Benfica vs Celta de Vigo LIVE: Score Updates (0-0) | 07/21/2023

Musa gets free, tries to send the ball over Blanco, but the goalkeeper has the better of it

Baeza shot from outside the area, Vlachodimos saved. Seconds earlier, Lucas Veríssimo caused a scare with a poor control and a bad pass that almost isolated an opponent.

Celta's Nuñez yellow card after foul on Tengstedt

Benfica blitz! The Reds get a free-kick and a corner and Celta hold on as best they can. It's Portuguese pressure!

Cervi takes the free-kick but the ball hits the wall.

Foul by António Silva almost on top of the Benfica box. Celta has a free-kick to give.

Tengstedt is in a good position in the area, crosses low but the goalkeeper intercepts.

Larsen gets a shot away but sends it over the target

Good combination Jurásek-Neres, Cervi sends it out for a corner.

Benfica arrive with great danger, but Iván Villar saves at point-blank range and keeps the ball.

Iván Villar; Mingueza, Aidoo, Unai, Carreira; Cervi, Beltrán, Sotelo, Bamba; Swedberg, Larsen.

Ball rolling for the second half of Benfica-Celta de Vigo

The new line-up has: Vlachodimos, João Victor, António Silva, Lucas Veríssimo, Jurásek; Florentino, Kokçu; Neres, Di María, Tengstedt; Musa

End of the first half and no goals for Benfica vs Celta de Vigo.

Rafa Silva is disarmed, asks for a foul and the referee says to continue.

Benfica have a dangerous free-kick on the left.

Game stopped! Beltrán takes an elbow to the face and falls down. He receives medical attention.

Benfica break down the middle but Celta manage to steal the ball.

Carles Pérez free-kick is deflected for a corner by Gonçalo Ramos

Good play from Benfica, ending with a tense low cross from Ristic to Aursnes, but the shot is lost in the area

Celta close down well, Benfica have yet to find a way to create much danger in the Galicians' area

Benfica presses, but Celta de Vigo manages to get on the attack.

Dangerous cross from Bah, Rafa misses the goal by inches

Chiquinho loses the ball in a prohibited area, Aspas is in a good position to score, but the shot is pressed by Tomás Araújo and dies in the hands of Samuel Soares

Bah crosses hard with his left foot, the ball goes straight into the hands of the Celta goalkeeper

Larsen gets inside the area and shoots across goal, but Samuel Soares saves twice.

Celta Vigo start the game well studied by the teams. Celta de Vigo exchange passes in the defensive half.

Ball rolling for Benfica vs Celta de Vigo at Estádio Algarve, Portugal for the Algarve Cup.

The Spanish team is going through the same phase of adjustments before the season starts. In their last friendly, they beat Al-Nassr 5-0 last Monday. Celta de Vigo make their La Liga debut on August 13 against Osasuna.

Opponents in this Friday's friendly, the two teams have already met twice, with a win for the Spanish team and a draw. The last meeting came in December 1999, with a 1-1 draw in the Europa League.

In addition to the friendly later, Benfica still face Burnley, England, and Feyenoord, Netherlands, in preparatory games for the start of the European season. The Portuguese side have already beaten Southampton and Basel in pre-season.

Iván Villar; Kevin, Aidoo, Carlos Domínguez, Fontán; Fran Beltrán, Sotelo, Carles Pérez, Luca de la Torre; Iago Aspas y Strand Larsen.

Despite having a competitive team, which promises to improve its campaign in the Spanish league, Celta still competes at a level below Benfica, the current Portuguese champion, which has invested heavily in hiring reinforcements to assemble a qualified squad, aiming not "only" the Portuguese League, but also the prestigious Champions League, being a good betting option for this Friday.

Benfica's eleven for the match against Celta, counting for the Algarve Trophy, is already known.

Compared to the game with Al Nassr, of Luís Castro and Cristiano Ronaldo, which the eagles won, 4-1, Roger Schmidt changes six pieces. Out go Vlachodimos, António Silva, Jurásek, Kokçu, Di María and Neres for Samuel Soares, Tomás Araújo, Ristic, Chiquinho, João Mário and Aursnes.

Samuel S, Mihailo, Morato, Tomás A, Bah, João Neves, Chiquinho, Aursnes, Rafa Silva, João Mário e Gonçalo Ramos.

One hour to go until the ball rolls for Benfica v Celta de Vigo

Benfica vs Celta de Vigo
Friendly match

Date: July 21, 2023

Time: 3:30 pm ET

Venue: Estádio Algarve, in Portugal
Broadcast: no broadcast in Brazil

The match between Benfica and Celta de Vigo will start at 3:30 pm ET, being played at the Algarve Stadium in Portugal, in a friendly match to prepare for the season. The duel will not be broadcast in Brazil. You can check everything here at VAVEL Brasil.

Villar, Mingueza, Dominguez, Nunez, Galan, Veiga, Beltran, Oscar, Perez, De La Torre e Seferovic.

Vlachodimos, Grimaldo, Morato, Otamendi, Bah, Gonçalves Neves, Florentino, Di Maria, Rafa Silva, João Mário e Gonçalo Ramos.

In their 5 most recent encounters they have recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, beating Al Nassr Riyadh and Barcelona, as well as drawing with Girona and losing to Athletic Bilbao and also Cadiz.

Away from home, Spanish side Celta de Vigo have recorded a recent run of 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats in their last 10 matches in this condition.

Spanish side Celta de Vigo, meanwhile, won their only friendly so far and will be looking to repeat that performance to get another important result to boost their players' confidence.

The Spanish side recently announced the arrival of coach Rafa Benitez to lead the team into the new season and will be looking to improve on their campaign in the Spanish top flight, where they have done just enough to stay clear of relegation but have barely troubled the top flight.

Their last official match came on June 4, when they beat reigning league champions Barcelona 2-1 at home. In their only friendly so far this season, Celta de Vigo beat Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr Riyadh 5-0 without giving their rivals a chance, with one player sent off.

In the last 5 times they have taken to the field this year, the Portuguese side have recorded a recent performance of 4 wins, 1 draw and no defeats. In the meantime, the team has beaten Portimonense, Santa Clara, Southampton and also Basel, as well as having drawn with Sporting.

As a home team, they have 8 wins, no draws and only 2 defeats in their last 10 matches.

Benfica made international headlines last week when they announced the signing of Argentine midfielder Ángel Di Maria, as well as other important changes.

Therefore, the period of friendly matches before starting to play official competitions has enormous importance for the Benfica team, which arrives motivated to be able to repeat the great campaign it had last season, when it returned to win a trophy of expression on the national scene by taking the title of Liga Portugal with a dominant performance over the other competitors.

The Benfica team arrives to play its third friendly in this pre-season and boasts a 100% record, since it measured forces against Southampton, England, in its first duel and won by the score of 2-0, in addition to also defeating Basel, Switzerland in the following duel.

 

The match between Benfica and Celta de Vigo is an International Friendly.

The Benfica team arrives to play its third friendly in this pre-season and boasts a 100% record, since it measured forces against Southampton, England, in its first duel and won by the score of 2-0, in addition to also defeating Basel, Switzerland in the next duel.

Spanish side Celta de Vigo, meanwhile, won their only friendly so far this season and will be looking to repeat that performance to get another important result to boost their confidence.

The ball rolls for Benfica vs Celta de Vigo at 3:30 pm at the Algarve Stadium in Portugal.

Hello, soccer lover! Now it's time for the third and International Friendly match between two teams from Europe: on one side Benfica, who are current Portuguese champions. While on the other side is the Celta de Vigo team from Spain. Follow everything of the duel between the Europeans here, in real time of VAVEL Brazil.