Monaco vs Benfica

Monaco and Benfica will meet for a third time in the UEFA Champions League, having previously faced each other in the 2014-15 campaign. Monaco failed to win both games against them in the group stage (D1 L1), while failing to score in either match.

Benfica have never won away from home against a French opponent in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (D3 L5). Indeed, only away to German sides have they played more such matches without ever winning (12).

After having a 14-game winless run in the UEFA Champions League between 2017 and 2018 (D3 L11), Monaco have won three of their four matches this season (D1). They’ve also scored more goals in 2024-25 (10) than they did in that 14-game winless run (9).

Monaco have won three of their opening four matches in a season in major European competition for the first time since 2005-06 in the UEFA Cup (L1). Only four times have they won four of their opening five – most recently in 2005-06 – and only once have they done so in the UEFA Champions League (1997-98).

Benfica have won 49 matches in the UEFA Champions League and could become the second Portuguese side to 50 wins, after FC Porto (96). It will have taken them 137 games should they win in this match, the most games to reach 50 victories in the competition (currently 124 the most, Porto & Ajax).