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UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Juventus vs Benfica – Lineups & Match Details

Juventus beat Benfica 2-0. Goals: K. Thuram (55'), W. McKennie (64'). Juventus had 46% possession against Benfica's 54%. Shots on target: 4-3.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 7

Wednesday, 21 January 2026

JuventusJuventus

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

BenficaBenfica

Referee: S. Gozubuyuk

Lineups

JuventusJuventus4-2-3-1
M. Di Gregorio16M. Di GregorioG
P. Kalulu15P. KaluluD
Bremer3BremerD
L. Kelly6L. KellyD
A. Cambiaso27A. CambiasoD
M. Locatelli5M. LocatelliM
K. Thuram19K. ThuramM
W. McKennie22W. McKennieM
F. Miretti21F. MirettiM
K. Yildiz10K. YildizM
J. David30J. DavidF

Substitutes

1M. PerinG
23C. PinsoglioG
4F. GattiD
7F. ConceicaoF
8T. KoopmeinersM
11E. ZhegrovaF
17V. AdzicM
18F. KosticM
20L. OpendaF
25Joao MarioD
32J. CabalD
40J. RouhiD
BenficaBenfica4-2-3-1
A. Trubin1A. TrubinG
A. Dedic17A. DedicD
T. Araujo44T. AraujoD
N. Otamendi30N. OtamendiD
S. Dahl26S. DahlD
L. Barreiro18L. BarreiroM
F. Aursnes8F. AursnesM
G. Prestianni25G. PrestianniM
G. Sudakov10G. SudakovM
A. Schjelderup21A. SchjelderupM
V. Pavlidis14V. PavlidisF

Substitutes

50D. FerreiraG
4A. SilvaD
5E. BarrenecheaM
7BrumaF
9F. IvanovicF
16ManuM
58D. BanjaquiD
62J. NetoD
64G. OliveiraD
67R. RegoF
84J. RegoM
86D. PriosteM

Match Events

46'S

F. Miretti

Substitution 1

49'Y

M. Locatelli

55'G

K. Thuram

64'G

W. McKennie

Assist: J. David

69'S

H. Sudakov

Substitution 1

69'S

A. Schjelderup

Substitution 2

70'S

J. David

Substitution 2

70'S

A. Cambiaso

Substitution 3

77'S

G. Prestianni

Substitution 3

82'S

K. Yıldız

Substitution 4

87'S

M. Locatelli

Substitution 5

88'Y

L. Kelly

Statistics

Juventus
46%54%
Benfica
1.36Expected Goals (xG)1.44
12Total Shots16
4Shots on Target3
4Corners7
14Fouls10
2Offsides0
85Pass Accuracy (%)86
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Juventus host Benfica on Wednesday, 21 January 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Juventus go into the match 13th in the table; Benfica sit 24th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Juventus have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Benfica have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 29 Jan 2025: Juventus 0-2 Benfica; 25 Oct 2022: Juventus 3-4 Benfica; 14 Sept 2022: Juventus 1-2 Benfica. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Juventus beat Benfica 2-0. Juventus scored through K. Thuram 55', W. McKennie 64'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 64 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Juventus held 46% of the ball against 54% for Benfica. Shots on target finished 4-3. Expected goals read 1.36 for Juventus, 1.44 for Benfica.

Verdict

The win nudges Juventus forward and leaves Benfica with work to do. Juventus sat 13th and Benfica 24th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.