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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS St. Jakob-Park - Basel Wednesday 27 September 2017 20.45CET (20.45 local time) FC Basel 1893 Group A - Matchday 2 SL Benfica Last updated 31/05/2018 02:11CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Squad list 6 Head coach 8 Match officials 9 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 14 Competition facts 15 Team facts 16 Legend 18

1 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 02/11/2011 GS SL Benfica - FC Basel 1893 1-1 Lisbon Rodrigo 4; Huggel 64 Bruno César 20, 18/10/2011 GS FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica 0-2 Basel Cardozo 75

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Basel 1893 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 SL Benfica 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 FC Basel 1893 - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Janko 45+1 (P), 05/11/2015 GS Os Belenenses - FC Basel 1893 0-2 Lisbon Embolo 64 M. Lang 15; Leal 27, 22/10/2015 GS FC Basel 1893 - Os Belenenses 1-2 Basel Kuca 45+1

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Brahimi 14, Herrera 4-0 10/03/2015 R16 FC Porto - FC Basel 1893 Porto 47, Casemiro 56, agg: 5-1 Aboubakar 76 González 11; Danilo 18/02/2015 R16 FC Basel 1893 - FC Porto 1-1 Basel 79 (P)

UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Basel 1893 - Sporting Clube Schär 23, Stocker 66, 22/11/2012 GS 3-0 Basel de Portugal D. Degen 71 Sporting Clube de Portugal - FC 20/09/2012 GS 0-0 Lisbon Basel 1893

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Basel 1893 - Sporting Clube 09/12/2008 GS 0-1 Basel Yannick Djaló 19 de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal - FC Zanni 55 (og), Derlei 01/10/2008 GS 2-0 Lisbon Basel 1893 86 2-1 Stocker 11, Derdiyok 27/08/2008 QR3 FC Basel 1893 - Vitória SC Basel agg: 2-1 54; Fajardo 15 (P) 13/08/2008 QR3 Vitória SC - FC Basel 1893 0-0 Guimaraes

2 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Basel 1893 - Sporting Clube 0-3 Pereirinha 2, Liedson 21/02/2008 R3 Basel de Portugal agg: 0-5 41, 51 Sporting Clube de Portugal - FC 13/02/2008 R3 2-0 Lisbon S. Vukčević 8, 58 Basel 1893

SL Benfica - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Filipović 9, 4-0 08/12/1982 R3 SL Benfica - FC Zürich Lisbon Diamantino 51, Nené agg: 5-1 60, 86 (P) 24/11/1982 R3 FC Zürich - SL Benfica 1-1 Zurich Rufer 79; Filipović 87

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers SL Benfica - FC La Chaux-de- 5-0 Coluna 35, Torres 40, 09/12/1964 R1 Lisbon Fonds agg: 6-1 66, 85, Eusébio 53 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds - SL La Chaux-de- 04/11/1964 R1 1-1 Antenen 37; Torres 6 Benfica Fonds

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Basel 1893 7 2 1 4 7 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 14 3 4 7 10 19 SL Benfica 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 3 0 14 3

3 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Match background

SL Benfica will look to extend their unbeaten record against Swiss clubs as they travel to FC Basel 1893 on matchday two. • With both sides losing their opening fixtures, each will be eager to pick up three points to kick-start their fledgling Group A campaigns. Previous meetings • The teams were also paired in the 2011/12 group stage. Benfica had the upper hand, collecting four points from their two fixtures. • Goals in each half from Bruno César (20) and Óscar Cardozo (75) gave the Portuguese side three points in Basel on matchday three. They ended with ten men after Emerson's 86th-minute dismissal for a second yellow card. • The sides at St. Jakob-Park on 18 October 2011 were: Basel: Sommer, Park, Dragović, Abraham, Steinhöfer, G Xhaka (Cabral 80), Huggel (Chipperfield 85), F Frei (Zoua 66), Shaqiri, Streller, A Frei. Benfica: Artur, Emerson, Luisão, Bruno César, Garay, Maxi Pereira (Miguel Vítor 78), Javi García, Witsel, Aimar (Nolito 67), Gaitán, Rodrigo (Cardozo 70). • The game in Lisbon two weeks later finished 1-1, Rodrigo giving Benfica a fourth-minute lead before Benjamin Huggel (64) earned Basel a point. • Benfica ultimately won the section, going on to lose to eventual champions Chelsea FC in the quarter-finals; Basel finished second in Group C and were beaten by FC Bayern München in the round of 16. Match background Basel • The Swiss side qualified by winning an eighth successive Swiss title in 2016/17. • This is their eighth group stage campaign, and their fourth in five years. Last term they ended fourth in Group A, collecting just two points from their six outings. • Beaten 3-0 at Manchester United FC on matchday one, Raphaël Wicky's side are without a victory in their last nine European matches, home and away (D3 L6), since a 2-1 home triumph against AS Saint-Étienne on 25 February 2016. • Basel were eliminated from Europe last season following a 4-1 home defeat by Arsenal FC on 6 December 2016 – only their fifth loss in 22 European home games since the start of 2013/14. • Basel have lost their last two European home games, and collected a single point from their three matches at St. Jakob-Park in last season's group stage. The Bebbi have won one of their last seven European home fixtures, losing three. • Their last experience of Portuguese visitors came in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League group stage, when they went down 2-1 at home to CF Os Belenenses – Basel did win the reverse fixture 2-0 in Portugal. • Overall Basel have won only two of their seven home fixtures against Portuguese clubs, losing four. Benfica • Portuguese double winners in 2016/17, Benfica are in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the 13th time – and the eighth season running. • The Lisbon club got to the quarter-finals in 2015/16 and again progressed from the group stage last year, losing 4-1 on aggregate to Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16. • Beaten 2-1 at home by PFC CSKA Moskva on matchday one, Benfica have won only one of their last five European matches, home and away – the 1-0 victory against Dortmund in last season's round of 16 first leg. • Having gone down 4-0 in Dortmund in the second leg of that tie, Benfica have won only three of their last 13 away games in European competition, losing six. They picked up four points on their travels in last season's group stage. • Their 2011 contests with Basel were Benfica's first taste of Swiss opponents since a second-round meeting with FC Zürich in the 1982/83 UEFA Cup. A 1-1 draw in Zurich preceded a 4-0 home victory, repeating the pattern of Benfica's first tie against a Swiss club. Paired with FC La Chaux-de-Fonds in the 1964/65 European Champion Clubs' Cup first round, Benfica earned a 1-1 away draw before winning 5-0 at home. • The Lisbon club's overall record against Swiss sides is W3 D3 L0; away it is W1 D2 L0. Coach and player links

4 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel • Ricky van Wolfswinkel played for Sporting Clube de Portugal between 2011 and 2013. He scored the only goal in a 1-0 Liga win against Benfica on 9 April 2012, with Luisão sent off late on, and was also on target in Sporting's 3-1 home defeat on 10 December that year. His record against Benfica with Sporting was W1 D0 L3. • Van Wolfswinkel also scored two goals in four appearances against Vitória SC, then coached by current Benfica coach Rui Vitória (W2 D2). • Haris Seferović got a goal and an assist in Eintracht Frankfurt's 4-1 Bundesliga win against VfB Stuttgart on 29 August 2015; Geoffroy Serey Dié set up the Stuttgart goal. • Marek Suchý played in FC Spartak Moskva's 2-1 home win and 0-2 away defeat against Benfica in the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League group stage. • Jonas was in the Valencia CF side that overturned a 0-3 defeat at Basel with a 5-0 extra-time home win in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. • Andreas Samaris was on target in Greece’s 2-1 defeat of Dié's Ivory Coast in the 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage. • Have played together: Manuel Akanji, Michael Lang, Luca Zuffi and Renato Steffen & Haris Seferović (Switzerland) Davide Callá & Haris Seferović (Grasshopper Club Zürich, 2009/10) Pedro Pacheco & Rúben Dias, João Carvalho, Diogo Gonçalves (Portugal Under-19) Match facts Basel • Following a 1-0 weekend success against FC Zürich, Basel have 14 points from nine Swiss Super League fixtures this term – 13 fewer than they had at the same stage last year. • The Bebbi suffered their third league defeat of the campaign, one more than in the whole of last season, when they lost 2-1 at FC St Gallen on 20 September. • Basel had won 1-0 at FC Chiasso in the Swiss Cup second round three days earlier. They will visit FC Rapperswil- Jona in the last 16 on 25 October. • Ricky van Wolfswinkel has scored seven goals in nine league appearances this season. Benfica • Unbeaten in 18 games going into matchday one, Benfica went three games without a win (LLD) before beating FC Paços de Ferreira 2-0 on Saturday. • The Eagles followed up their home reverse against CSKA with a 2-1 defeat at Boavista FC on 16 September – their first domestic loss since 30 January. • Rúben Dias made his senior debut against Boavista and started the 1-1 home draw against SC Braga four days later in the Portuguese League Cup group stage. • Jonas has scored in his last five league games, seven goals in total.

5 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Squad list

FC Basel 1893 Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Tomáš Vaclík CZE 29/03/1989 28 - - - 1 - 9 - 15 - 39 - 13 Mirko Salvi ITA 14/02/1994 23 ------1 - 18 Germano Vailati SUI 30/08/1980 37 ------12 - 41 Jozef Pukaj SUI 13/02/2000 17 ------42 Gion-Fadri Chande SUI 03/05/1998 19 ------Defenders 4 Omar Gaber EGY 30/01/1992 25 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 5 Michael Lang SUI 08/02/1991 26 - - - 1 - 9 - 6 - 28 3 17 Marek Suchý CZE 29/03/1988 29 - - - 1 - 8 - 31 1 93 2 23 Éder Balanta COL 28/02/1993 24 - - - 1 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 25 Blás Riveros PAR 03/02/1998 19 - - - 1 - 8 - 1 - 1 - 35 Pedro Pacheco POR 27/01/1997 20 ------36 Manuel Akanji SUI 19/07/1995 22 - - - 1 - 9 - 1 - 2 - Midfielders 7 Luca Zuffi SUI 27/03/1990 27 - - - 1 - 8 1 14 1 36 7 11 Renato Steffen SUI 03/11/1991 25 - - - 1 - 7 - 6 1 21 5 15 Alexander Fransson SWE 02/04/1994 23 - - - - - 4 - 2 - 5 - 20 Geoffroy Serey Dié CIV 07/11/1984 32 - - - - - 6 - 9 - 25 - 24 Mohamed Elyounoussi NOR 04/08/1994 23 - - - 1 - 7 1 4 - 20 7 28 Raoul Petretta ITA 24/03/1997 20 ------29 Derek Kutesa SUI 06/12/1997 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 31 Dominik Schmid SUI 10/03/1998 19 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 33 Kevin Bua ESP 11/08/1993 24 - - - 1 - 8 2 1 - 1 - 34 Taulant Xhaka ALB 28/03/1991 26 - - - 1 - 7 - 21 - 42 - 39 Davide Callà SUI 06/10/1984 32 - - - - - 2 - 8 - 27 3 Forwards 9 Ricky van Wolfswinkel NED 27/01/1989 28 - - - 1 - 9 7 1 - 39 18 19 Dimitri Oberlin SUI 27/09/1997 20 - - - 1 - 6 2 1 - 4 - 27 Neftali Manzambi SUI 23/04/1997 20 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 30 Cédric Itten SUI 27/12/1996 20 - - - - - 2 - - - 4 - 37 Afimico Pululu FRA 23/03/1999 18 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Coach - Raphael Wicky SUI 26/04/1977 40 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 -

6 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel

SL Benfica Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Mile Svilar BEL 27/08/1999 18 ------12 Júlio César BRA 03/09/1979 38 - - - - - 1 - 63 - 66 - 30 Bruno Varela POR 04/11/1994 22 - - - 1 - 6 - 1 - 1 - 98 Fábio Duarte POR 11/05/1998 19 ------Defenders 2 Lisandro López ARG 01/09/1989 28 - - - 1 - 3 - 7 - 7 - 3 Alex Grimaldo ESP 20/09/1995 22 - - - 1 - 2 - 5 - 5 - 4 Luisão BRA 13/02/1981 36 - - - 1 - 7 - 58 5 124 11 8 Douglas BRA 06/08/1990 27 ------19 Eliseu POR 01/10/1983 33 - - - - - 5 - 24 4 34 5 33 Jardel BRA 29/03/1986 31 - - - - - 4 - 21 - 32 2 34 André Almeida POR 10/09/1990 27 - - - 1 - 7 1 27 - 40 - 60 Pedro Amaral POR 25/08/1997 20 ------66 Rúben Dias POR 14/05/1997 20 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 89 Pedro Álvaro POR 02/03/2000 17 ------97 Francisco Ferreira POR 26/03/1997 20 ------Midfielders 5 Ljubomir Fejsa SRB 14/08/1988 29 - - - - - 3 - 22 1 43 1 6 Filipe Augusto BRA 12/08/1993 24 - - - 1 - 6 - 2 - 9 - 7 Andreas Samaris GRE 13/06/1989 28 - - - - - 1 - 22 - 22 - 17 Andrija Živković SRB 11/07/1996 21 - - - 1 - 4 - 2 - 24 5 18 Eduardo Salvio ARG 13/07/1990 27 - - - 1 - 5 2 27 4 71 14 21 Pizzi POR 06/10/1989 27 - - - 1 - 7 - 20 - 23 - 27 Rafa Silva POR 17/05/1993 24 - - - 1 - 3 - 4 - 16 3 61 Florentino POR 19/08/1999 18 ------79 João Félix POR 10/11/1999 17 ------83 Gedson Fernandes POR 09/01/1999 18 ------90 João Carvalho POR 09/03/1997 20 ------Forwards 9 Raúl Jiménez MEX 05/05/1991 26 - - - 1 - 7 - 18 4 18 4 10 Jonas BRA 01/04/1984 33 - - - 1 - 7 8 25 10 41 12 11 Gabriel Barbosa BRA 30/08/1996 21 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 14 Haris Seferović SUI 22/02/1992 25 - - - 1 1 7 3 7 1 9 2 22 Franco Cervi ARG 26/05/1994 23 - - - - - 6 1 7 2 7 2 70 José Gomes POR 08/04/1999 18 ------1 - 1 - 73 João Filipe POR 30/03/1999 18 ------Coach - Rui Vitória POR 16/04/1970 47 - - - 1 - - - 18 - 18 -

7 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Head coach Raphaël Wicky Date of birth: 26 April 1977 Nationality: Swiss Playing career: FC Sion (twice), SV Werder Bremen, Club Atlético de Madrid, Hamburger SV, CD Chivas USA Coaching career: FC Thun (youth), Servette FC (youth) FC Basel 1893 (youth, reserves), FC Basel 1893 • A technically skilled and physically strong midfielder, Wicky's versatility proved an asset for club and country from the moment he debuted for Sion aged 16. He won the Swiss Cup three times and added a league title in 1996/97 before crossing the German border for Bremen. • Wicky lifted the DFB-Pokal in his second year and made over 100 appearances for Werder before a short stint in Spain with Atlético in 2001; he swiftly returned to Germany, signing for Hamburg whom he would represent for six seasons. • Wicky had his first Switzerland outing in April 1996, playing once at that year's UEFA European Championship; his 50th cap came just before UEFA EURO 2004 and he was a squad member at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, retiring from international football with 75 caps the following year. • A fan of nature and spending his free time in the Swiss mountains, Wicky had a brief period working in Thun's youth set-up in 2009/10 before making his name as a talented youth coach during three years at Servette. • In 2013 Basel approached him to take charge of their Under-18s and he guided the club's UEFA Youth League team in 2016/17 before stepping up to the senior side to replace Urs Fischer. Rui Vitória Date of birth: 16 April 1970 Nationality: Portuguese Playing career: Fanhões, UD Vilafranquense, Seixal Clube 1925, Casa Pia AC, GD Alcochetense Coaching career: UD Vilafranquense, SL Benfica (Under-19), CD Fátima, FC Paços de Ferreira, Vitória SC, SL Benfica • Born in Alverca do Ribatejo, in the Lisbon district, Rui Vitória spent the majority of his playing career as a midfielder with clubs from the Portuguese capital's metropolitan area. • Always plied his trade in the lower divisions and was a mainstay at Vilafranquense for nine seasons. After hanging up his boots at 32 in the middle of 2002/03, he began his coaching career immediately at the club, while simultaneously working as a PE teacher. • His first association with Benfica came two seasons later, as he led the Eagles' Under-19 setup for two years, a period which began his steady rise in Portuguese football. The first step was taken at Fátima in 2006, where his debut season was marked by promotion to the second division followed by immediate relegation, a journey repeated in the next two campaigns. • His good work led him to Paços de Ferreira in the top division. The first season ended with a seventh-place finish in the Liga and defeat by Benfica in the 2010/11 League Cup final. Departed three games into the following season but only took a week to find a new employer, in the shape of Guimarães. • In four seasons at the helm of the Minho outfit, he made his name by building competitive sides with few resources, as well as detecting and developing young talents. His highlight was victory over Benfica in the 2012/13 Portuguese Cup final, only the second trophy in the club's history. On 15 June 2015, he was announced as Benfica's new coach on a three-year contract, and won the Liga and League Cup in his first season and the league and Portuguese Cup double in 2016/17.

8 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Match officials

Referee Craig Thomson (SCO) Assistant referees Alan Mulvanny (SCO) , Graeme Stewart (SCO) Additional assistant referees Andrew Dallas (SCO) , Donald Robertson (SCO) Fourth official Stuart Stevenson (SCO) UEFA Delegate Luis Cuervas Del Real (ESP) UEFA Referee observer Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)

Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Craig Thomson 20/06/1972 36 93

Craig Thomson Referee since: 1988 First division: 2000 FIFA badge: 2003

Tournaments: 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, UEFA EURO 2012, 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Finals 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 03/11/2009 UCL GS Olympique de Marseille FC Zürich 6-1 Marseille 28/09/2010 UCL GS FC Basel 1893 FC Bayern München 1-2 Basel 02/11/2010 UCL GS SL Benfica Olympique Lyonnais 4-3 Lisbon 23/11/2011 UCL GS FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Porto 0-2 Donetsk 04/12/2012 UCL GS Paris Saint-Germain FC Porto 2-1 Paris 18/09/2013 UCL GS FK Austria Wien FC Porto 0-1 Vienna 25/11/2014 UCL GS Sporting Clube de Portugal NK Maribor 3-1 Lisbon

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 08/10/2004 U21 QR Israel Switzerland 1-1 Hertzeliya Olympique de 16/07/2005 UIC R3 BSC Young Boys 2-3 Berne Marseille Vila Nova de Gaia 05/09/2006 U21 QR Portugal Poland 2-0 (Porto) 19/03/2009 UEL R16 SC Braga Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Braga 03/11/2009 UCL GS Olympique de Marseille FC Zürich 6-1 Marseille

9 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 28/09/2010 UCL GS FC Basel 1893 FC Bayern München 1-2 Basel 02/11/2010 UCL GS SL Benfica Olympique Lyonnais 4-3 Lisbon 17/02/2011 UEL R32 Sevilla FC FC Porto 1-2 Seville 28/04/2011 UEL SF SL Benfica SC Braga 2-1 Lisbon 23/11/2011 UCL GS FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Porto 0-2 Donetsk 13/06/2012 EURO GS-FT Denmark Portugal 2-3 Lviv 04/12/2012 UCL GS Paris Saint-Germain FC Porto 2-1 Paris 29/08/2013 UEL PO FC Pasching Estoril Praia 1-2 Linz 18/09/2013 UCL GS FK Austria Wien FC Porto 0-1 Vienna Sporting Clube de 25/11/2014 UCL GS NK Maribor 3-1 Lisbon Portugal 14/06/2015 EURO QR Lithuania Switzerland 1-2 Vilnius

10 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Fixtures and results

FC Basel 1893 Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 22/07/2017 League BSC Young Boys (A) L 0-2 Elyounoussi 14, Bua 22, Van Wolfswinkel 30/07/2017 League FC Luzern (H) W 3-1 78 05/08/2017 League FC Thun (A) W 3-0 Van Wolfswinkel 3, Bua 29, Oberlin 90+4 10/08/2017 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (H) W 3-2 Vilotić 28 (og), Van Wolfswinkel 43, 60 (P) 13/08/2017 Cup FC Wettswil-Bonstetten (A) W 2-0 Xhaka 39, Zuffi 86 20/08/2017 League FC Lugano (H) D 1-1 Van Wolfswinkel 62 (P) 27/08/2017 League FC Sion (A) D 1-1 Van Wolfswinkel 7 09/09/2017 League FC Lausanne-Sport (H) L 1-2 Van Wolfswinkel 29 (P) 12/09/2017 UCL Manchester United FC (A) L 0-3 17/09/2017 Cup FC Chiasso (A) W 1-0 Itten 83 20/09/2017 League FC St Gallen (A) L 1-2 Zuffi 89 23/09/2017 League FC Zürich (H) W 1-0 Oberlin 62 27/09/2017 UCL SL Benfica (H) 30/09/2017 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (A) 14/10/2017 League FC Lugano (A) 18/10/2017 UCL PFC CSKA Moskva (A) 21/10/2017 League FC Thun (H) 25/10/2017 Cup FC Rapperswil-Jona (A) 28/10/2017 League FC Zürich (A) 31/10/2017 UCL PFC CSKA Moskva (H) 04/11/2017 League BSC Young Boys (H) 19/11/2017 League FC Sion (H) 22/11/2017 UCL Manchester United FC (H) 25/11/2017 League FC Luzern (A) 02/12/2017 League FC Lausanne-Sport (A) 05/12/2017 UCL SL Benfica (A) 09/12/2017 League FC St Gallen (H) 16/12/2017 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (A) 03/02/2018 League FC Lugano (H) 10/02/2018 League FC Thun (A) 17/02/2018 League FC St Gallen (H) 24/02/2018 League FC Lausanne-Sport (A) 03/03/2018 League FC Zürich (H) 10/03/2018 League FC Luzern (A) 17/03/2018 League FC Sion (H) 31/03/2018 League BSC Young Boys (A) 07/04/2018 League FC Lugano (A) 14/04/2018 League FC Lausanne-Sport (H) 18/04/2018 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (H) 21/04/2018 League FC Sion (A) 28/04/2018 League FC Thun (H) 05/05/2018 League FC St Gallen (A)

11 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel

FC Basel 1893 09/05/2018 League BSC Young Boys (H) 13/05/2018 League FC Zürich (A) 19/05/2018 League FC Luzern (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 BSC Young Boys 9 6 2 1 19 7 20 2 FC St Gallen 9 4 3 2 14 11 15 3 FC Zürich 9 3 5 1 9 5 14 4 FC Basel 1893 9 4 2 3 14 11 14 5 Grasshopper Club Zürich 9 3 3 3 15 16 12 6 FC Sion 10 3 3 4 9 12 12 7 FC Luzern 9 2 4 3 13 16 10 8 FC Lausanne-Sport 10 2 4 4 15 21 10 9 FC Thun 9 2 2 5 15 19 8 10 FC Lugano 9 2 2 5 9 14 8

SL Benfica Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 09/08/2017 League SC Braga (H) W 3-1 Seferović 15, Jonas 30, Salvio 57 14/08/2017 League GD Chaves (A) W 1-0 Seferović 90+2 19/08/2017 League Os Belenenses (H) W 5-0 Jonas 2, 90, 90+3, Salvio 28, Seferović 33 26/08/2017 League Rio Ave FC (A) D 1-1 Jonas 67 (P) 08/09/2017 League Portimonense SC (H) W 2-1 Jonas 60 (P), André Almeida 78 12/09/2017 UCL PFC CSKA Moskva (H) L 1-2 Seferović 50 16/09/2017 League Boavista FC (A) L 1-2 Jonas 7 23/09/2017 League FC Paços de Ferreira (H) W 2-0 Cervi 20, Jonas 61 27/09/2017 UCL FC Basel 1893 (A) 01/10/2017 League CS Marítimo (A) 18/10/2017 UCL Manchester United FC (H) 22/10/2017 League CD Aves (A) 27/10/2017 League CD Feirense (H) 31/10/2017 UCL Manchester United FC (A) 05/11/2017 League Vitória SC (A) 22/11/2017 UCL PFC CSKA Moskva (A) 26/11/2017 League Vitória FC (H) 01/12/2017 League FC Porto (A) 05/12/2017 UCL FC Basel 1893 (H) 09/12/2017 League Estoril Praia (H) 17/12/2017 League CD Tondela (A) Sporting Clube de Portugal 20/12/2017 League (H) 06/01/2018 League Moreirense FC (A) 14/01/2018 League SC Braga (A) 20/01/2018 League GD Chaves (H) 31/01/2018 League Os Belenenses (A) 04/02/2018 League Rio Ave FC (H)

12 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel

SL Benfica 11/02/2018 League Portimonense SC (A) 18/02/2018 League Boavista FC (H) 25/02/2018 League FC Paços de Ferreira (A) 04/03/2018 League CS Marítimo (H) 11/03/2018 League CD Aves (H) 18/03/2018 League CD Feirense (A) 31/03/2018 League Vitória SC (H) 07/04/2018 League Vitória FC (A) 15/04/2018 League FC Porto (H) 22/04/2018 League Estoril Praia (A) 29/04/2018 League CD Tondela (H) Sporting Clube de Portugal 06/05/2018 League (A) 13/05/2018 League Moreirense FC (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Porto 7 7 0 0 19 3 21 2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 6 1 0 16 4 19 3 SL Benfica 7 5 1 1 15 5 16 4 CS Marítimo 7 5 0 2 8 5 15 5 SC Braga 7 4 0 3 9 9 12 6 Rio Ave FC 7 3 2 2 7 5 11 7 Os Belenenses 7 3 1 3 9 11 10 8 Vitória SC 7 3 1 3 7 13 10 9 CD Feirense 7 2 2 3 9 11 8 10 Vitória FC 7 1 4 2 6 6 7 11 GD Chaves 7 2 1 4 8 10 7 12 Boavista FC 7 2 1 4 6 8 7 13 FC Paços de Ferreira 7 1 3 3 6 9 6 14 Portimonense SC 7 2 0 5 9 15 6 15 Estoril Praia 7 2 0 5 8 14 6 16 Moreirense FC 7 1 3 3 4 11 6 17 CD Tondela 7 1 2 4 9 11 5 18 CD Aves 7 1 2 4 5 10 5

13 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Match-by-match lineups FC Basel 1893

UEFA Champions League - Group stage Group A Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Manchester United FC 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 PFC CSKA Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 FC Basel 1893 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 SL Benfica 1 0 0 1 1 2 0

Matchday 1 (12/09/2017) Manchester United FC 3-0 FC Basel 1893 Goals: 1-0 Fellaini 35, 2-0 R. Lukaku 53, 3-0 Rashford 84 FC Basel 1893: Vaclík, M. Lang, Zuffi, Van Wolfswinkel (66 Bua), Steffen, Suchý, Balanta, Elyounoussi, Riveros (77 Oberlin), Xhaka, Akanji Matchday 2 (27/09/2017) FC Basel 1893-SL Benfica Matchday 3 (18/10/2017) PFC CSKA Moskva-FC Basel 1893 Matchday 4 (31/10/2017) FC Basel 1893-PFC CSKA Moskva Matchday 5 (22/11/2017) FC Basel 1893-Manchester United FC Matchday 6 (05/12/2017) SL Benfica-FC Basel 1893 SL Benfica

UEFA Champions League - Group stage Matchday 1 (12/09/2017) SL Benfica 1-2 PFC CSKA Moskva Goals: 1-0 Seferović 50, 1-1 Vitinho 63 (P) , 1-2 Zhamaletdinov 71 SL Benfica: Bruno Varela, Lisandro López (89 Rafa Silva), Grimaldo (77 Barbosa), Luisão, Filipe Augusto, Jonas (69 Jiménez), Seferović, A. Živković, Salvio, Pizzi, André Almeida Matchday 2 (27/09/2017) FC Basel 1893-SL Benfica Matchday 3 (18/10/2017) SL Benfica-Manchester United FC Matchday 4 (31/10/2017) Manchester United FC-SL Benfica Matchday 5 (22/11/2017) PFC CSKA Moskva-SL Benfica Matchday 6 (05/12/2017) SL Benfica-FC Basel 1893

14 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Competition facts

15 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Team facts

FC Basel 1893 Formed: 1893 Nickname: Bebbi (local slang for Basel natives) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 20 (2017) Swiss Cup: 12 (2017) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: group stage 2015/16: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2014/15: round of 16 2013/14: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2011/12: round of 16 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: UEFA Europa League group stage 2008/09: group stage 2007/08: UEFA Cup round of 32 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Basel v SS Folgore 24/08/00, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 0-5: Fram Reykjavík v Basel 18/09/73, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Basel v FC Barcelona 22/10/08, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: FC Bayern München v Basel 13/03/12, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win 4-0: Basel v PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 04/11/14, group stage • Biggest away win 1-3: AS Roma v Basel 19/10/10, group stage 0-2: FC Spartak Moskva v Basel 05/11/02, first group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Basel v FC Barcelona (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: FC Bayern München v Basel (see above for details)

SL Benfica Formed: 1904 Nickname: As Águias (The Eagles) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Cup (2): 1961, 1962, (1963), (1965), (1968), (1988), (1990) • UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: (1983), (2013), (2014)

16 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 36 (2017) Portuguese Cup: 26 (2017) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: round of 16 2015/16: quarter-finals 2014/15: group stage 2013/14: UEFA Europa League runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2011/12: quarter-finals 2010/11: UEFA Europa League semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals 2008/09: UEFA Cup group stage 2007/08: UEFA Cup round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 10-0: Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange 05/10/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg • Biggest away win 0-8: CS Stade Dudelange v Benfica 30/09/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Benfica v Manchester United FC 09/03/66, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-finals second leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: RC Celta de Vigo v Benfica 25/11/99, UEFA Cup third round first leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 3-0: Benfica v Celtic FC 01/11/06, group stage • Biggest away win 0-2 three times, most recently v FC Dynamo Kyiv 19/10/16, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-2 twice, most recently Benfica v FC Zenit 16/09/14, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Borussia Dortmund v Benfica 08/03/17, round of 16 second leg

17 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Legend

ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

Match officials

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

18 FC Basel 1893 - SL Benfica Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.