SL Benfica – Lech Poznań 4:0 

Lech flew to Lisbon without a few key players, including Pedro Tiba who suffered an injury and Djordje Crnomarković who was out for cards. In addition, the starting line-up of the Polish club lacked a couple of names that the fans got used to as Żuraw decided to rest the most exploited players and send in those that haven’t spent too much time on the pitch so far this season.

Meanwhile, Benfica decided to go with their first-choice line-up. Nonetheless, for a long while, Lech managed to keep the game balanced and didn’t give in to the seemingly stronger opponent. Benfica did turn out to be more effective in the rival’s penalty area and Vertonghen converted a corner kick into a goal a few minutes before halftime.

In the second part of the match, the hosts took total control of the game and gradually dominated the rival. Every time Lech made a mistake, SL Benfica was there to make the most out of it and soon the score reflected the situation on the pitch. In the 57th minute, within just 60 seconds, the team from Poznań conceded two goals, and then just before the final whistle, Weigl set the final score to 4:0 with a shot from outside the box.

SL Benfica – Lech Poznań 4:0 (1:0)

Goals: Jan Vertonghen (36), Darwin Nunez (57), Pizzi (58), Julian Weigl (89)

Benfica: Odisseas Vlachodimos – Gilberto, Jan Vertonghen, Nicolas Otamendi, Alejandro Grimaldo – Pizzi (59. Luca Waldschmidt), Gabriel, Rafa Silva (77. Franco Cervi) – Chiquinho (60. Julian Weigl), Darwin Nunez (60. Haris Seferović), Everton (70. Pedrinho)

Lech: Filip Bednarek – Bohdan Butko, Lubomir Šatka, Tomasz Dejewski, Tymoteusz Puchacz – Michał Skóraś (63. Alan Czerwiński), Karlo Muhar, Filip Marchwiński (82. Jakub Moder), Jan Sykora (63. Vasyl Kravets) – Mohammad Awwad (63. Dani Ramirez) – Nika Kacharava (41. Mikael Ishak)