Europa League: Lech Poznań lose 3-1 to Benfica in Lisbon

Lech Poznań suffered another defeat in this season's Europa League. On Thursday 5 November 2026, the Polish champions lost 3-1 to Benfica at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon. According to the Sportowe Fakty website, the Poznań side are still at the foot of the competition table.

How the match unfolded

Benfica took the lead as early as the 6th minute through Rafa Silva. The author of the match report says the goal followed a series of defensive errors by Lech: first Joel Pereira failed to reach a pass from Andreas Schjelderup, and then goalkeeper Mateusz Lis made a mistake.

At half-time the hosts led 1-0, although according to Sportowe Fakty they lacked sharpness in front of goal. Late in the first half, Terry Yegbe, intervening on the goal line after a Schjelderup shot, kicked the ball onto the crossbar.

After the break Lech created several dangerous moves. One was an eye-catching diving header from Patrik Walemark, which Anatolij Trubin saved. Shortly afterwards, in the 67th minute, Gianluca Prestianni made it 2-0, having earlier clearly got the better of Pereira.

In the 72nd minute Leo Bengtsson scored a consolation goal. The source describes it as a gift from Enzo Barrenechea. Lech could not manage more. In the 90th minute Heorhij Sudakow settled the result, taking advantage of poor marking by Mateusz Skrzypczak.

Result and details

• Benfica 3-1 Lech Poznań (1-0 at half-time)
• goals: Rafa Silva 6', Prestianni 67', Sudakow 90' – Bengtsson 72'
• yellow cards: Daniel Banjaqui and Manu Silva (Benfica), Yannick Agnero (Lech)
• referee: Martin Matoša from Slovenia

Benfica fielded a heavily rotated side, which did not stop them winning. The match report's author judges that the difference in class was clear and that Lech, despite attempts to equalise, created little danger.