Benfica v Chelsea, 27 March 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Chelsea |
| Referee | Paolo Tagliavento |
| Competition | UEFA Champions League Quarter-final 1st leg |
| Venue | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Attendance | 65,000 |
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Kick-off: 7.45pm local (7.45pm BST)
0 Benfica
Manager: Jorge Jesus
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Artur
Defender
Emerson
Defender
Jardel
Defender
Maxi Pereira
Defender/Centre back
Luisão
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Javi García
Midfielder
Pablo Aimar
Midfielder
Nicolás Gaitán
Midfielder
Axel Witsel
Forward
Bruno Cesar
Forward
Oscar Cardozo
Substitutions:
| Nemanja Matić for Pablo Aimar | 69 |
| Rodrigo for Bruno Cesar | 69 |
| Nolito for Javi García | 81 |
Cards:
| Bruno Cesar | 26 | Y |
| Luisão | 67 | Y |
| Javi García | 75 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Eduardo
Defender
Miguel Vitor
Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić
Forward
Nélson Oliveira
Forward
Nolito
Forward
Rodrigo
Forward
Javier Saviola
1 Chelsea
Manager: Roberto Di Matteo
Goals:
| Salomon Kalou | 75 |
|
Starting lineup:
Petr Čech
Goalkeeper
Ashley Cole
Defender
Paulo Ferreira
Defender
John Terry
Defender
(captain)
David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder
Juan Mata
Midfielder
John Obi Mikel
Midfielder
Ramires
Midfielder
Raul Meireles
Midfielder
Salomon Kalou
Midfielder/Forward
Fernando Torres
Forward
Substitutions:
| Frank Lampard for Raul Meireles | 68 |
| José Bosingwa for Paulo Ferreira | 80 |
| Daniel Sturridge for Salomon Kalou | 82 |
Cards:
| Raul Meireles | 18 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ross Turnbull
Defender
Gary Cahill
Defender
José Bosingwa
Midfielder
Michael Essien
Midfielder
Frank Lampard
Forward
Didier Drogba
Forward
Daniel Sturridge