Benfica 1-0 Napoli LIVE Score, UEFA Champions League: Rios Gives Flying Eagles Lead At Estadio Da Luz

Napoli are slowly finding their foot in the game. Lang did well to float in a lobbed cross into the box. Di Lorenzo arrived at the far corner and jumped over Dahl to meet the ball, but it crept just wide of the far post. The skipper seems to have hurt himself in the process.

Napoli's nervy defending costs them, and Richard Rios finds the back of the net – his first goal in the UEFA Champions League and only his second goal for Benfica. A good ball into the box is not cleared by McTominay, and it ricochetes off into the path of Rios, who pokes it past Milinkovic-Savic.

Another massive chance for Benfica!! It was a moment of madness for Milinkovic-Savic, with the goalkeeper passing it straight into the path of Aursnes. The Benfica player, possibly caught a bit off-guard, takes it onto his left foot but manages to hit the side netting.

A big early chance for Benfica. Aursnes did very well to run with the ball before palying it back for Ivanovic. The Croatian forward pulls the trigger from inside the box, but it's a bit too central and is saved by Milinkovic-Savic. The rebound falls to Aursnes, who tries to curl it towards the far corner, but it flies wide of the post.

Referee Slavko Vincic blows his whistle, and Napoli get tonight's fixture underway at Estadio da Luz. Stay tuned for live updates from the game!

Starting XI: Vanja Milinkovic-Savic; Sam Beukema, Alessandro Buongiorno, Amir Rrahmani; Giovanni Di Lorenzo (c), Eljif Elmas, Scott McTominay, Mathias Olivera; David Neres, Rasmus Hojlund, Noah Lang.

Bench: Nikita Contini (gk), Mathias Ferrante (gk), Juan Jesus, Leonardo Spinazzola, Matteo Politano, Anotnio Vergara, Lorenzo Lucca, Guiseppe Ambrosino.

Starting XI: Anatoliy Trubin; Amar Dedic, Nicolas Otamendi (c), Tomar Araujo, Samuel Dahl; Enzo Barrenchea, Richard Rios; Fredrik Aursnes, Leandro Barreiro, Georgiy Sudakov; Franjo Ivanovic.

Bench: Samuel Soares (gk), Antonio Silva, Manuel Silva, Gianluca Prestianni, Joao Veloso, Joao Rego, Vangelis Pavlidis, Andreas Schjelderup.

Benfica and Napoli have played each other five times, with Napoli winning four of those games compared to just one victory for Benfica. Their last meeting was in the UEFA Champions League in the 2016-17 season, with Napoli winning 2-1 in Lisbon.

• Fixture: Benfica vs Napoli, Matchday 6

• Venue: Estadio da Luz, Lisbon

• Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

• Time: 1:30 AM IST (December 11)

• Live Streaming: SonyLIV

• Live Telecast: -

Welcome, football fans! This is the start of our live blog covering Benfica’s match against Napoli in Lisbon. The Italians are looking to take one step further towards qualification, while the hosts are desperate to keep their European campaign alive. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.