In the early morning of December 24, Beijing time, the Portuguese Cup 1/8 final ushered in a strong dialogue, and Benfica challenged Porto away. Less than a minute into the opening, Benfica conceded the ball and trailed 3-0 after 30 minutes. In the second half, both sides achieved nothing, Otamendi was red in stoppage time, and Benfica was eventually swept out.
As a two-time Champions League champion, Benfica can be described as a big ups and downs, in the final round of the Champions League group stage, they beat Dynamo Kiev 2-0, and in the last moment, they overtook Barca to get the round of 16 tickets, and the quarter-final will be against Ajax. With Benfica qualifying, it meant that Xavi's side stopped in the group stage and played in the Europa League again after 18 years.
Originally, Benfica was full of energy, ushering in four consecutive wins in all competitions, during which he scored a total of 16 goals. Just four days earlier, Benfica had beaten Madeira 7-1 to give his opponent the worst defeat in 111 years.
But in this game, Benfica was ruthlessly humiliated by his sworn enemy Porto. Statistics show that Benfica has a possession rate of 64% and only 36% of the opponents. In addition, Benfica created 11 shots on goal, four of which were on target. Arguably, Benfica won the scene but lost the game.
This 0-3 not only ended Benfica's 4-game winning streak, but also failed to win 7 consecutive encounters with Porto, with a specific record of 2 draws and 5 losses.
Last season's Portuguese Cup final, Benfica lost 1-2 to the opponent, and met again after 4 months, the result was even more dismal, this time even unable to enter the top 8.
Goal Review -
Just over 30 seconds into the opening, Benfica was scored and Ivanelson scored from close range to make it 1-0!
In the 6th minute, the Benfica goalkeeper made a mistake and did not hit the ball far, and Vitnia seized the opportunity to send a hanging shot that crossed the top of Vertonghen's head into the net, 2-0!
In the 30th minute, Luis Díaz singled out and calmly crossed the goal, and Ivan Nelson followed the next city, staging a good second game, 3-0!
In the 87th minute, Pizzy assisted Otamendi's goal, but unfortunately the offside was first and cancelled by the VAR. In the 94th minute, Otamendi was so angry that he knocked Luis Díaz off the sideline and fell to the ground in pain.
However, the referee showed a second yellow card to the tumbling Otamendi, and the Benfica defender was sent off.