Benfica vs Eintracht Frankfurt (4-2)

The Portuguese Republic youth international is take into account one in all European football’s brightest abilities, and he delivered thereon name with a surprising show that overshadowed Luka Jovic’s come back to Estadio prosecuting attorney Luz.

Serbia striker Jovic, World Health Organization, is within the second term of a two-season loan at Frankfort from Benfica, got on the scoresheet against his parent club by canceling out Felix’s spot-kick opener, that came when Evan N’Dicka’s dismissal for bundling over Gibson Fernandes within the box.

But the shimmering native talent reticulated double a lot of either facet of a Ruben Dias header to become the youngest player to hit a Galilean League treble, though Goncalo Paciencia did later provide the guests a handy second away goal to require back to Frankfort.

Felix initial illustrated his sought-after ability within the twentieth minute.

The current Manchester United target sent Fernandes scampering into the box with a cute reverse pass so, following N’Dicka’s frightened push from behind, nervelessly reborn the resultant penalty.

Jovic – tipped to sign for Adi Hutter’s men permanently at season’s finish – responded twenty minutes later, Ante Rebic breaking into the box and altruistically squaring for him. However, parity lasted but 3 minutes.

Felix now took it entirely upon himself to brightly hearth into the bottom-left corner from twenty-five yards.

Frankfurt looked to own equalized once more once Filip Kostic’s tame shot squirmed through Odisseas Vlachodimos, just for the offsides flag to travel up against two players deemed to own occupied a lively position.

Instead, they shipped two a lot of in four second-half minutes.

Dias nodded in Benfica’s third when Felix helped on a corner before the adolescent completed his treble by side-footing through Kevin Trapp’s legs from Alex Grimaldo’s cut-back.

Other Matches: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Benfica (2-0)

 

Goals Benfica

21′	Benfica	Joao Felix (pen.)
43′	Benfica	Joao Felix
50′	Benfica	R. Dias
54′	Benfica	Joao Felix

 

Goals Eintracht Frankfurt

40′	Eintracht Frankfurt	L. Jovic
72′	Eintracht Frankfurt	G. Paciencia

 

Benfica Lineups

99	Odysseas Vlachodimos
7	Sébastien Corchia
6	Rúben Dias
33	Jardel
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
22	Andreas Samaris
5	Ljubomir Fejsa
27	Rafa Silva
83	Gedson Fernandes
11	Franco Cervi
79	João Félix

 

Eintracht Frankfurt Lineups

31	Kevin Trapp
19	David Abraham
13	Martin Hinteregger
2	Evan N’Dicka
20	Makoto Hasebe
24	Danny da Costa
5	Gélson Fernandes
17	Sebastian Rode
10	Filip Kostić
8	Luka Jović
4	Ante Rebić

 

FULL TIME! Eintracht down but certainly not out, and they take two important away goals back to Frankfurt.#SGEuropa #BenficaSGE | 4-2 pic.twitter.com/2noAhR84SH

— Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintracht_eng) April 11, 2019