Match Report
18 points for Arsenal (1st), 12 for Benfica (2nd): a 6-point gap. Benfica ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Arsenal were scoring 3.33 and conceding 0.83, Benfica 3 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Benfica had drawn three in a row.
Emirates Stadium in London, capacity 60,704, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.