Benfica v Arsenal, 18 February 2021
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Cüneyt Çakir |
| Competition | UEFA Europa League Round of 32 1st leg |
| Venue | Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
View Arsenal v Benfica head to head
Kick-off: 9.00pm local (8.00pm GMT).
Played in Rome, Italy, due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Portuguese government on travellers from the UK.
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
1 Benfica
Manager: Jorge Jesus
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
On the bench:
1 Arsenal
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Goals:
| Bukayo Saka | 57 |
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Starting lineup:
Bernd Leno
Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín
Defender
Cédric Soares
Defender
Gabriel
Defender
David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Dani Ceballos
Midfielder
Martin Odegaard
Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Kieran Tierney for Cédric Soares | 64 |
| Gabriel Martinelli for Emile Smith Rowe | 77 |
| Nicolas Pépé for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 77 |
| Mohamed El Neny for Dani Ceballos | 90 |
| Willian for Martin Odegaard | 90 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Karl Hein
Goalkeeper
Mat Ryan
Defender
Rob Holding
Defender
Pablo Marí
Defender/Midfielder
Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Tierney
Midfielder
Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder
Willian
Midfielder/Forward
Nicolas Pépé
Forward
Gabriel Martinelli
Forward
Alexandre Lacazette
Forward
Eddie Nketiah