Los Angeles FC Transfer Summer €5.2M LA FC CMVM
13 GK Paulo Lopes 40 Retirement Contract termination Summer — Record
19 DF Eliseu 34 Unattached Contract termination Summer — SAPO Desporto
40 MF João Teixeira 24 Chaves Transfer Summer Free A Bola
— MF Óscar Benítez 25 Argentinos Juniors Loan Summer Undisclosed Argentinos Juniors
— MF André Carrillo 27 Al-Hilal Loan Summer Undisclosed Al-Hilal
— MF Salvador Agra 26 Cádiz Loan Summer Undisclosed Cádiz
77 MF João Amaral 26 Lech Poznań Transfer Summer Undisclosed Lech Poznań
26 MF Ola John 26 Vitória de Guimarães Transfer Summer Undisclosed Benfica Vitória
95 MF Chiquinho 23 Moreirense Transfer Summer Undisclosed A Bola
91 FW Heriberto Tavares 21 Moreirense Loan Summer Undisclosed Maisfutebol
— DF César 25 Unattached Contract termination Summer — Diário de Notícias
28 DF Lisandro López 28 Genoa Loan Summer Undisclosed Benfica
4 DF Luisão 37 Retirement Contract termination — — Benfica
— MF Talisca 24 Guangzhou Evergrande Transfer Winter €19.2M CMVM
— MF Óscar Benítez 25 Atlético San Luis Loan Winter Undisclosed Record
— MF Salvador Agra 27 Legia Warsaw Transfer Winter Undisclosed Legia Warsaw
55 MF Keaton Parks 21 New York City FC Loan Winter Undisclosed Benfica NYC FC
38 DF Marcelo Hermes 23 Cruzeiro Transfer Winter Free Super FC
12 GK Bruno Varela 24 Ajax Loan Winter Undisclosed Benfica Ajax
28 DF Lisandro López 29 Boca Juniors Loan Winter Undisclosed Boca Juniors
16 MF Alfa Semedo 21 RCD Espanyol Loan Winter €0.4M Espanyol A Bola
19 FW Facundo Ferreyra 27 RCD Espanyol Loan Winter €2M Espanyol A Bola
30 FW Nicolás Castillo 25 Club América Transfer Winter €7M América A Bola
25 DF Cristian Lema 28 Peñarol Loan Winter Undisclosed A Bola
47 MF Erdal Rakip 22 Malmö FF Transfer Winter €0.5M Malmö Record
9 FW Raúl Jiménez 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers Transfer Summer €38M Wolves CMVM
35 FW Luka Jović 21 Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Summer €6M Eintracht A Bola

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Champions League Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  BEL Mile Svilar 11 0 0+1 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
72 GK  RUS Ivan Zlobin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 GK  GRE Odisseas Vlachodimos 50 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 6 0
Defenders
2 DF  ARG Germán Conti 10 1 2+2 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0
3 DF  ESP Álex Grimaldo 54 7 34 4 4 0 1 0 10 2 4+1 1
6 DF  POR Rúben Dias 55 4 32 3 5 0 3 0 9 0 6 1
7 DF  FRA Sébastien Corchia 8 0 1+1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 DF  POR Yuri Ribeiro 7 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
23 DF  NGA Tyronne Ebuehi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF  BRA Jardel 37 3 19 2 4 0 4 0 8 1 2 0
34 DF  POR André Almeida 53 2 33 2 3 0 4 0 10 0 3 0
97 DF  POR Ferro 18 3 13 2 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Midfielders
5 MF  SRB Ljubomir Fejsa 33 0 17+1 0 2 0 1 0 9 0 3 0
8 MF  BRA Gabriel 34 1 14+3 0 6 1 1+2 0 2+2 0 2+2 0
11 MF  ARG Franco Cervi 38 5 13+7 4 0+2 0 1+1 0 7+3 1 3+1 0
17 MF  SRB Andrija Živković 30 0 6+10 0 4 0 2 0 1+4 0 2+1 0
18 MF  ARG Eduardo Salvio 28 6 7+7 2 1+1 0 1+2 1 7 2 1+1 1
20 MF  CRO Filip Krovinović 9 0 0+4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
21 MF  POR Pizzi 55 15 34 13 3+1 0 3 0 9+1 2 2+2 0
22 MF  GRE Andreas Samaris 26 2 16+2 2 2+1 0 1+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
27 MF  POR Rafa Silva 44 21 21+5 17 2+2 2 2 2 4+3 0 3+2 0
49 MF  MAR Adel Taarabt 7 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 MF  POR Florentino Luís 14 1 9+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
83 MF  POR Gedson Fernandes 46 3 11+11 0 1+3 1 3+1 0 9+1 2 5+1 0
Forwards
10 FW  BRA Jonas 31 15 10+12 11 2+1 2 0+1 0 2 1 1+2 1
14 FW  SUI Haris Seferovic 51 27 20+9 23 5 0 4 2 5+3 1 4+1 1
73 FW  POR Jota 6 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
79 FW  POR João Félix 45 18 21+7 13 4+2 1 2 1 1+2 0 5+1 3
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team
4 DF  BRA Luisão 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK  POR Bruno Varela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF  GNB Alfa Semedo 16 1 0+5 0 3 0 2+1 0 1+4 1 0 0
19 FW  ARG Facundo Ferreyra 9 1 3+2 1 0+1 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
25 DF  ARG Cristian Lema 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 FW  CHI Nicolás Castillo 11 0 1+3 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 1+2 0 0 0

Technical staff

As of 15 January 2019
Position Name
Head coach Bruno Lage
Assistant coaches Nélson Veríssimo
Minervino Pietra
Marco Pedroso
Video analyst Jhony Conceição
Fitness coach Alexandre Silva
Goalkeeping coach Fernando Ferreira

Last updated: January 2019
Source: [51]

Pre-season friendlies

On 15 May 2018, Benfica announced their pre-season schedule (updated on 28 June), which included the following matches:[52][53][54][55]   Win   Draw   Loss

10 July 2018 Torneio Internacional do Sado Benfica 3–0
(4–3[58] p)		 Napredak Kruševac Setúbal, Portugal
19:00 WEST
  • Castillo 18'
  • Jardel 22', 41'
 Report Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 2,000[56]
Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)[57]
Penalties
13 July 2018 Torneio Internacional do Sado Vitória de Setúbal 1–1 Benfica Setúbal, Portugal
20:30 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 5,000[59]
Referee: João Malheiro Pinto (Lisbon)
21 July 2018 Friendly Sevilla 0–1 Benfica Zürich, Switzerland
18:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 4,400[60]
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
25 July 2018 International Champions Cup Borussia Dortmund 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Benfica Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
20:05 EDT
Report
Stadium: Heinz Field
Attendance: 16,171
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)
Penalties
28 July 2018 International Champions Cup Benfica 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Juventus Harrison, New Jersey, United States
13:05 EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 24,194
Referee: José Carlos Rivero (United States)
Penalties
1 August 2018 International Champions Cup / Eusébio Cup Benfica 2–3 Lyon Faro and Loulé, Portugal
21:05 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 17,510
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Portugal)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 10 August 2018 18 May 2019 Matchday 1 1st 34 28 3 3 103 31 +72 082.35
Taça de Portugal 18 October 2018 3 April 2019 3rd round Semi-finals 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 083.33
Taça da Liga 15 September 2018 22 January 2019 Group stage Semi-finals 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 050.00
UEFA Champions League 7 August 2018 12 December 2018 Third qualifying round Group stage (3rd) 10 4 3 3 13 14 −1 040.00
UEFA Europa League 14 February 2019 18 April 2019 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 050.00
Total 60 42 8 10 140 59 +81 070.00

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2018–19 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Benfica (C) 34 28 3 3 103 31 +72 87 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 74 20 +54 85 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 72 33 +39 74 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4 Braga 34 21 4 9 56 37 +19 67 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
5 Vitória de Guimarães 34 15 7 12 46 34 +12 52[b] Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Since the winners of the 2018–19 Taça de Portugal, Sporting CP, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.
  2. ^ Vitória de Guimarães finished ahead of Moreirense on head-to-head points: Vitória de Guimarães 1–0 Moreirense, Moreirense 1–3 Vitória de Guimarães.

Results by round

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWDWWDWLLWWWWWLWWWWWWWWWDWWWWWWWWW
Position7221131354444243222222211111111111
Source: thefinalball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

10 August 2018 1 Benfica 3–2 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Pizzi 9', 30', 38' Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 55,219
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
19 August 2018 2 Boavista 0–2 Benfica Porto
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 15,189
Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)
26 August 2018 3 Benfica 1–1 Sporting CP Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,486
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
2 September 2018 4 Nacional 0–4 Benfica Funchal
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 4,793
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
23 September 2018 5 Benfica 2–0 Desportivo das Aves Lisbon
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 53,606
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
27 September 2018 6 Chaves 2–2 Benfica Chaves
21:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira
Attendance: 7,783
Referee: João Capela (Lisbon)
7 October 2018 7 Benfica 1–0 Porto Lisbon
17:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 61,567
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
27 October 2018 8 Belenenses SAD 2–0 Benfica Oeiras
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 10,635
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
2 November 2018 9 Benfica 1–3 Moreirense Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 47,216
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
11 November 2018 10 Tondela 1–3 Benfica Tondela
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
Attendance: 4,755
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
1 December 2018 11 Benfica 4–0 Feirense Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 44,547
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
9 December 2018 12 Vitória de Setúbal 0–1 Benfica Setúbal
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)
16 December 2018 13 Marítimo 0–1 Benfica Funchal
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 9,830
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
23 December 2018 14 Benfica 6–2 Braga Lisbon
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 57,842
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
2 January 2019 15 Portimonense 2–0 Benfica Portimão
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 5,884
Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)
6 January 2019 16 Benfica 4–2 Rio Ave Lisbon
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 49,281
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
12 January 2019 17 Santa Clara 0–2 Benfica Ponta Delgada
18:00 WET (UTC-01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: João Capela (Lisbon)
18 January 2019 18 Vitória de Guimarães 0–1 Benfica Guimarães
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 22,841
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
29 January 2019 19 Benfica 5–1 Boavista Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 41,352
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
3 February 2019 20 Sporting CP 2–4 Benfica Lisbon
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 45,503
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
10 February 2019 21 Benfica 10–0 Nacional Lisbon
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 54,810
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
18 February 2019 22 Desportivo das Aves 0–3 Benfica Vila das Aves
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves
Attendance: 5,159
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
25 February 2019 23 Benfica 4–0 Chaves Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 46,897
Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)
2 March 2019 24 Porto 1–2 Benfica Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 49,220
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto)
11 March 2019 25 Benfica 2–2 Belenenses SAD Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 52,158
Referee: João Capela (Lisbon)
17 March 2019 26 Moreirense 0–4 Benfica Moreira de Cónegos
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 5,510
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
30 March 2019 27 Benfica 1–0 Tondela Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,594
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)
7 April 2019 28 Feirense 1–4 Benfica Santa Maria da Feira
17:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Attendance: 5,449
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
14 April 2019 29 Benfica 4–2 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,463
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
22 April 2019 30 Benfica 6–0 Marítimo Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 52,224
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
28 April 2019 31 Braga 1–4 Benfica Braga
17:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 24,046
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
4 May 2019 32 Benfica 5–1 Portimonense Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,677
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
12 May 2019 33 Rio Ave 2–3 Benfica Vila do Conde
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 8,836
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
18 May 2019 34 Benfica 4–1 Santa Clara Lisbon
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 64,064
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto)

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2018–19 Taça de Portugal
18 October 2018 Third round Sertanense 0–3 Benfica Coimbra
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)
  • Barbosa  45+2'
  • Pereira  55'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Attendance: 9,132
Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)
22 November 2018 Fourth round Benfica 2–1 Arouca Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 16,454
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)
19 December 2018 Fifth round Montalegre 0–1 Benfica Montalegre
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Diogo Vaz Pereira
Attendance: 5,470
Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)
15 January 2019 Quarter-finals Vitória de Guimarães 0–1 Benfica Guimarães
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 13,743[61]
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
6 February 2019 Semi-finals first leg Benfica 2–1 Sporting CP Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 55,636[62]
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
3 April 2019 Semi-finals second leg Sporting CP 1–0 Benfica Lisbon
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 34,221[63]
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)

Benfica were eliminated on away goals.

Taça da Liga

Main article: 2018–19 Taça da Liga § Group A

Third round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout phase
2 Desportivo das Aves 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3 Paços de Ferreira 3 0 2 1 3 1 +2 2
4 Rio Ave 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
15 September 2018 1 Benfica 2–1 Rio Ave Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,132
Referee: Rui Oliveira (Porto)
5 December 2018 2 Benfica 2–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 17,194
Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)
28 December 2018 3 Desportivo das Aves 1–1 Benfica Vila das Aves
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves
Attendance: 4,957
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Semi-finals

22 January 2019 Benfica 1–3 Porto Braga
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 22,945
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § League Path 3
7 August 2018 First leg Benfica 1–0 Fenerbahçe Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 57,878
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
14 August 2018 Second leg Fenerbahçe 1–1 Benfica Istanbul, Turkey
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 42,245
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Play-off round

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § League Path 4
21 August 2018 First leg Benfica 1–1 PAOK Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 44,084
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
29 August 2018 Second leg PAOK 1–4 Benfica Thessaloniki, Greece
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 26,725
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.

Group stage

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY AJX BEN AEK
1 Bayern Munich 6 4 2 0 15 5 +10 14 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 5–1 2–0
2 Ajax 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6 12 3–3 — 1–0 3–0
3 Benfica 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 1–1 — 1–0
4 AEK Athens 6 0 0 6 2 13 −11 0 0–2 0–2 2–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
19 September 2018 1 Benfica 0–2 Bayern Munich Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,274
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
2 October 2018 2 AEK Athens 2–3 Benfica Athens, Greece
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 31,154
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
23 October 2018 3 Ajax 1–0 Benfica Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 52,489
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
7 November 2018 4 Benfica 1–1 Ajax Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 51,328
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
27 November 2018 5 Bayern Munich 5–1 Benfica Munich, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
12 December 2018 6 Benfica 1–0 AEK Athens Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 33,633
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
14 February 2019 First leg Galatasaray 1–2 Benfica Istanbul, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium
Attendance: 42,722[64]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
21 February 2019 Second leg Benfica 0–0 Galatasaray Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Jonas  90+3' Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 49,545[65]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Round of 16
7 March 2019 First leg Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 Benfica Zagreb, Croatia
18:55 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 29,704[66]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
14 March 2019 Second leg Benfica 3–0 (a.e.t.) Dinamo Zagreb Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 47,808[67]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
11 April 2019 First leg Benfica 4–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 54,175[68]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
18 April 2019 Second leg Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Benfica Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 48,000[69]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Benfica were eliminated on away goals.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Caretaker manager until 14 January 2019[1]

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