Match events
Minute by minute- 17' Yellow card: Malick Thiaw Newcastle United
- 32'1–0 Goal: Anthony GordonAssist: Jacob Murphy Newcastle United
- 45' Yellow card: Dodi Lukébakio Benfica
- Half-time 1–0
- 63' Substitution: Harvey BarnesOff: Jacob Murphy Newcastle United
- 63' Substitution: JoelintonOff: Jacob Ramsey Newcastle United
- 63' Substitution: Franjo IvanovicOff: Amar Dedic Benfica
- 70'2–0 Goal: Harvey BarnesAssist: Nick Pope Newcastle United
- 83'3–0 Goal: Harvey BarnesAssist: Anthony Gordon Newcastle United
- 85' Substitution: Anthony ElangaOff: Anthony Gordon Newcastle United
- 85' Substitution: William OsulaOff: Nick Woltemade Newcastle United
- 90' Substitution: Joe WillockOff: Bruno Guimarães Newcastle United
Line-ups
Confirmed
Newcastle United4-3-34-5-1Benfica
- 1A Pope
- 33 Burn
- 4 Botman
- 12 Thiaw
- 2 Trippier
- 4163' Ramsey
- 67 Miley
- 3990' Guimarães
- 10A85' Gordon
- 2785' Woltemade
- 23A63' Murphy
- 1 Trubin
- 44 Araújo
- 30 Otamendi
- 4 Silva
- 1763' Dedic
- 8 Aursnes
- 5 Barrenechea
- 20 Ríos
- 11 Lukébakio
- 10 Sudakov
- 14 Pavlidis
Newcastle United bench
- 28Joe Willock90'
- 11Harvey Barnes63'
- 20Anthony Elanga85'
- 7Joelinton63'
- 18William Osula85'
Benfica bench
- 9Franjo Ivanovic63'