Coverage of the Europa League Round of 32 clash between Arsenal and Benfica.
Live Updates: Arsenal 3-2 Benfica
Last Updated: Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 22:50 UK
| First Half starts. | ||
| 4' | Fouled by Adel Taarabt - Benfica | |
| 4' | Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 5' | Adel Taarabt - Benfica - receive yellow card for a foul. | |
| 5' | Diogo Gonçalves - Benfica - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 5' | Fouled by Kieran Tierney - Arsenal | |
| 10' | New attacking attempt. Granit Xhaka - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. | |
| 15' | Missed chance. Haris Seferovic - Benfica - shot with left foot from the left side of the box missed. Assist - Alejandro Grimaldo. | |
| 20' | Shot blocked. Emile Smith Rowe - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Kieran Tierney. | |
| 21' | Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Bukayo Saka with a through ball. | |
| 22' | Offside - Benfica. Helton Leite with a pass, however Haris Seferovic is in offside. | |
| 23' | Fouled by Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal | |
| 23' | Haris Seferovic - Benfica - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 25' | Missed chance. Dani Ceballos - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. | |
| 28' | Fouled by Bukayo Saka - Arsenal | |
| 28' | Julian Weigl - Benfica - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 31' | Fouled by Lucas Verissimo - Benfica | |
| 31' | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 33' | Fouled by Emile Smith Rowe - Arsenal | |
| 33' | Pizzi - Benfica - won a free kick on the right wing. | |
| 34' | Missed chance. Jan Vertonghen - Benfica - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Pizzi with a cross . | |
| 38' | Offside - Arsenal. David Luiz with a pass, however Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in offside. | |
| 41' | Offside - Arsenal. Dani Ceballos with a pass, however Bukayo Saka is in offside. | |
| 41' | Adel Taarabt - Benfica - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 41' | Fouled by Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal | |
| 42' | Fouled by Dani Ceballos - Arsenal | |
| 42' | Julian Weigl - Benfica - won a free kick in attack. | |
| 43' | Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 1. Diogo Gonçalves - Benfica - from a free kick with a shot with right foot to the top left corner. | |
| 44' | Diogo Gonçalves - Benfica - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 44' | Fouled by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal | |
| 45' | Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães. | |
| 45+2' | First Half ended - Arsenal 1, Benfica 1. | |
| 45' | Second Half starts Arsenal 1, Benfica 1. | |
| 46' | Fouled by Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal | |
| 46' | Haris Seferovic - Benfica - won a free kick in attack. | |
| 50' | Offside - Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard with a pass, however Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in offside. | |
| 57' | Substitution - Benfica. Darwin Núñez for Haris Seferovic. | |
| 58' | Substitution - Benfica. Everton for Pizzi. | |
| 58' | Substitution - Benfica. Gabriel Pires for Adel Taarabt. | |
| 60' | Fouled by Darwin Núñez - Benfica | |
| 60' | Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 60' | Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Lucas Verissimo. | |
| 61' | Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 2. Rafa - Benfica - shot with right foot inside of six yard box - left side to the left corner. | |
| 63' | Substitution - Arsenal. Willian for Emile Smith Rowe. | |
| 63' | Substitution - Arsenal. Thomas Partey for Dani Ceballos. | |
| 64' | New attacking attempt. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Martin Ødegaard with a cross. | |
| 67' | Goal! Arsenal 2, Benfica 2. Kieran Tierney - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the left side of the box to the right corner. Assist - Willian. | |
| 70' | Missed chance. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Kieran Tierney with a cross. | |
| 72' | Missed chance. David Luiz - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left. | |
| 73' | Missed chance. Darwin Núñez - Benfica - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed to the left. | |
| 75' | Offside - Arsenal. Thomas Partey with a pass, however Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in offside. | |
| 77' | Missed chance. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the right side of the box goes high. | |
| 78' | Substitution - Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette for Héctor Bellerín. | |
| 78' | Darwin Núñez - Benfica - won a free kick in attack. | |
| 78' | Fouled by Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal | |
| 85' | Substitution - Benfica. Nuno Tavares for Alejandro Grimaldo. | |
| 87' | Shot blocked. Gabriel Pires - Benfica - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Nuno Tavares with a cross. | |
| 87' | Goal! Arsenal 3, Benfica 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - shot with the head from few metres to the high centre of the goal. Assist - Bukayo Saka with a cross. | |
| 90' | Substitution - Benfica. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt for Julian Weigl. | |
| 90' | Substitution - Arsenal. Calum Chambers for Bukayo Saka. | |
| 90' | Substitution - Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny for Martin Ødegaard. | |
| 90+3' | Offside - Benfica. Nuno Tavares with a pass, however Rafa is in offside. | |
| 90+5' | Fouled by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal | |
| 90+5' | Rafa - Benfica - won a free kick in attack. | |
| 90+5' | Second Half ended - Arsenal 3, Benfica 2. | |
| Thats all. Game finished - Arsenal 3, Benfica 2. |
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