00:00need to pick things up in European competition where of course he has had so many famous nights
00:17seven and a half years at Benfica and returns in top shape with seven goals and four assists this
00:24season so by Leverkusen in the all-black get us underway kicking from left to right in the first
00:33half both sides have struggled so far in this season they were particularly poor going forwards
00:40at Stamford Bridge game against Newcastle had a fair few chances chance here for Leverkusen
00:51in full flight there Poccu was stopped in his tracks eventually
00:57and now all of a sudden it's Luca Baggio going through here for Benfica and he's hit the bar
01:10it's an excellent pass from Richard Rios to spot the run of Luca Baggio and it was made to measure
01:17considering the pace that he possesses but he didn't quite possess the right amount of finesse
01:23to pull off what was a very tricky finish
01:267-2 loss to Paris on match day three was the first time Leverkusen had conceded seven goals at home
01:37in a European game
01:38and also just their third defeat in their last 19 in the group stage or league phases
01:44there's another effort comes this a chance perhaps from a set play for the visitors
01:55bent in by Grimaldo and it nearly went all the way in well there you go that's what you get
02:05from the Leverkusen captain
02:07bypass there though and here goes Sudekov
02:11Pavlidis in the middle
02:13it's towards Rios instead cleverly done
02:17Bejero
02:17oh look at Baggio
02:21not a bad strike on the follow-up
02:23the better opportunity
02:27was for Leandro Bejero though
02:30Sudekov
02:37Bejero chasing and getting there
02:41and very nearly scoring
02:44good delivery and the header's off the bar
02:55what a Mendy inches away with a goal for the second time tonight
02:59it's a tricky one for him to generate both the pace and the angle
03:05but he very nearly pulled it off as
03:08Flecken could only stand and watch and hope
03:11agony
03:19agony
03:21that's a useful ball for Lucabacchio to chase
03:32can he take this opportunity
03:34blocked by Flecken
03:36Auschnez
03:37and Pavlidis
03:38it's a lovely ball here for Donnie Lucabacchio who's well onside
03:44did well to come inside of taps over credit to Flecken for spreading himself well
03:49Badda's there again he's had a very strong game at the back actually
03:54as Luik Badda
03:56given away to Bejero
03:58oh not to Mendy
04:00wrong man in the right place for Benfica there
04:04last play of the first half
04:08the whistle goes while they were on the attack but the minimum of one added minute had elapsed
04:15but the minimum of one added minute had elapsed
04:22a lot of one added minute had elapsed
04:27you've been praying for the third half of the two
04:29two
04:30two
04:31three
04:32two
04:33three
04:34one
04:35two
04:36three
04:37three
04:38two
04:39three
04:40one
04:41two
04:42three
04:43have come his way if he hurt that one lovely first touch to tee himself up and then it just
04:51had a bit too much fade on it as it drifted wider Flecken and also the post
04:59there is a change on the way then for Bayer Leverkusen and Patrick Schick who was expected to
05:08start tonight by many is coming on some players may be different but still play the same type of
05:15roles and have similar profiles they defended a five but when they have the ball suddenly it's
05:22building with three or with four plenty of rotation but they've limited that rotation tonight
05:30not been able to really spin through the gears by Leverkusen when they've had the ball
05:35from Aldo that's a useful ball Schick oh good save
05:43and Schick again and Leverkusen in front
05:47what a smash and grab this might be for Kasper Ullmann and co
05:53Patrick Schick who hasn't been on for long has put Leverkusen in front in Lisbon
05:59because his side have been on top but are now behind
06:08first piece of passing quality that we've probably seen from Leverkusen all night to
06:13set Schick away and then they've got to defend that better
06:16Schick's initial effort well repelled by Anatoly Trubin but that is awful from Samuel Dahl to tee up
06:27Patrick Schick who gobbled up the chance and Leverkusen who have been lethargic
06:35are in front in Portugal courtesy of the substitute Patrick Schick
06:46he's carried it a long way batter and now he slipped it through to Schick who's surely offside
06:52well play's gone on and batter scores and now the flag goes up
06:56it's a shame for Loic Bader that Schick was offside because it was an excellent run
07:09and Prestiani was nearly onto it Pavlidis is look at Pacquio now will they get one last chance
07:16Ausnes it's a handy ball Pavlidis up there Prestiani couldn't get his shot away before Mazza
07:23stepped in to nick it clear recycled by Otamendi final minute of added time
07:31Rios now Ausnes
07:38ping towards Otamendi met by Grimaldo
07:42Rios tried to keep up the pressure wasn't the most convincing clearance from Garcia
07:46Sheldrum oh and look at Pacquio didn't catch hold of it which meant that Flecken was able to catch it quite easily
08:00that might be that that's desperately disappointing
08:04by Leverkusen are up and running in this season's Champions League
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