Result Juventus 0 – 2 Benfica, Wednesday 29 January 2025, UEFA Champions League, Matchday 8
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Juventus 0 – 2 Benfica 
. 17′ Vangelis Pavlidis
. 80′ Orkun Kökçü
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Juventus failed to win their UEFA Champions League Matchday 8 clash against Benfica on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy. Juventus faced another defeat, wrapping up the championship phase in the least favorable manner, even though they secured a spot in the playoffs a round early. After a tough home loss, Juventus must put this setback behind them and focus on the upcoming UEFA Champions League Playoffs, with the draw scheduled for January 31. Next up is the Serie A Week 23 match against Empoli, where they’ll aim to bounce back.
Benfica pulled off a stunning upset against Juventus! In the 17th minute, they took the lead when Vangelis Pavlidis found the back of the net with a precise right-footed shot into the bottom left corner, thanks to an assist from Alexander Bah.
⚪️⚫️ Juventus 0 – 1 Benfica, 17thminute, ⚽️ goal by Vangelis Pavlidis for @slbenfica_en with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Alexander Bah. https://t.co/dYjlhIEXtN pic.twitter.com/cND1fms3Vs
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 29, 2025
Benfica stuns Juventus as Vangelis Pavlidis nets his fourth goal in two UCL games 🤯 pic.twitter.com/wmJ6B8rcDa
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) January 29, 2025
Incredible! In the 80th minute, Benfica increased their advantage as Orkun Kökçü scored with a precise right-footed shot to the bottom left corner, assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
⚽ 80′ GOOOOAAAAAAAAAL!!! KÖKCÜ!!#JUVSLB • 0-2 • #UCL pic.twitter.com/vTP2zutFV4
— SL Benfica (@slbenfica_en) January 29, 2025
Stats before the game
Juventus has faced Benfica eight times in European competitions, suffering six losses (with just one win and one draw). The only team they’ve lost to more in these tournaments is Real Madrid, with ten defeats. Benfica has a perfect record against Juventus in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, winning all four encounters. They are one of only three teams, alongside PSG and Stuttgart, to have a 100% success rate against the Old Lady in this competition.
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Juventus did secure a victory in their last home match in the UEFA Champions League, defeating Manchester City 2-0 in December. However, the last time they managed to win and keep a clean sheet in two consecutive home games was back in the 2018-19 season, when they triumphed over Valencia (1-0) and Atlético Madrid (3-0).
Benfica claimed victory in three of their last four away matches in the UEFA Champions League. However, they conceded goals in each of those games (3-1 against Salzburg, 2-1 against Crvena zvezda, and 3-2 against Monaco). This mirrors their previous 21 away games in the competition, where they also failed to keep a clean sheet, achieving three wins.
Player Stats
Dusan Vlahovic has scored four goals in six games for Juventus in the UEFA Champions League this season, already double his tally in his first two seasons in the competition combined (one goal each in 2021/22 and 2022/23) – the Serbian opened the scoring in the most recent home game of the competition, a 2-0 win over Manchester City.
Benfica striker Vangelis Pavlidis scored a hat-trick against Barcelona in his final UEFA Champions League game, his first in a major European competition. However, with Benfica’s final defeat, he became only the fifth player in Champions League history to score a hat-trick in a game his team lost.
Manuel Locatelli attempted 27 line-breaking passes in Juventus’ last game against Brugge: a record for a midfielder in a UEFA Champions League game this season.
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📺 Click the video to watch Juventus 0 – 2 Benfica highlights on Wednesday 29 January 2025
The Juventus Stadium is ready for Juventus vs Benfica
📍 Home 😍#JuveSLB #UCL pic.twitter.com/Ot0bSK0HWp
— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) January 29, 2025
Juventus official starting lineup against Benfica
👉🏆 First half is over. ⚪️⚫️Juventus 0 – 1 Benfica
Champions League Matchday 8⚽️ Goals: 17′ Vangelis Pavlidis (B)
🟨 Yellow Cards: 0
✅ Shots on goal: Juventus 2, Benfica 4
✅ Corners: Juventus 4, Benfica 2
✅ Saves: Juventus 3, Benfica 2✍️ Ball Possession 68%… https://t.co/eGnUkHVoiE
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 29, 2025
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2024 – 2025 UEFA Champions League
League Phase
Matchday 8
Result Juventus 0 – 2 Benfica
Wednesday 29 January 2025
Juventus Stadium
Turin, Italy
21:00
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG
⚽️ Goals: 17′ Vangelis Pavlidis (B), 80′ Orkun Kökçü (B)
🟨 Booked: 55’ Vlahovic (J), 63’ Otamendi (B), 78’ Bah (B)
✅ Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
⚪️⚫️ Lineup Juventus: Perin, Weah, Kalulu (16’ Locatelli), Gatti, McKennie, Thuram (61’ Koopmeiners), Douglas Luiz, Conceicao, Yildiz, Mbangula (61’ Nico Gonzalez), Vlahovic
Substitutes: Pinsoglio, Di Gregorio, Adzic, Fagioli, Savona, Rouhi.
Coach: Thiago Motta.
Lineup Benfica: Trubin, Araujo (90+2’ Rego), Silva, Otamendi, Bah, Florentino Luis, Aursnes, Kokcu (90+2’ Rollheiser), Di Maria (72’ Akturkoglu), Pavlidis (84’ Amdouni), Schjelderup (72’ Barreiro).
Substitutes: Soares, Prestianni, Beste, Fonseca, Felix, Santos, Bajrami.
Coach: Bruno Lage.
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