Benfica 4-1 Celtic: Prestianni pulls the strings in Lisbon
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Key numbers
- 3-0 at half-time settled the match
- Prestianni: 9 key passes, 2 assists
- xG 2.78 vs 1.31, chances favoured Benfica
Settled before the interval
Benfica effectively had the match won by 3-0 at half-time. Celtic pulled one back through Camilo Durán in the 63rd minute, but Vangelis Pavlidis restored the three-goal cushion in the 89th.
An early penalty set the tone
The penalty in the fifth minute was worth +0.6 FN xPts to Benfica, while Celtic's FN xPts fell by 0.6. From there, Gianluca Prestianni created the next two goals, assisting Alexander Bah in the 23rd minute and Jhon Durán in the 36th.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Gianluca Prestianni 9.5Dominant
He supplied two assists, nine key passes and seven shots for Benfica.
Prestianni earned his FN MOM billing through attacking work: five of eight dribbles completed and two assists that produced the goals in the 23rd and 36th minutes. Those put Benfica 3-0 up before the break.
Game state
1-02-03-03-14-1
Benfica ahead 85 min · level 5 min · Celtic ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
5'
Jhon Durán
Pen goal · CLT −0.6
+0.6
23'
Alexander Bah
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Gianluca Prestianni +0.2 · CLT −0.4
+0.5
36'
Jhon Durán
Goal · assist Gianluca Prestianni · CLT −0.1
+0.2
63'
Camilo Durán
Goal · assist Haissem Hassan · BEN −0.1
+0.1
89'
Vangelis Pavlidis
Goal · assist Tomás Araújo · CLT 0.0
0.0
Benfica
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.6Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −0.1Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Celtic
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.2Own moments +0.1Opponent moments −1.1Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
BenficaCeltic
2.78Expected goals (xG)1.31
Timeline
- 5'
Goal
Jhon Durán (pen)
- 23'
Goal
Alexander Bah assist Gianluca Prestianni
- 36'
Goal
Jhon Durán assist Gianluca Prestianni
- 44'
Yellow
Samuel Dahl
- 45'
Sub
Kasper Høgh → Haissem Hassan
- 45'
Sub
Sebastian Tounekti → Callum Osmand
- 57'
Sub
Oliver Sørensen → Benjamin Nygren
- 57'
Sub
Mika Baur → Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 63'
Goal
Camilo Durán competition goal #1 assist Haissem Hassan
- 64'
Sub
Georgiy Sudakov → Claudio Echeverri
- 64'
Sub
Samuel Dahl → Souffian El Karouani
- 67'
Sub
Jhon Durán → Vangelis Pavlidis
- 68'
Sub
Dodi Lukebakio → Andreas Schjelderup
- 69'
Yellow
Alexander Bah
- 77'
Sub
Colby Donovan → Jordan Lotomba
- 80'
Sub
Alexander Bah → Alessandro Circati
- 85'
Yellow
João Palhinha
- 89'
Goal
Vangelis Pavlidis assist Tomás Araújo
Category leaders
- Key passesGianluca Prestianni9
- Duels wonGianluca Prestianni8/15
- DribblesGianluca Prestianni5/8
- Defensive actionsTomás Araújo7
- ShotsGianluca Prestianni7 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonCamilo Durán5
#Benfica#Celtic#Europa League#Gianluca Prestianni#Jhon Durán
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.