2021–22 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica 2021–22 football season
| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Luís Filipe Vieira (until 15 July 2021)[1] Rui Costa (interim from 9 July to 10 October 2021)[2] | |||
| Head coach | Jorge Jesus (until 28 December 2021) Nélson Veríssimo (caretaker) | |||
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | |||
| Primeira Liga | 3rd | |||
| Taça de Portugal | Fifth round | |||
| Taça da Liga | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Darwin Núñez (26) All: Darwin Núñez (34) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 59,633 v Liverpool (5 April 2022) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,973 v Arouca (14 August 2021) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 31,956[3] | |||
| Biggest win | Belenenses SAD 0–7 Benfica (27 November 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | Benfica 0–4 Bayern Munich (20 October 2021) | |||
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The 2021–22 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club's 118th season in existence and its 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Domestically, Benfica played in the Primeira Liga, were eliminated in the fifth round of Taça de Portugal, and reached the Taça da Liga final. In Europe, Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The season started on 4 August 2021, with the third qualifying round of the Champions League, and concluded on 13 May 2022 with a third-place finish in the league. This was Benfica's second consecutive season and third year without any trophy won.
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | FW |  Rodrigo Pinho |  Marítimo | Free | 1 July 2021 | [6] |
| 31 | DF | Gil Dias |  Monaco | €1,500,000 | [7] | |
| 20 | MF | João Mário |  Inter Milan | Free | 13 July 2021 | [8] |
| 11 | MF | Soualiho Meïté | Torino | €7,000,000 | 23 July 2021 | [9] |
| 15 | FW |  Roman Yaremchuk |  Gent | €17,000,000 | 31 July 2021 | [10] |
| 23 | MF |  Nemanja Radonjić | Marseille | Loan | 22 August 2021 | [11] |
| 22 | DF |  Valentino Lazaro | Inter Milan | Loan | 31 August 2021 | [12] |
| Disclosed total | ||||||
| €25,500,000 | ||||||
Out
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | DF | Jardel | Released | 1 July 2021 | ||
| 38 | MF | Pedrinho | Shakhtar Donetsk | €18,000,000 | [13] | |
| 11 | MF |  Franco Cervi |  Celta Vigo | €4,000,000 | 5 July 2021 | [14] |
| MF | Caio Lucas |  Sharjah FC | €2,000,000 | 6 July 2021 | [15] | |
| MF | Tiago Dantas | Tondela | Loan | 7 July 2021 | [16] | |
| 71 | DF | Nuno Tavares |  Arsenal | €8,000,000 | 10 July 2021 | [17] |
| MF | Nuno Santos | Paços de Ferreira | Loan | 11 July 2021 | [18] | |
| MF |  Filip Krovinović | Hajduk Split | €1,500,000 | 19 July 2021 | [19] | |
| MF |  Alfa Semedo | Vitória de Guimarães | €1,500,000 | 29 July 2021 | [20] | |
| 10 | FW |  Luca Waldschmidt | Wolfsburg | €12,000,000 | 22 August 2021 | [21] |
| 61 | MF | Florentino Luís | Getafe | Loan | 31 August 2021 | [22] |
| 13 | MF | Jota |  Celtic | Loan | [23] | |
| 95 | FW | Carlos Vinícius |  PSV Eindhoven | Loan | [24] | |
| 22 | MF |  Andreas Samaris | Released | [25] | ||
| 19 | MF | Chiquinho | Braga | Loan | [26] | |
| 8 | MF | Gabriel |  Al-Gharafa | Loan | 28 September 2021 | [27] |
| Disclosed total | ||||||
| €47,000,000 | ||||||
Pre-season friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures Cancelled
Benfica 
v 
Gent
v Gent | 16 July 2021 Friendly | Benfica | v | Gent | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
Benfica v Casa Pia
v Casa Pia | 16 July 2021 Friendly | Benfica | 2–1 | Casa Pia | Seixal, Portugal |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Benfica Campus Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto) |
Benfica v Boavista
v Boavista | 18 July 2021 Friendly | Benfica | v | Boavista | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
Benfica v 
Almería
v Almería | 18 July 2021 Friendly | Benfica | 2–1 | Almería | Seixal, Portugal |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Benfica Campus Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
Benfica v 
Lille
v Lille | 22 July 2021 Friendly | Benfica | 1–0 | Lille | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto) |
Benfica v Marseille
v Marseille | 25 July 2021 Friendly | Benfica | 1–1 | Marseille | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora) |
Non-televised friendlies, played at Benfica Campus:
- Benfica 0–1 Benfica B (3 July)[28]
- Benfica 2–0 Sporting da Covilhã (7 July)[29]
- Benfica 3–2 Farense (10 July)[30]
- Benfica 0–0 Belenenses SAD (13 July)[31]
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primeira Liga | 7 August 2021 | 13 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 067.65 |
| Taça de Portugal | 16 October 2021 | 23 December 2021 | Third round | Fifth round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 066.67 |
| Taça da Liga | 27 October 2021 | 29 January 2022 | Third round | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 025.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 4 August 2021 | 13 April 2022 | Third qualifying round | Quarter-finals | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 042.86 |
| Total | 55 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 112 | 59 | +53 | 058.18 | ||||
Last updated: 13 May 2022
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto (C) | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 86 | 22 | +64 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 23 | +50 | 85 | |
| 3 | Benfica | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Braga | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a] |
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2021–22 Taça de Portugal, Porto, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa Conference League third qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa Conference League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 14 | +28 |
Last updated: 13 May 2022.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2022. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Moreirense v Benfica
| 7 August 2021 1 | Moreirense | 1–2 | Benfica | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 1,498[note 2] Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Braga) |
Benfica v Arouca
| 14 August 2021 2 | Benfica | 2–0 | Arouca | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 13,973[note 2] Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga) |
Gil Vicente v Benfica
| 21 August 2021 3 | Gil Vicente | 0–2 | Benfica | Barcelos |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 3,751[note 2] Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve) |
Benfica v Tondela
| 29 August 2021 4 | Benfica | 2–1 | Tondela | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 19,425[note 2] Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon) |
Santa Clara v Benfica
| 11 September 2021 5 | Santa Clara | 0–5 | Benfica | Ponta Delgada |
| 17:00 AZOST (UTC±00:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 3,326[note 3] Referee: Rui Costa (Porto) |
Benfica v Boavista
| 20 September 2021 6 | Benfica | 3–1 | Boavista | Lisbon |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 23,000[note 3] Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon) |
Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica
| 25 September 2021 7 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–3 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 14,222[note 3] Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora) |
Benfica v Portimonense
| 3 October 2021 8 | Benfica | 0–1 | Portimonense | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 38,845 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
Vizela v Benfica
| 24 October 2021 9 | Vizela | 0–1 | Benfica | Vizela |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela Attendance: 4,883 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora) |
Estoril v Benfica
| 30 October 2021 10 | Estoril | 1–1 | Benfica | Estoril |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 4,128 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
Benfica v Braga
| 7 November 2021 11 | Benfica | 6–1 | Braga | Lisbon |
| 21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,577 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto) |
Belenenses SAD v Benfica
| 27 November 2021 12 | Belenenses SAD | 0–7[note 4] | Benfica | Oeiras |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 6,096 Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga) |
Benfica v Sporting CP
| 3 December 2021 13 | Benfica | 1–3 | Sporting CP | Lisbon |
| 21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,790 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto) |
Famalicão v Benfica
| 12 December 2021 14 | Famalicão | 1–4 | Benfica | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 3,994 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon) |
Benfica v Marítimo
| 19 December 2021 15 | Benfica | 7–1 | Marítimo | Lisbon |
| 17:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 27,814 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
Porto v Benfica
| 30 December 2021 16 | Porto | 3–1 | Benfica | Porto |
| 21:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 46,250 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon) |
Benfica v Paços de Ferreira
| 9 January 2022 17 | Benfica | 2–0 | Paços de Ferreira | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 26,268 Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Braga) |
Benfica v Moreirense
| 15 January 2022 18 | Benfica | 1–1 | Moreirense | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 29,188 Referee: Rui Costa (Porto) |
Arouca v Benfica
| 21 January 2022 19 | Arouca | 0–2 | Benfica | Arouca |
| 19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 2,387 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve) |
Benfica v Gil Vicente
| 2 February 2022 20 | Benfica | 1–2 | Gil Vicente | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 21,979 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto) |
Tondela v Benfica
| 7 February 2022 21 | Tondela | 1–3 | Benfica | Tondela |
| 19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso Attendance: 3,973 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
Benfica v Santa Clara
| 12 February 2022 22 | Benfica | 2–1 | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,905 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) |
Boavista v Benfica
| 18 February 2022 23 | Boavista | 2–2 | Benfica | Porto |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 7,903 Referee: Rui Costa (Porto) |
Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães
| 27 February 2022 24 | Benfica | 3–0 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 39,846 Referee: André Narciso (Porto) |
Portimonense v Benfica
| 5 March 2022 25 | Portimonense | 1–2 | Benfica | Portimão |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 3,880 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
Benfica v Vizela
| 11 March 2022 26 | Benfica | 1–1 | Vizela | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 31,546 Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto) |
Benfica v Estoril
| 20 March 2022 27 | Benfica | 2–1 | Estoril | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 36,768 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve) |
Braga v Benfica
| 1 April 2022 28 | Braga | 3–2 | Benfica | Braga |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 16,073 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora) |
Benfica v Belenenses SAD
| 9 April 2022 29 | Benfica | 3–1 | Belenenses SAD | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 34,183 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto) |
Sporting CP v Benfica
| 17 April 2022 30 | Sporting CP | 0–2 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 40,714 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
Benfica v Famalicão
| 23 April 2022 31 | Benfica | 0–0 | Famalicão | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 37,894 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
Marítimo v Benfica
| 30 April 2022 32 | Marítimo | 0–1 | Benfica | Funchal |
| 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 9,102 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) |
Benfica v Porto
| 7 May 2022 33 | Benfica | 0–1 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 42,256 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora) |
Paços de Ferreira v Benfica
| 13 May 2022 34 | Paços de Ferreira | 0–2 | Benfica | Paços de Ferreira |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Referee: Hugo Silva (Lisbon) |
Taça de Portugal
Trofense v Benfica
| 16 October 2021 Third round | Trofense | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Benfica | Trofa |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do CD Trofense Attendance: 4,265[35] Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
Benfica v Paços de Ferreira
| 19 November 2021 Fourth round | Benfica | 4–1 | Paços de Ferreira | Lisbon |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto) |
Porto v Benfica
| 23 December 2021 Fifth round | Porto | 3–0 | Benfica | Porto |
| 20:45 WET (UTC+00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
Taça da Liga
Third round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | GUI | SCC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout phase | — | — | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Vitória de Guimarães | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 3–3 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Sporting da Covilhã | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | — | 0–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica
| 27 October 2021 2 | Vitória de Guimarães | 3–3 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 19:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 11,065 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon) |
Benfica v Sporting da Covilhã
| 15 December 2021 3 | Benfica | 3–0 | Sporting da Covilhã | Lisbon |
| 19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 15,291 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto) |
Semi-finals
Benfica v Boavista
| 25 January 2022 | Benfica | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Boavista | Leiria |
| 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria Attendance: 7,539 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) | |
| Penalties | ||||
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Final
Benfica v Sporting CP
| 29 January 2022 | Benfica | 1–2 | Sporting CP | Leiria |
| 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria Attendance: 20,622 Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga) |
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.[36]
Spartak Moscow 
v Benfica
v Benfica | 4 August 2021 First leg | Spartak Moscow | 0–2 | Benfica | Moscow, Russia |
| 20:00 MSK (UTC+03:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 2,933[37][note 5] Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
Benfica v Spartak Moscow
v Spartak Moscow | 10 August 2021 Second leg | Benfica | 2–0 (4–0 agg.) | Spartak Moscow | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 16,312[39][note 2] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.[40]
Benfica v 
PSV Eindhoven
v PSV Eindhoven | 18 August 2021 First leg | Benfica | 2–1 | PSV Eindhoven | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 18,199[41][note 2] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
PSV Eindhoven v Benfica
v Benfica | 24 August 2021 Second leg | PSV Eindhoven | 0–0 (1–2 agg.) | Benfica | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 21,855[42] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[43]
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | BEN | BAR | DKV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Benfica | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | 0–4 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Barcelona | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Dynamo Kyiv 
v Benfica
v Benfica | 14 September 2021 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–0 | Benfica | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 22:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 21,657[44] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
Benfica v Barcelona
v Barcelona | 29 September 2021 2 | Benfica | 3–0 | Barcelona | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 29,454[45][note 3] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
Benfica v 
Bayern Munich
v Bayern Munich | 20 October 2021 3 | Benfica | 0–4 | Bayern Munich | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,201[46] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
Bayern Munich v Benfica
v Benfica | 2 November 2021 4 | Bayern Munich | 5–2 | Benfica | Munich, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 50,000[47] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
Barcelona v Benfica
v Benfica | 23 November 2021 5 | Barcelona | 0–0 | Benfica | Barcelona, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 49,572[48] Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
Benfica v Dynamo Kyiv
v Dynamo Kyiv | 8 December 2021 6 | Benfica | 2–0 | Dynamo Kyiv | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 36,591[49] Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.[50][note 6]
Benfica v Ajax
v Ajax | 23 February 2022 First leg | Benfica | 2–2 | Ajax | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 54,760 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Ajax v Benfica
v Benfica | 15 March 2022 Second leg | Ajax | 0–1 (2–3 agg.) | Benfica | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,066 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.[52]
Benfica v 
Liverpool
v Liverpool | 5 April 2022 First leg | Benfica | 1–3 | Liverpool | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 59,633 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
Liverpool v Benfica
v Benfica | 13 April 2022 Second leg | Liverpool | 3–3 (6–4 agg.) | Benfica | Liverpool, England |
| 20:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,373 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 13 May 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Champions League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SRB | Mile Svilar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 77 | GK | BRA | Helton Leite | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 99 | GK | GRE | Odysseas Vlachodimos | 48 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BRA | Gilberto | 35 | 4 | 16+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+3 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | DF | ESP | Álex Grimaldo | 48 | 6 | 27+2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | BRA | Lucas Veríssimo | 18 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | BEL | Jan Vertonghen | 46 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | DF | POR | Diogo Gonçalves | 34 | 0 | 10+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | DF | AUT | Valentino Lazaro | 29 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | DF | ARG | Nicolás Otamendi | 43 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | DF | POR | Gil Dias | 17 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | DF | POR | André Almeida | 25 | 1 | 9+6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | ||||
| 53 | DF | POR | Sandro Cruz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 72 | DF | POR | Tomás Araújo | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 91 | DF | BRA | Morato | 24 | 1 | 10+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | BRA | Everton | 46 | 7 | 20+7 | 3 | 2+1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7+6 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF | FRA | Soualiho Meïté | 26 | 0 | 10+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | MF | POR | João Mário | 45 | 4 | 20+8 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 10+2 | 1 | ||||
| 23 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Radonjić | 11 | 1 | 1+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | MF | POR | Rafa Silva | 44 | 19 | 22+6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 12+1 | 3 | ||||
| 28 | MF | GER | Julian Weigl | 48 | 3 | 27+2 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 49 | MF |  MAR | Adel Taarabt | 41 | 1 | 9+14 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | ||||
| 55 | MF | POR | Paulo Bernardo | 23 | 0 | 8+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | ||||
| 76 | MF | POR | Martim Neto | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 96 | MF | POR | Diego Moreira | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  URU | Darwin Núñez | 40 | 34 | 24+4 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6+4 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | FW |  SUI | Haris Seferovic | 14 | 4 | 4+6 | 3 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | FW | UKR | Roman Yaremchuk | 41 | 9 | 13+10 | 6 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 8+5 | 3 | ||||
| 18 | FW | BRA | Rodrigo Pinho | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 39 | FW | POR | Henrique Araújo | 6 | 3 | 1+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 47 | FW | POR | Tiago Gouveia | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | FW | POR | Gonçalo Ramos | 45 | 8 | 17+12 | 7 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 5+6 | 1 | ||||
| Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team. | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | GER | Luca Waldschmidt | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | MF | POR | Pizzi | 30 | 2 | 3+12 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 5+4 | 0 | ||||
| 83 | MF | POR | Gedson Fernandes | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 95 | FW | BRA | Carlos Vinícius | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 97 | DF | POR | Ferro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Notes
- ^ a b c d The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.
- ^ a b c d e f The stadium's capacity was limited to 33% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[32]
- ^ a b c d The stadium's capacity was limited to 50% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[33]
- ^ The match ended in the 48th minute because Belenenses SAD were down to six players after playing with nine men in the first-half.[34]
- ^ The stadium's capacity was limited to 3,000 spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[38]
- ^ Benfica were initially drawn against Real Madrid.[51]
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