In the second round match of the group stage of the Champions League, Benfica beat AEK at the exit with the score 3: 2, having spent the entire second half with ten players.

The guests were ahead already in the sixth minute of the match - Barkas didn’t cope very well with Fernandes ’shot from the penalty line, having reflected the ball in front of him, and Seferovich got free of custody and delivered a precise blow.

At the 15th minute, the advantage of the “eagles” became more significant - Pizzi from the right flank made a deep inning into the penalty area, where Grimaldo at the far post sent the ball into the goal with his head.

However, before the whistle for a break, Ruben Diasch led his team, although he acted without malicious intent.. The defender tried to take the ball to hell, but did not notice that the opponent was running to the back of the ball. In the end, Diash hit him with his foot, for which he received a second yellow card and went to rest.

AEK at the beginning of the second half was able to take advantage of the numerical advantage. At the 53rd minute, Klonaridis first reduced the backlog, forcing the ball into the net after Hulta's low submission from the left flank, and ten minutes later he equalized the score - followed by a canopy from the right flank to the far post, Oykonomi threw him into the center, and Klonaridis again in touch from close range sent the ball into the net gate. 2-2.

After this, it would seem, Benfica will be very difficult to cope with the psychological pressure and keep even a drawable result.. Nevertheless, Alpha Semedu was very successful as a substitute.. 15 minutes before the end of the main time, the young midfielder picked up the ball in the center of the field, dragged it closer to the goal, and from 23 meters struck exactly into the far corner - 3: 2!.

Thus, AEK lost the second match and remains at the bottom of Group E, while Benfica scored her first points and ranked third..

In the next round AEK will take in Bavaria, and Benfica will go to visit Ajax.

AEK - Benfica 2: 3 Goals: Klonaridis, 53, 63 - Seferovic, 6, Grimaldo, 15, Semedo, 74 AEK: Barkas - Bakakis, Oykonomu (Cosic, 68), Chygrynskiy, Hult - Galanopoulos, Simoes (Galo, 79) - Bakasetas, Klonaridis, Mantalos - Ponce (Yakumakis, 60) Benfica: Vlachodimos - Almeida, Dias, Conti, Grimaldo - Pizzi (Semedo, 62), Fejsa, Fernandes - Salvio (Lema, 46), Seferovic, Silva Warnings: Ponce, Bakasetas - Dias, Almeida, Grimaldo Removal: Dias, 45 + 4.