Red Bull Salzburg, as a visitor, defeated Benfica 2-0

On date 1 of group D of the UEFA Champions League – 2023-2024 tournament, RB Salzburg wins against Benfica by two goals. The goals for the visitor were scored by Roko Simic (14′ 1T, penalty) and Oscar Gloukh (5′ 2T).

Red Bull Salzburg forward Karim Konaté wasted the chance to open the scoring and take the lead by missing a penalty in the 2nd minute of the first half.

Roko Simic had a great performance. The Red Bull Salzburg attacker shone by scoring 1 goal, kicking 4 times and making 6 correct passes.

Another player who had a great game was Alexander Schlager. The Red Bull Salzburg goalkeeper was the protagonist against Benfica: he contained 6 shots and made 19 correct passes.

The game became dirty with fouls and the players put in more force. There were a large number of reprimands: Anatoliy Trubin, Lucas Gourna, Rafa Silva, Samson Baidoo, Roko Simic, Nicolás Otamendi and Sekou Koita. António Silva was sent off for a straight red card in the 12th minute of the first half.

Benfica coach Roger Schmidt presented a 4-5-1 tactical layout with Anatoliy Trubin in goal; Alexander Bah, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi and Fredrik Aursnes on the defensive line; Orkun Kökçü, João Neves, Ángel Di María, Rafa Silva and João Mário in the middle; and Petar Musa in attack.

For its part, Gerhard Struber’s team came out with a 4-4-2 tactical layout with Alexander Schlager between the three sticks; Amar Dedic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Samson Baidoo and Aleksa Terzic in defense; Lucas Gourna, Mads Bidstrup, Maurtis Kjaergaard and Oscar Gloukh in the midfield; and Roko Simic and Karim Konaté up front.

Halil Meler was in charge of supervising the order of play during the match.

On the next matchday, Benfica will face Inter as a visitor, while RB Salzburgo will play as a visitor against Real Sociedad.

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