Sebastian Haller scored for both teams Wednesday as Benfica came from behind twice to hold Ajax to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 clash on Wednesday.
The Catalan club followed its 3-0 opening loss against Bayern Munich with another 3-0 defeat at Benfica on Wednesday.
Vieira and three other men are being investigated as part of “Operation Red Card" for possible fraud, money laundering and tax fraud.
Julian Weigl and Andrija Zivkovic were hospitalized after the Benfica team bus was targeted by stone-pelters following the side's goalless draw to Tondela.
Two late goals from the Sweden winger salvaged a 2-2 draw with Benfica on Wednesday and secured a spot for Leipzig in the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time.
In other Europa League games, Benfica beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-2 after Joao Felix's hat trick while Valencia secured a 3-1 away win at Villarreal.
Young Belgian goalkeeper misjudged Rashford's shot and couldn't stop his momentum after stepping back toward the goal to make the catch.
Turin, Italy: Sports fans are by nature a superstitious lot and are no strangers to their clubs being "cursed." It took the Boston Red Sox 86 years to break the Curse of the Bambino, while
Turin, Italy: Penalty specialists Sevilla beat Benfica 4-2 in a shootout to win the Europa League after a 0-0 draw in the final on Wednesday, claiming another international title for Spanish football. Sevilla goalkeeper Beto
TURIN, Italy : Ten-man Benfica returned to the Europa League final following a 0-0 draw at tournament-favourite Juventus on Thursday, advancing on 2-1 aggregate. Juventus created numerous chances but either couldn't find the target or
LISBON, Portugal : Substitute Lima scored six minutes from the end to give Benfica a 2-1 win over Juventus in the Europa League first-leg semifinals on Thursday. Benfica will take a slender advantage over the
Madrid: The Iberian peninsula's grip on the Europa League will loosen if Juventus and Basel can make good on first-leg victories and reach the semifinals of Europe's second-tier tournament. Juventus' 1-0 first-leg win at Lyon
Benfica, Valencia big winners in Europa LeagueAP Benfica and Valencia secured convincing away wins to make a giant step toward the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday while Real Betis beat Sevilla 2-0 in a fierce
Lisbon: Benfica paid rich tribute to their legend Eusebio, who passed away Jan 5, with a fine 2-0 win over Porto at Luz stadium to get back to the top spot in the Portuguese football
Amsterdam, May 16: Branislav Ivanovic watched from the stands as Chelsea won its first Champions League last season. He eased the pain of missing that match while suspended by scoring an injury time winner Wednesday
Lisbon (Portugal), Mar 4: Benfica took the sole lead of the Portuguese league from FC Porto on Sunday with a 1-0 victory at Beira Mar thanks to Oscar Cardozo's first-half goal.Benfica remains unbeaten after 21
Barcelona, Dec 6: Lionel Messi was carried off with a knee injury as Barcelona was held to 0-0 by Benfica at Camp Nou in the Champions League on Wednesday. Messi had a bone bruise to
London, Apr 5: Three years after bitterly disputing their Champions League exit, Chelsea's players finally have their chance to avenge that semifinal loss to Barcelona.The specter of "unfinished business" against the four-time European champions was
Lisbon, Mar 28: In a competition it might have to win to play in again next year, Chelsea took a step toward the Champions League semifinals after winning 1-0 at Benfica through Salomon Kalou's accomplished
Lisbon (Portugal), Mar 12: Benfica came from behind to beat Pacos Ferreira 2-1 and reclaim second place in the Portuguese league on Sunday.Striker Michel Souza put the hosts ahead in the 28th with a left-footed
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