The 2024–25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season will be the club's 121st season in existence and its 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Domestically, Benfica will play in the Primeira Liga, and will also compete in the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal. In Europe, Benfica will play in the UEFA Champions League. At global level, the club will compete in the newly-expanded FIFA Club World Cup.
| 2024–25 season | |||
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| President | Rui Costa | ||
| Head coach | Roger Schmidt (until 31 August 2024) Bruno Lage (from 5 September 2024) | ||
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | ||
| Primeira Liga | 3rd | ||
| Taça de Portugal | Third round | ||
| Taça da Liga | Quarter-finals | ||
| UEFA Champions League | League phase | ||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Orkun Kökçü Vangelis Pavlidis Florentino Kerem Aktürkoğlu (2 each) All: Orkun Kökçü Kerem Aktürkoğlu (4 each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 62,028 v Atlético Madrid (2 October 2024) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 58,926 v Casa Pia (17 August 2024) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 59,381 (4 matches)[1] | ||
| Biggest win | Benfica 5–1 Gil Vicente (28 Septemebr 2024) Benfica 4–0 Atlético Madrid (2 October 2024) | ||
| Biggest defeat | Famalicão 2–0 Benfica (11 August 2024) | ||
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Players
editFirst-team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
edit| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 3 | DF |  Álvaro Carreras
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 Manchester United
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€6,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | [4] |
| 32 | FW |  Benjamín Rollheiser
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River Plate
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€9,500,000 | [5] | |
| 14 | FW |  Vangelis Pavlidis
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 AZ Alkmaar
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€18,000,000 | [6] | |
| 18 | MF |  Leandro Barreiro
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 Mainz 05
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Free | 2 July 2024 | [7] |
| 37 | MF | Jan-Niklas Beste
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1. FC Heidenheim
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€8,000,000 | 11 July 2024 | [8] |
| 85 | MF |  Renato Sanches
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 Paris Saint-Germain
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Loan | 5 August 2024 | [9] |
| 7 | FW |  Zeki Amdouni
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Burnley
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29 August 2024 | [10] | |
| 28 | DF |  Issa Kaboré
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Manchester City
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1 September 2024 | [11] | |
| 17 | FW |  Kerem Aktürkoğlu
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Galatasaray
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€12,000,000 | 2 September 2024 | [12] |
Out
edit| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 27 | FW | Rafa Silva
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Beşiktaş
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Free | 1 July 2024 | [13] |
| — | DF |  David Jurásek
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TSG Hoffenheim
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Loan | [14] | |
| — | FW | Henrique Araújo
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Arouca
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11 July 2024 | [15] | |
| — | GK |  Leo Kokubo
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 Sint-Truiden
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Free | [16] | |
| — | MF | Paulo Bernardo
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 Celtic
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€4,000,000 | 1 August 2024 | [17] |
| 87 | MF | João Neves
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Paris Saint-Germain
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€60,000,000 | 5 August 2024 | [18] |
| 19 | FW |  Casper Tengstedt
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 Hellas Verona
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Loan | 9 August 2024 | [19] |
| 7 | FW |  David Neres
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Napoli
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€28,000,000 | 21 August 2024 | [20] |
| — | MF | Tiago Dantas
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 Osijek
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Free | 29 August 2024 | [21] |
| 5 | DF | Morato
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Nottingham Forest
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€11,000,000 | 30 August 2024 | [22] |
| 16 | MF | Martim Neto
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Rio Ave
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Loan | 2 September 2024 | [23] |
| 36 | FW | Marcos Leonardo
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 Al Hilal
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€40,000,000 | [24] | |
| 20 | MF | João Mário
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Beşiktaş
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Loan | 4 September 2024 | [25] |
Pre-season friendlies
editWin Draw Loss
The pre-season began on 3 July 2024.[26]
| 12 July 2024 Friendly | Benfica | 5–0 | Farense | Águeda, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda |
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Benfica | 2–2 | Celta de Vigo | Águeda, Portugal |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda |
| 25 July 2024 Friendly | Benfica | 1–1 | Brentford | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 28 July 2024 Eusébio Cup | Benfica | 5–0 | Feyenoord | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 2 August 2024 Algarve Cup | Benfica | 0–1 | Fulham | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST | Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primeira Liga | 11 August 2024 | 18 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 71.43 |
| Taça de Portugal | 19 October 2024 | TBD | Third round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Taça da Liga | 30 October 2024 | TBD | Quarter-finals | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| UEFA Champions League | 19 September 2024 | TBD | League phase | TBD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | June 2025 | TBD | Group stage | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 77.78 | ||||
Last updated: 2 October 2024
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Sporting CP | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 24 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 2 | Porto | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 21 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Benfica | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 16 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 15 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Braga | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2024. 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.
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.
Results summary
edit| 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 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round
editMatches
edit| 11 August 2024 1 | Famalicão | 2–0 | Benfica | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
| 17 August 2024 2 | Benfica | 3–0 | Casa Pia | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,926 Referee: Iancu Vasilica (Vila Real) |
| 24 August 2024 3 | Benfica | 1–0 | Estrela da Amadora | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 59,490 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) |
| 30 August 2024 4 | Moreirense | 1–1 | Benfica | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 5,817 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal) |
| 14 September 2024 5 | Benfica | 4–1 | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,145 Referee: Claúdio Pereira (Aveiro) |
| 23 September 2024 6 | Boavista | 0–3 | Benfica | Porto |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 16,151 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
| 28 September 2024 7 | Benfica | 5–1 | Gil Vicente | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,965 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon) |
| 1 December 2024 12 | Arouca | v | Benfica | Arouca |
| 18:00 WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
| 8 December 2024 13 | Benfica | v | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| --:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 15 December 2024 14 | AVS | v | Benfica | Vila das Aves |
| --:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves |
| 19 December 2024 8 | Nacional | v | Benfica | Funchal |
| 17:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto) |
| 29 December 2024 16 | Sporting CP | v | Benfica | Lisbon |
| --:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade |
| 19 January 2025 18 | Benfica | v | Famalicão | Lisbon |
| --:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 26 January 2025 19 | Casa Pia | v | Benfica | Rio Maior |
| --:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
| 2 February 2025 20 | Estrela da Amadora | v | Benfica | Amadora |
| --:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Gomes |
| 9 February 2025 21 | Benfica | v | Moreirense | Lisbon |
| --:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 16 February 2025 22 | Santa Clara | v | Benfica | Ponta Delgada |
| 15:00 AZOT (UTC-1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel |
| 23 February 2025 23 | Benfica | v | Boavista | Lisbon |
| --:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 2 March 2025 24 | Gil Vicente | v | Benfica | Barcelos |
| --:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos |
| 9 March 2025 25 | Benfica | v | Nacional | Lisbon |
| --:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 16 March 2025 26 | Rio Ave | v | Benfica | Vila do Conde |
| --:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos |
| 30 March 2025 27 | Benfica | v | Farense | Lisbon |
| --:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 13 April 2025 29 | Benfica | v | Arouca | Lisbon |
| --:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 19 April 2025 30 | Vitória de Guimarães | v | Benfica | Guimarães |
| --:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques |
| 27 April 2025 31 | Benfica | v | Chaves | Lisbon |
| --:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 4 May 2025 32 | Estoril | v | Benfica | Estoril |
| --:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
| 17 May 2025 34 | Braga | v | Benfica | Braga |
| --:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga |
Taça de Portugal
edit| 19 October 2024 Third round | Pevidém | v | Benfica | Pevidém |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+0) | Stadium: Complexo Desportivo do Pevidém SC Referee: David Silva |
Taça da Liga
edit| 30 October 2024 Quarter-finals | Benfica | v | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
UEFA Champions League
editLeague phase
editThe league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.[27]
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Borussia Dortmund
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 2 | Brest
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6[a] | |
| 3 | Benfica
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6[a] | |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | |
| 5 | Liverpool
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2024. Source: UEFA[28]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 2 October 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
edit| 19 September 2024 1 | Red Star Belgrade  | 1–2 | Benfica | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium Attendance: 44,238 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 2 October 2024 2 | Benfica | 4–0 | Atlético Madrid | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,028 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
| 23 October 2024 3 | Benfica | v | Feyenoord | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 6 November 2024 4 | Bayern Munich | v | Benfica | Munich, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena |
| 27 November 2024 5 | Monaco | v | Benfica | Monaco, France |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II |
| 11 December 2024 6 | Benfica | v | Bologna | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 21 January 2025 7 | Benfica | v | Barcelona | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 29 January 2025 8 | Juventus | v | Benfica | Turin, Italy |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Juventus Stadium |
FIFA Club World Cup
editStatistics
editAppearances and goals
edit- As of 2 October 2024
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Champions League | FIFA Club World Cup | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  UKR
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Anatoliy Trubin | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | GK | POR
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Samuel Soares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 75 | GK | POR
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André Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ESP
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Álvaro Carreras | 9 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | POR
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António Silva | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | DEN
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Alexander Bah | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | BFA
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Issa Kaboré | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | ARG
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Nicolás Otamendi | 8 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | DF | GER
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Jan-Niklas Beste | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | DF | POR
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Tomás Araújo | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 81 | DF |  ALB
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Adrian Bajrami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF |  NOR
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Fredrik Aursnes | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | TUR
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Orkun Kökçü | 9 | 4 | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | LUX
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Leandro Barreiro | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 61 | MF | POR
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Florentino | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 84 | MF | POR
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João Rego | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 85 | MF | POR
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Renato Sanches | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | SUI
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Zeki Amdouni | 5 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | BRA
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Arthur Cabral | 5 | 1 | 0+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | ARG
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Ángel Di María | 8 | 2 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | GRE
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Vangelis Pavlidis | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | TUR
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Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | NOR
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Andreas Schjelderup | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | ARG
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Gianluca Prestianni | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | FW | ARG
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Benjamín Rollheiser | 6 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | FW | POR
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Tiago Gouveia | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | BRA
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Morato | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | BRA
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David Neres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | POR
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Martim Neto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | DEN
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Casper Tengstedt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | POR
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João Mário | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | BRA
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Marcos Leonardo | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 87 | MF | POR
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João Neves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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