2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
- Milson - 86'
- Kerem Aktürkoglu - 9'
- Orkun Kökçü - 29'
Turkish delight as Benfica secures win over Red Star
A fortuitous goal from winger Kerem Akturkoglu and a superb free kick by his Turkish compatriot Orkun Kokcu earned Benfica a 2-1 victory at Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League encounter on Thursday.
Akturkoglu opened the scoring for the Portuguese side in the ninth minute, converting a cross at the far post from close range.
Kokcu then doubled the advantage a minute before the half-hour mark with a meticulously placed free kick curl from around 25 metres, finding the net just inside the top right corner.
Red Star reduced the deficit when Felicio Milson was played through and scored from close range four minutes before time, but they were unable to find an equaliser.
Game Information
Rajko Mitic Stadium
12:45 PM, September 19, 2024Coverage: Paramount+
Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 44,238
- Referees:
- Michael Oliver
UEFA Champions League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 7 |
| AS Monaco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Brest | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Internazionale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
| Real Madrid | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Benfica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Juventus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Lille | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| Atalanta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Celtic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Sparta Prague | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 4 |
| Bayern Munich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
| Girona | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| AC Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Club Brugge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Atlético Madrid | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| Bologna | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| RB Leipzig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| SK Sturm Graz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
| RB Salzburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
| Young Boys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 |
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