Match ends, Benfica 2, Marseille 1.
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Benfica beat Marseille in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final.
Rafa Silva gave the Portuguese hosts the lead after controlling Casper Tengstedt's pass before sweeping in.
Angel di Maria doubled their lead from David Neres' ball to finish off a fine move.
But Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave Marseille, who are eighth in Ligue 1, hope going into next week's second leg in France as he raced on to a through ball before firing home.
Former Benfica boss Sven-Goran Eriksson, who has cancer, was given a guard of honour on their pitch at half-time.
The winners of the tie face either Liverpool or Atalanta in the semi-finals. Atalanta won the first leg 3-0 at Anfield.
Line-ups
Benfica
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Trubin
- 6Bah
- 4António Silva
- 30Otamendi
- 8Aursnes
- 87Gonçalves Neves
- 61Morris Luís
- 11Di María
- 27Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
- 7Neres CamposBooked at 18minsSubstituted forJoão Márioat 71'minutes
- 19TengstedtSubstituted forSantos Almeidaat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Fernández
- 5Rodrigues da Silva
- 9Mendonça Cabral
- 10Kökçü
- 20João Mário
- 24Jumpe Soares
- 32Rollheiser
- 36Santos Almeida
- 44Lemos Araújo
- 47Antunes Gouveia
- 75Nogueira Gomes
Marseille
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 16López
- 99MbembaSubstituted forSogloat 67'minutes
- 4Gigot
- 5Balerdi
- 44de Lima
- 19Kondogbia
- 27Veretout
- 3MerlinSubstituted forNdiayeat 45+2'minutes
- 11Harit
- 10Aubameyang
- 14MoumbagnaSubstituted forOunahiat 53'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Ounahi
- 20Correa
- 29Ndiaye
- 36Blanco
- 37Soglo
- 48Said M'Madi
- 49Daou
- 62Murillo
- Referee:
- Michael Oliver
- Attendance:
- 53,845
Match Stats
Home TeamBenficaAway TeamMarseille
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away2
- Corners
- Home5
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away8
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Marseille 1.
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Attempt saved. Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emran Soglo.
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Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Emran Soglo (Marseille).
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Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
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Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
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Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
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Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt blocked. Marcos Leonardo (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
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Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
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Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
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Attempt blocked. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
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Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
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Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
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Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Leonardo (Benfica).