Ajax Benfica Matchday 5 Youth League Group Stage

UEFA Youth League
Matchday 5 League phase
FULL-TIME HT: 0-3
Ajax	0
Benfica	4
Scorers
	João Afonso 9' Francisco Silva 20' Eduardo Fernandes 25' Gustavo Ferreira 73'

The youth teams of Benfica and Ajax faced off in the fifth round of the UEFA Youth League. The match was played at De Toekomst on Tuesday, November 25. The Eagles won 4-0 and qualified for the round of 32.

With one match left to play, Benfica closes this phase of the Youth League with a home game against Napoli on matchday 6, scheduled for December 10, at 11:00 am, at Benfica Campus.

UEFA Youth League \| league phase\| matchday 5 \| 25/11/2025
Ajax-Benfica 0-4 De Toekomst
Benfica Starting XI
Diogo Ferreira, Duarte Soares, João Fonseca (Rui Silva, 62'), Gonçalo Oliveira, Nilson Semedo, Gil Neves (Dinis Telehovschi, 87'), João Afonso (Jaden Umeh, 62'), Tiago Freitas, Francisco Silva (Gustavo Ferreira, 62'), Coletta and Eduardo Fernandes (Tiago Rodrigues, 90'+1')
Substitutes
Leonardo Lopes, Ricardo Fernandes, Rui Silva (62'), Dinis Telehovschi (87'), Isaac Ferreira, Jaden Umeh (62'), João Pedro Gonçalves, Gustavo Ferreira (62') and Tiago Rodrigues (90'+1')
Benfica Coach
Vítor Vinha
Ajax Starting XI
El Hani, Beekman (Frankel, 46'), Bouwman, Muzungu (Abdalla, 87'), Jetten, Johnson, Messori (Simeon, 68'), Steur, Unuvar, Van der Vaart (Hasan Ayyildiz, 68') and Nash (Barron, 81')
Substitutes
Van der Velde, Frankel (46'), Tilborg, Abdalla (87'), Teuwsen, Simeon (68'), Romers, Barron (81') and Hasan Ayyildiz (68')
At half-time		0-3
Goals
Benfica: João Afonso (9'), Francisco Silva (20'), Eduardo Fernandes (25') and Gustavo Ferreira (73')