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Watch the Game Highlights from Benfica vs. Napoli, 12/10/2025
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00:00It's been far from straightforward for Benfica and Napoli in the Champions League this season.
00:08Indeed for the home side that is something of an understatement.
00:11He's preferred to top scorer Vangelis Pavlidis who begins this one on the bench.
00:17Seven of his fellow subs are aged.
00:19Hoyland again leads the line.
00:21Romelu Lukaku due back by the end of the month but this game comes too soon.
00:25Remain unbeaten domestically Benfica this season.
00:30All four losses have come in this competition.
00:33So it is Napoli to get the action underway then.
00:37In their change colours in the white.
00:42Rummen which to work for Sudokov.
00:45Roshnes had made the run.
00:47Here's Ivanovic.
00:48All sorts of space for him.
00:50And Milinkovic Savic makes the save.
00:52Ivanovic might get another go yet.
00:54Arsnes Amway.
00:57To their goalkeeper.
01:00And Franjo Ivanovic having put himself in this position would certainly have expected to profit.
01:07A shot too close to the goalkeeper.
01:09Milinkovic Savic did what he could though.
01:11Did enough as it turned out.
01:12Frederik Arsnes wide on the follow-up.
01:16Could stop.
01:17Strong left hand.
01:19From the Serbian goalkeeper and then he wasn't required.
01:22Back he goes to Elmas.
01:26Milinkovic Savic.
01:27Straight to Arsnes.
01:30Who can't make him pay.
01:32It's another huge chance.
01:34And this one was a gift from the goalkeeper.
01:36But...
01:36Straight to Frederik Arsnes.
01:46And that is a let-off.
01:47And he was able to hit the target.
01:54Maybe just took a little bobble there and he got him.
01:57And certainly fear so.
01:59At this point.
02:00That one was all of Napoli's own doing.
02:06Dahl to take the throw.
02:17Nice cap to Swedish International.
02:19Formerly of Roma.
02:22There's a bit about tonight's opposition as he launches the throw in.
02:25It was there for Balanet's chair to strike it.
02:31To get right across the ball.
02:33Still the danger though.
02:33Still plenty forward in red as well.
02:35It's all Benfica at the moment.
02:38There is Dahl.
02:40He will hoist it in there and ask the questions.
02:42And there's the touch to it.
02:43And in this time from Richard Rios.
02:45And Benfica have got their goal.
02:52And they will argue it had been coming.
02:55Napoli, Nervi at the back.
02:58And this time it's Costa.
03:05They just didn't deal with it.
03:09This time they have paid a heavy price.
03:11The first Champions League goal.
03:16Only a second goal for the club for the Colombian.
03:20Rios is the one who reached it.
03:25Just reacted quicker than anybody else.
03:28Got to it ahead of the goalkeeper.
03:35Oliveira.
03:38Lang.
03:39Plenty to try and pick out.
03:41Di Lorenzo did get on the end of it.
03:44Wide it goes.
03:45The captain hurt in the process as well.
03:52Plenty packing the penalty area.
03:54Otamendi going for the spectacular.
03:56Barrero's in there.
03:57Back for Otamendi.
03:59Turnover.
03:59A couple of goes at that.
04:13Understandable that Trubin is taking his time.
04:19Waiting for the halftime whistle.
04:22Benfica making the breakthrough thanks to Richard Rios.
04:24Light for light changes though.
04:26May well be a shift in system as well.
04:30Certainly some reorganisation required.
04:33As Benfica get this second period underway.
04:37More satisfied of the two certainly.
04:39Here comes the corner then.
04:44Just over the head of McTominay.
04:47Spinazzola.
04:50Elmas.
04:53Spinazzola.
04:54It was Buongiorno who met it.
04:57But guards it straight through to Anatoly Trubin.
05:00Occasions are he might be a bit busier.
05:03Than he was before the break.
05:04When he was a spectator really.
05:07Here's Ivanovic.
05:10Taking on Buongiorno.
05:13That's a clever ball.
05:15For Richard Rios.
05:17And in he goes.
05:17The merest of touches from Barrero.
05:21Who made that run and caused the distraction.
05:24Benfica have another one.
05:29Doubling their lead early in this second half.
05:32As they look for back-to-back wins.
05:34To reignite hopes of qualification in the Champions League.
05:41The nightmare start they've made to the competition.
05:44But this is the stuff of dreams against Napoli tonight.
05:54It's a really clever ball for Richard Rios.
05:58His run haven't been tracked.
06:01And I think it's a really clever finish as well.
06:04From Leandro Barrero.
06:08Merest of touches.
06:09But Lee mostly.
06:10No greater damage done yet.
06:11But still may be the danger.
06:14Marni.
06:16David Neres again.
06:18Sudarkov who's with him.
06:21Still with David Neres.
06:22He's going to have a go here.
06:23And it needed touching over the top by Trubin.
06:26Trying to help Napoli find a way back.
06:32For Trubin.
06:33But he certainly had to intervene.
06:36He's just, I think, going to dip under the bar.
06:39Missed a corner from Noah Lang.
06:40And it's McTominay's header.
06:43Always just wide though.
06:44Three of those in the Champions League.
06:47Did have a bit of the goal to aim at it.
06:49Incredible defensive record early in the campaign.
06:52Now Elmas has just shown a bit too much of that to Baronet Chea.
06:56Pavlidis on the move ahead of him.
06:59He has picked the pass for Evangelis Pavlidis.
07:01He's going to take the shot on.
07:03Powered away by Milinkovic Savic.
07:05And he got enough on it to turn it away from Richard Rios.
07:08These are Chelsea and Manchester United.
07:09There was at times plenty of headlines and ill-feeling it appeared between them.
07:15None of that in the build-up to this.
07:18Time has been a great healer maybe in that respect.
07:20And it has been respect that's dominated the build-up.
07:26Andro Borrero slipping it through towards the run of Pavlidis.
07:28He's going to reach it first ahead of Milinkovic Savic here.
07:32He then gets a glove on it.
07:34Because it was heading Arsnes' way, as was perhaps Pavlidis' intention there.
07:40To Napoli.
07:41Had this gone in, then that would have been all over.
07:45Well, he wasn't looking for Arsnes, was he?
07:47He was attempting to find that far top corner.
07:49Didn't get enough height on it.
07:52It's enabled the goalkeeper to claw that away.
07:56Still in there, scrapping for it.
07:58Quite literally right at the end.
08:02And there is the whistle.
08:04And there is a vital victory for Jose Mourinho and his side.
08:08Ending their long, winless run at home in the Champions League.
08:12Jennifer Reeve.
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