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Coverage of the Europa League Round of 16 clash between Benfica and Rangers.
Benfica
Europa League | Round of 16 | 1st Leg
Mar 7, 2024 at 8pm UK
Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
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Benfica
2 - 2
Rangers

di Maria (45+2' pen.), Goldson (67' og.)
di Maria (34'), Bah (72')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Lawrence (7'), Sterling (45+5')
Sterling (27'), Butland (45+2'), Yilmaz (67')

Live Updates: Benfica 2-2 Rangers

Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2024 at 23:00 UK

First Half starts.
1'Shot blocked. Mohamed Diomande - Rangers - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
3'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by John Souttar.
4'New attacking attempt. David Neres - Benfica - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Alexander Bah.
5'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Ridvan Yilmaz.
6'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by John Lundstram.
6'Shot blocked. Nicolás Otamendi - Benfica - shot with the head from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assist - Ángel Di María with a cross.
7'Goal! Benfica 0, Rangers 1. Tom Lawrence - Rangers - shot with the head from the centre of the box to the right corner. Assist - Mohamed Diomande.
9'Fouled by Arthur Cabral - Benfica
9'Mohamed Diomande - Rangers - won a free kick in defence.
10'New attacking attempt. Tom Lawrence - Rangers - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - John Lundstram.
11'Missed chance. Ridvan Yilmaz - Rangers - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Tom Lawrence.
13'Dujon Sterling - Rangers - won a free kick in defence.
13'Fouled by David Neres - Benfica
14'New attacking attempt. David Neres - Benfica - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Fredrik Aursnes.
14'New attacking attempt. Arthur Cabral - Benfica - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
14'Corner - Rangers. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
20'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Ridvan Yilmaz.
21'Shot blocked. Arthur Cabral - Benfica - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Rafa.
21'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Ridvan Yilmaz.
23'Fouled by Alexander Bah - Benfica
23'Fábio Silva - Rangers - won a free kick in attack.
25'Shot blocked. Fredrik Aursnes - Benfica - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - David Neres.
25'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Dujon Sterling.
27'Fouled by Dujon Sterling - Rangers
27'Nicolás Otamendi - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
27'Dujon Sterling - Rangers - receive yellow card for a foul.
28'Missed chance. Alexander Bah - Benfica - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right is high and wide to the right.
28'Fouled by John Lundstram - Rangers
28'Ángel Di María - Benfica - won a free kick in attack.
30'Missed chance. Ángel Di María - Benfica - shot with left foot from outside the box missed from a free kick.
32'Dujon Sterling - Rangers - won a free kick in attack.
32'Fouled by Florentino - Benfica
33'Shot blocked. James Tavernier - Rangers - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
34'António Silva - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
34'Fouled by Fábio Silva - Rangers
34'Ángel Di María - Benfica - receive yellow card.
36'Corner - Rangers. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
37'Fouled by Mohamed Diomande - Rangers
37'Ángel Di María - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
37'Florentino - Benfica - won a free kick on the left wing.
37'Fouled by Tom Lawrence - Rangers
38'New attacking attempt. Ángel Di María - Benfica - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - David Neres.
42'Shot blocked. Arthur Cabral - Benfica - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Rafa.
42'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by John Lundstram.
42'Shot blocked. Rafa - Benfica - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
42'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Ridvan Yilmaz.
42'Penalty conceded by John Souttar - Rangers - with a hand ball in the penalty area.
45'VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
45+2'Jack Butland - Rangers - receive yellow card.
45+2'Goal! Benfica 1, Rangers 1. Ángel Di María - Benfica - converts the penalty with a shot with left foot to the centre of the goal.
45+3'Florentino - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
45+3'Fouled by Mohamed Diomande - Rangers
45+3'Offside - Benfica. Rafa is in offside.
45+4'Fouled by Arthur Cabral - Benfica
45+4'John Lundstram - Rangers - won a free kick on the left wing.
45+5'Goal! Benfica 1, Rangers 2. Dujon Sterling - Rangers - shot with right foot from few metres to the centre of the goal .
45+8'Fouled by Dujon Sterling - Rangers
45+8'João Neves - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
45+8'First Half ended - Benfica 1, Rangers 2.
45'Second Half starts Benfica 1, Rangers 2.
50'New attacking attempt. Dujon Sterling - Rangers - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - James Tavernier.
51'Shot blocked. David Neres - Benfica - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Rafa.
51'Missed chance. David Neres - Benfica - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
54'Fouled by Rafa - Benfica
54'John Souttar - Rangers - won a free kick in defence.
54'Corner - Rangers. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
55'Offside - Rangers. Cyriel Dessers is in offside.
56'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by James Tavernier.
56'Missed chance. Rafa - Benfica - shot with right foot from the right side of the box missed to the left. Assist - Ángel Di María with a cross after corner.
58'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
58'Shot blocked. Nicolás Otamendi - Benfica - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Ángel Di María with a cross.
59'Fouled by Arthur Cabral - Benfica
59'Mohamed Diomande - Rangers - won a free kick in defence.
60'Shot blocked. Florentino - Benfica - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked.
60'Missed chance. Arthur Cabral - Benfica - with an attempt inside of six yard box - left side missed to the left. Assist - Ángel Di María with a cross.
61'New attacking attempt. Fábio Silva - Rangers - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Tom Lawrence.
61'Corner - Rangers. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
61'Missed chance. John Souttar - Rangers - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left after corner.
62'Fouled by Mohamed Diomande - Rangers
62'João Neves - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
64'Missed chance. David Neres - Benfica - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Alexander Bah.
65'Substitution - Benfica. Marcos Leonardo for Arthur Cabral.
67'Fouled by Ridvan Yilmaz - Rangers
67'João Neves - Benfica - won a free kick in attack.
67'Ridvan Yilmaz - Rangers - receive yellow card for a foul.
67'Own Goal by Connor Goldson, Rangers. Benfica 2, Rangers 2.
68'Alexander Bah - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
68'Fouled by Fábio Silva - Rangers
69'Missed chance. Ángel Di María - Benfica - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Rafa following a fast break.
72'Alexander Bah - Benfica - receive yellow card for a foul.
73'Shot blocked. Fredrik Aursnes - Benfica - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - David Neres.
76'Substitution - Rangers. Kemar Roofe for Cyriel Dessers.
77'Substitution - Rangers. Cole McKinnon for Dujon Sterling.
77'Substitution - Rangers. Ryan Jack for Tom Lawrence.
79'Shot blocked. Ángel Di María - Benfica - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Rafa.
80'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by John Lundstram.
82'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by John Lundstram.
83'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Jack Butland.
83'Missed chance. Nicolás Otamendi - Benfica - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Ángel Di María with a cross after corner.
84'Substitution - Rangers. Nicolas Raskin for Mohamed Diomande.
84'Substitution - Benfica. Álvaro Fernández for Alexander Bah.
84'Substitution - Benfica. Tiago Gouveia for David Neres.
86'António Silva - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
86'Fouled by Kemar Roofe - Rangers
89'Fouled by Nicolas Raskin - Rangers
89'João Neves - Benfica - won a free kick on the right wing.
89'Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Ridvan Yilmaz.
90'Missed chance. Rafa - Benfica - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Nicolás Otamendi with a head.
90+1'Substitution - Rangers. Ross McCausland for Fábio Silva.
90+4'Fouled by Ángel Di María - Benfica
90+4'John Souttar - Rangers - won a free kick in defence.
90+6'Second Half ended - Benfica 2, Rangers 2.
Thats all. Game finished - Benfica 2, Rangers 2.

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