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Highlights | SL Benfica 5-0 St. Gallen | 2.ª pré-eliminatória da Liga Europa
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2026/27 · UEFA Europa League
Benfica vs St. Gallen — Europa League result
Benfica 5–0 St. Gallen. Full time in the UEFA Europa League 2026/27, Second qualifying round. Played on Thu, 30 Jul 2026 (Europe/London). Estádio da Luz, Lisbon.
Second qualifying round · Leg 2
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 · Europe/London
Goals
- 11' Vangelis Pavlidis, Rafa SilvaBenfica · Goal
- 55' Vangelis Pavlidis, Jakub KaminskiBenfica · Goal
- 65' Vangelis Pavlidis, Alexander BahBenfica · Goal - Header
- 74' Vangelis PavlidisBenfica · Penalty - Scored
- 82' Clément Lenglet, Dodi LukébakioBenfica · Goal - Volley
Score updated . Scores are not live.
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Match information
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League 2026/27
- Round
- Second qualifying round · Leg 2
- Date and kick-off
- Thu, 30 Jul 2026
(Europe/London) - Stadium
- Estádio da Luz
Lisbon, Portugal - Referee
- Florian Badstübner
- Attendance
- 59563
Aggregate 6–2 (Benfica / St. Gallen)
Tie outcome: Benfica advance
Leg 1 · Thu, 23 Jul 2026 ?TV coverage
USATV coverage information is unavailable for this match.
Goals by period
Goals scored in each period, excluding the penalty shootout.
BenficaPeriodSt. Gallen
1First half0
4Second half0
Match timeline
First half
- 11'GoalVangelis Pavlidis, Rafa SilvaBenfica
- 21'Yellow CardJozo StanicSt. Gallen
- 33'SubstitutionJoel Ruiz, Tom GaalSt. Gallen
Second half
- 50'Yellow CardChima Sean OkorojiSt. Gallen
- 55'GoalVangelis Pavlidis, Jakub KaminskiBenfica
- 57'SubstitutionAndrin Hunziker, Christian WitzigSt. Gallen
- 57'SubstitutionLeon Frokaj, Carlo BoukhalfaSt. Gallen
- 57'Red CardJozo StanicSt. Gallen
- 65'Goal - HeaderVangelis Pavlidis, Alexander BahBenfica
- 66'SubstitutionRichard Ríos, Leandro BarreiroBenfica
- 71'SubstitutionEnoch Owusu, Aliou BaldéSt. Gallen
- 71'SubstitutionCorsin Konietzke, Lukas GörtlerSt. Gallen
- 74'Penalty - ScoredVangelis PavlidisBenfica
- 75'SubstitutionDodi Lukébakio, Rafa SilvaBenfica
- 75'SubstitutionAndreas Schjelderup, Jakub KaminskiBenfica
- 77'SubstitutionAmar Dedic, Alexander BahBenfica
- 77'SubstitutionJhon Durán, Vangelis PavlidisBenfica
- 82'Goal - VolleyClément Lenglet, Dodi LukébakioBenfica
Team stats
Possession and chances
BenficaSt. Gallen
71.9Possession (%)28.1
25Shots11
10Shots on target3
9Corners2
3Offsides3
7Blocked shots2
Passing
BenficaSt. Gallen
527Accurate passes164
612Passes234
86.1%Pass accuracy70.1%
7Accurate crosses3
18Crosses9
36Accurate long balls11
56Long balls45
Defending and discipline
BenficaSt. Gallen
5Fouls12
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards1
2Saves5
8Successful tackles10
15Tackles20
8Interceptions13
15Clearances36
— means unavailable. Pass accuracy is the percentage of completed passes.
Lineups
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1Anatoliy TrubinG
- 2Clément LengletCD-L
- 4António SilvaCD-R
- 26Samuel DahlLB
- 6Alexander BahReplacedRB
- 10Georgiy SudakovAM
- 5Enzo BarrenecheaLM
- 18Leandro BarreiroReplacedRM
- 14Vangelis PavlidisReplacedF
- 13Jakub KaminskiReplacedAM-L
- 27Rafa SilvaReplacedAM-R
Substitutes
- 9Franjo IvanovicSUB
- 22Jhon DuránCame onSUB
- 72Anísio CabralSUB
- 73Miguel FigueiredoSUB
- 24Samuel SoaresSUB
- 44Tomás AraújoSUB
- 17Amar DedicCame onSUB
- 20Richard RíosCame onSUB
- 11Dodi LukébakioCame onSUB
- 16Manu SilvaSUB
- 62José NetoSUB
- 21Andreas SchjelderupCame onSUB
St. Gallen · 3-5-2
Starting XI
- 25Lukas WatkowiakG
- 4Jozo StanicCD
- 36Chima Sean OkorojiCD-L
- 26Tom GaalReplacedCD-R
- 11Carlo BoukhalfaReplacedCM-L
- 16Lukas GörtlerReplacedCM-R
- 10Lukas DaschnerAM
- 64Mihailo StevanovicLM
- 28Hugo VandermerschRM
- 7Christian WitzigReplacedCF-L
- 14Aliou BaldéReplacedCF-R
Substitutes
- 81Yannick BujardSUB
- 63Corsin KonietzkeCame onSUB
- 31Diego BesioSUB
- 47Enoch OwusuCame onSUB
- 74Joel RuizCame onSUB
- 68Mostafa HeydariSUB
- 35Bela DumrathSUB
- 9Andrin HunzikerCame onSUB
- 23Betim FazlijiSUB
- 20Leon FrokajCame onSUB
Player performances
Benfica
| Player | Goals | Assists | Shots | On target | Fouls | Yellow | Red | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoliy Trubin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clément Lenglet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| António Silva | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Samuel Dahl | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Alexander Bah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Georgiy Sudakov | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Enzo Barrenechea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Leandro Barreiro | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jakub Kaminski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rafa Silva | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jhon Durán | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Anísio Cabral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Miguel Figueiredo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Samuel Soares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás Araújo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Amar Dedic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Richard Ríos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dodi Lukébakio | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Manu Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| José Neto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Andreas Schjelderup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
St. Gallen
| Player | Goals | Assists | Shots | On target | Fouls | Yellow | Red | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Watkowiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jozo Stanic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Chima Sean Okoroji | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Tom Gaal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carlo Boukhalfa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lukas Görtler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lukas Daschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mihailo Stevanovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hugo Vandermersch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Christian Witzig | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Aliou Baldé | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Yannick Bujard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corsin Konietzke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Diego Besio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Enoch Owusu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Joel Ruiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mostafa Heydari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bela Dumrath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrin Hunziker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Betim Fazliji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Leon Frokaj | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
— means unavailable.
Previous matches before this fixture
Latest available results first, across the competitions shown. W = win, D = draw, L = loss.
Benfica
- LAway · St. Gallen · 2-123 Jul 2026 · 2026-27 UEFA Europa League Qualifying
- WAway · Estoril · 3-116 May 2026 · 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
- DHome · Braga · 2-211 May 2026 · 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
- DAway · FC Famalicao · 2-22 May 2026 · 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
- WHome · Moreirense · 4-125 Apr 2026 · 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
St. Gallen
- WHome · Benfica · 2-123 Jul 2026 · 2026-27 UEFA Europa League Qualifying
- LAway · FC Zürich · 3-127 Sep 2025 · 2025-26 Swiss Super League
- WHome · FC Lugano · 1-013 Sep 2025 · 2025-26 Swiss Super League
- WAway · Lausanne Sports · 2-131 Aug 2025 · 2025-26 Swiss Super League
- LHome · FC Luzern · 1-024 Aug 2025 · 2025-26 Swiss Super League
Europa League record before this match
2026/27 results before kick-off. Qualifying and league-phase records are separate; shootouts do not change wins, draws or losses.
Benfica
Qualifying
- Played
- 1
- Wins / draws / losses
- 0 / 0 / 1
- Goals for / against
- 1 / 2
- Home / away wins
- 0 / 0
St. Gallen
Qualifying
- Played
- 1
- Wins / draws / losses
- 1 / 0 / 0
- Goals for / against
- 2 / 1
- Home / away wins
- 1 / 0