Overwhelming in the Youth League!

With an overwhelming display, Benfica beat Zenit by 1-7 at the Smena Stadium, in Saint Petersburg, on matchday 2 of Group G of the Youth League. This is the second best result ever of the eagles away from home in the competition, only beaten by 1-11 against Galatasaray in 2015/16.

Benfica's starting lineup: Celton Biai; João Ferreira, Pedro Álvaro, Morato, Fábio Baptista, Rafael Brito, Ronaldo Camará (1), Tiago Dantas (1), Umaro Embaló (1), Tiago Gouveia (2), and Gonçalo Ramos (1).

Substitutes: Kokubo, Tomás Araújo, Henrique Jocu, Paulo Bernardo, Tiago Araújo, Jair Tavares (1), and Henrique Araújo.

Text: João Sanches 

Pics: SL Benfica