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Highlights | St. Gallen 2-1 SL Benfica | 2.ª pré-eliminatória da Liga Europa
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2026/27 · UEFA Europa League
St. Gallen vs Benfica — Europa League result
St. Gallen 2–1 Benfica. Full time in the UEFA Europa League 2026/27, Second qualifying round. Played on Thu, 23 Jul 2026 (Europe/London). Kybunpark, St. Gallen.
Second qualifying round · Leg 1
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 · Europe/London
Goals
- 37' Aliou Baldé, Lukas GörtlerSt. Gallen · Goal
- 44' Rafa Silva, Vangelis PavlidisBenfica · Goal
- 80' Tom Gaal, Lukas DaschnerSt. Gallen · Goal - Header
Score updated . Scores are not live.
Match videos
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St Gallen vs Benfica | HIGHLIGHTS Europa League Qualifying | 07/23/2026 | beIN SPORTS USA
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Match information
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League 2026/27
- Round
- Second qualifying round · Leg 1
- Date and kick-off
- Thu, 23 Jul 2026
(Europe/London) - Stadium
- Kybunpark
St. Gallen, Switzerland - Referee
- Luca Pairetto
Aggregate 2–6 (St. Gallen / Benfica)
Tie outcome: Benfica advance
Leg 2 · Thu, 30 Jul 2026 ?TV coverage
USATV coverage information is unavailable for this match.
Goals by period
Goals scored in each period, excluding the penalty shootout.
St. GallenPeriodBenfica
1First half1
1Second half0
Match timeline
First half
- 30'Yellow CardLukas GörtlerSt. Gallen
- 37'GoalAliou Baldé, Lukas GörtlerSt. Gallen
- 44'GoalRafa Silva, Vangelis PavlidisBenfica
Second half
- 62'Yellow CardJozo StanicSt. Gallen
- 65'Yellow CardVangelis PavlidisBenfica
- 66'SubstitutionTiago Gouveia, Jakub KaminskiBenfica
- 66'SubstitutionEnzo Barrenechea, Miguel FigueiredoBenfica
- 72'SubstitutionDiego Besio, Aliou BaldéSt. Gallen
- 72'SubstitutionLeon Frokaj, Carlo BoukhalfaSt. Gallen
- 72'SubstitutionAndrin Hunziker, Christian WitzigSt. Gallen
- 76'SubstitutionFranjo Ivanovic, Vangelis PavlidisBenfica
- 80'Goal - HeaderTom Gaal, Lukas DaschnerSt. Gallen
- 84'SubstitutionJoão Rêgo, Manu SilvaBenfica
- 90'+3'SubstitutionJoel Ruiz, Jozo StanicSt. Gallen
- 90'+4'Yellow CardTom GaalSt. Gallen
Team stats
Possession and chances
St. GallenBenfica
38.6Possession (%)61.4
17Shots14
6Shots on target4
6Corners5
1Offsides0
3Blocked shots4
Passing
St. GallenBenfica
195Accurate passes394
284Passes479
68.7%Pass accuracy82.3%
7Accurate crosses3
21Crosses9
19Accurate long balls27
52Long balls54
Defending and discipline
St. GallenBenfica
15Fouls13
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Saves4
15Successful tackles11
24Tackles16
9Interceptions7
20Clearances31
— means unavailable. Pass accuracy is the percentage of completed passes.
Lineups
St. Gallen · 3-5-2
Starting XI
- 1Lawrence Ati ZigiG
- 4Jozo StanicReplacedCD
- 36Chima Sean OkorojiCD-L
- 26Tom GaalCD-R
- 11Carlo BoukhalfaReplacedCM-L
- 10Lukas DaschnerCM-R
- 16Lukas GörtlerAM
- 64Mihailo StevanovicLM
- 28Hugo VandermerschRM
- 14Aliou BaldéReplacedCF-L
- 7Christian WitzigReplacedCF-R
Substitutes
- 63Corsin KonietzkeSUB
- 68Mostafa HeydariSUB
- 25Lukas WatkowiakSUB
- 31Diego BesioCame onSUB
- 23Betim FazlijiSUB
- 74Joel RuizCame onSUB
- 47Enoch OwusuSUB
- 20Leon FrokajCame onSUB
- 9Andrin HunzikerCame onSUB
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1Anatoliy TrubinG
- 2Clément LengletCD-L
- 4António SilvaCD-R
- 26Samuel DahlLB
- 6Alexander BahRB
- 10Georgiy SudakovAM
- 16Manu SilvaReplacedLM
- 73Miguel FigueiredoReplacedRM
- 14Vangelis PavlidisReplacedF
- 13Jakub KaminskiReplacedAM-L
- 27Rafa SilvaAM-R
Substitutes
- 94Rui SilvaSUB
- 72Anísio CabralSUB
- 84João RêgoCame onSUB
- 24Samuel SoaresSUB
- 5Enzo BarrenecheaCame onSUB
- 62José NetoSUB
- 58Daniel BanjaquiSUB
- 77Gonçalo MoreiraSUB
- 9Franjo IvanovicCame onSUB
- 44Tomás AraújoSUB
- 17Amar DedicSUB
- 47Tiago GouveiaCame onSUB
Player performances
St. Gallen
| Player | Goals | Assists | Shots | On target | Fouls | Yellow | Red | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Ati Zigi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jozo Stanic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Chima Sean Okoroji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tom Gaal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Carlo Boukhalfa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lukas Daschner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lukas Görtler | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Mihailo Stevanovic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hugo Vandermersch | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Aliou Baldé | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Christian Witzig | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Corsin Konietzke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mostafa Heydari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lukas Watkowiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego Besio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Betim Fazliji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Joel Ruiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Enoch Owusu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Leon Frokaj | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Andrin Hunziker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
Benfica
| Player | Goals | Assists | Shots | On target | Fouls | Yellow | Red | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoliy Trubin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Clément Lenglet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| António Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Samuel Dahl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Alexander Bah | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Georgiy Sudakov | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Manu Silva | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Miguel Figueiredo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Jakub Kaminski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rafa Silva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rui Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Anísio Cabral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| João Rêgo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Samuel Soares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enzo Barrenechea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| José Neto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Daniel Banjaqui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Gonçalo Moreira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 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 | — |
| Tiago Gouveia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
— means unavailable.
Previous matches before this fixture
Latest available results first, across the competitions shown. W = win, D = draw, L = loss.
St. Gallen
- 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
- WHome · Winterthur · 5-09 Aug 2025 · 2025-26 Swiss Super League
Benfica
- 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
- WAway · Sporting CP · 2-119 Apr 2026 · 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
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.
St. Gallen
No earlier Europa League results this season.
Benfica
No earlier Europa League results this season.