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Commentary
ASENSIO shot over.
A free-kick from RODRIGO MUNIZ floated over.
A neatly crafted cross from ROMERO was slammed goalbound by CARLOS AUGUSTO only for the Benfica 'keeper to palm clear.
GOAL!! A shot from ASENSIO bobbled through a crowd of players and bounced past the unsighted CÁSSIO. (1-0 Benfica)
12¹ASENSIO rasped the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
17¹POGBA headed over.
18¹A shot from ASENSIO was headed off the line by PEDRO HENRIQUE.
23¹GOAL!! A great twenty yard shot from IWOBI rebounded off the the upright and in the ensuing scramble the ball was headed into the net by ILICIC. (2-0 Benfica)
24¹A corner bobbled toward RODRIGO MUNIZ who headed the ball over the bar.
25¹A mix up in the Corinthians defence enabled VINICIUS to volley an effort inches wide.
27¹MÉNDEZ beat three Benfica players and thundered a great chance over.
29¹ILICIC blasted a right foot shot wide from long range.
30¹ARAÚJO dribbled round CARLOS AUGUSTO and poked a weak shot over the bar.
35¹The Corinthians 'keeper saved a swerving shot from VINICIUS.
36¹VINICIUS snapped at an easy chance.
41¹DU QUEIROZ given a yellow card for a high challenge on ASENSIO.
42¹A penalty box meleé resulted in ILICIC cracking the ball over.
44¹VINICIUS kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
16²GOAL!! Some fine work by DIOGO GONÇALVES on the right, left ILICIC yards clear, and he stepped inside the 'keeper and stroked the ball into the net. (3-0 Benfica)
24²A tame strike from BIRAGHI trickled agonisingly wide.
38²A useful ball from ILICIC on the left fell to MORATO who scuffed his shot over the bar.
40²ARAÚJO made space on the right and touched the ball to BIRAGHI who touched the ball over.
41²ILICIC ran onto a great ball from IWOBI but dragged his effort wide.
44²POGBA beat CARLOS AUGUSTO and hit the ball to VINICIUS who fired his shot wide.

 
Benfica
 
League position: 7
Home league form: WW--
Overall league form: LWWL----
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
HELTON Brant LEITE1CÁSSIO Ramos(c)
DIOGO António GONÇALVES2PEDRO HENRIQUE Ribeiro
Cristiano BIRAGHI3CARLOS AUGUSTO Zopolato
Alex IWOBI4RUAN Tressoldi
(c)Nicolás OTAMENDI5NATAN Bernardo
PAULO André OLIVEIRA6Bruno MÉNDEZ
Maximiliano ARAÚJO7GIULIANO Victor
Marco ASENSIO8Ángel ROMERO
(p)Carlos VINICIUS9RODRIGO MUNIZ Carvalho(p)
(f)Paul POGBA10DU QUEIROZ(f)
Josip ILICIC11Vincent JANSSEN
Manager
Raúl DE TOMÁS  12  RAUL GUSTAVO Pereira
Nemanja RADONJIC  13  RAMIRO Moschen
MORATO14  GIOVANNI AUGUSTO Oliveira
RAFAEL Alexandre BRITO  15  SIDCLEY Ferreira
Souahilo MEITÉ16LUCAS PITON Crivellaro
 
Corinthians
 
League position: 12
Away league form: LXL-
Overall league form: LXXWL---
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Benfica 3 Corinthians 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 40,709, Stadium: Estádio da Luz, Referee: Sascha Pichler 7½)

Asensio 9¹, Ilicic 23¹, Ilicic 16²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
OtamendióMeité 24², AsensioóMorato 30²Du QueirozóLucas Piton 29²
  
 Du Queiroz 41¹
51
44
22
61
133
194
31
47%53%
Man of the match: Cristiano Biraghi