Match report

Qarabag Stuns Benfica with Late Comeback in UEFA Champions League

Benfica
Benfica
2–3
FT
Qarabag
Qarabag
Sep 16, 2025

Qarabag staged a remarkable comeback to stun Benfica with a 3-2 victory in the UEFA Champions League. Despite falling behind early with goals from Barrenechea and Pavlidis for Benfica, Qarabag rallied through Andrade, Duran, and Kashchuk's second-half strikes.

Key Facts

  • • Benfica took an early lead with two goals in the first 16 minutes from E. Barrenechea (6') and V. Pavlidis (16'), assisted by G. Sudakov and no assist respectively.
  • • Leandro Andrade scored for Qarabag at minute 30, followed by C. Duran's equalizer in the 48th minute.
  • • Oleksandr Kashchuk sealed Qarabag's victory with a goal in the 86th minute.

Lineups

Benfica

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 A. Trubin (G)
  • 17 A. Dedic (D)
  • 4 A. Silva (D)
  • 30 N. Otamendi (D)
  • 26 S. Dahl (D)
  • 20 R. Rios (M)
  • 5 E. Barrenechea (M)
  • 8 F. Aursnes (M)
  • 10 G. Sudakov (M)
  • 21 A. Schjelderup (M)
  • 14 V. Pavlidis (F)

Substitutes

  • 24 S. Soares
  • 3 R. Obrador
  • 9 F. Ivanovic
  • 18 L. Barreiro
  • 25 G. Prestianni
  • 39 H. Araujo
  • 44 T. Araujo
  • 64 G. Oliveira
  • 68 J. Veloso
  • 71 L. Santos
  • 84 J. Rego
  • 86 D. Prioste

Qarabag

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 99 M. Kochalski (G)
  • 2 Matheus Silva (D)
  • 13 B. Mustafazada (D)
  • 81 K. Medina (D)
  • 44 E. Cafarquliyev (D)
  • 35 Pedro Bicalho (M)
  • 8 M. Jankovic (M)
  • 15 Leandro Andrade (M)
  • 20 Kady Borges (M)
  • 10 A. Zoubir
  • 17 C. Duran (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 S. Mahammadaliyev
  • 97 F. Buntic
  • 3 S. Mmaee
  • 6 Chriso
  • 11 E. Addai
  • 18 Dani Bolt
  • 21 O. Kashchuk
  • 22 M. Qurbanly
  • 27 T. Bayramov
  • 30 A. Huseynov
  • 55 B. Huseynov

Timeline

  1. Benfica
    6' Benfica Goal · Normal Goal
    E. Barrenechea · Assist: G. Sudakov
  2. Benfica
    16' Benfica Goal · Normal Goal
    V. Pavlidis
  3. Qarabag
    30' Qarabag Goal · Normal Goal
    Leandro Andrade · Assist: C. Duran
  4. Qarabag
    48' Qarabag Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Duran · Assist: M. Janković
  5. Qarabag
    66' Qarabag subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Leandro Andrade · On: E. Addai
  6. Benfica
    70' Benfica subst · Substitution 1
    Off: F. Aursnes · On: F. Ivanovic
  7. Benfica
    70' Benfica subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Andreas Schjelderup · On: G. Prestianni
  8. Qarabag
    77' Qarabag subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Janković · On: O. Kashchuk
  9. Qarabag
    77' Qarabag subst · Substitution 3
    Off: E. Cəfərquliyev · On: T. Bayramov
  10. Benfica
    79' Benfica subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Richard Ríos · On: L. Barreiro
  11. Benfica
    79' Benfica subst · Substitution 4
    Off: V. Pavlidis · On: H. Araujo
  12. Qarabag
    86' Qarabag Goal · Normal Goal
    O. Kashchuk · Assist: Richard Almeida
  13. Qarabag
    90' Qarabag subst · Substitution 4
    Off: C. Duran · On: M. Qurbanly

Match Stats

Stat Benfica Qarabag
Fouls 11 6
Pass Accuracy 86% 81%
Offsides 1 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 10
Corners 8 3
Total Passes 477 432
Yellow Cards — —
Blocked Shots 6 2
Shots on Target 3 5
xG 1.38 1.52
Shots off Target 5 3
Possession 53% 47%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 408 352
Shots Inside Box 6 9
Saves 2 1
Shots Outside Box 8 1

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Qarabag's quick response after conceding two early goals, scoring through Leandro Andrade and C. Duran, brought them back into contention.
  • ▸ The substitution of Oleksandr Kashchuk for Mladen Janković in the 77th minute proved crucial as he scored the winning goal to secure Qarabag's first victory against Benfica.