Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica 1-4

Benfica came from 2-0 down to win 4-1 at Omonia Nicosia after a second-half surge turned the match around. Fredrik Aursnes equalised in the 76th minute, and Gianluca Prestianni then put Benfica in front before the visitors finished on top.

Omonia went ahead in the 14th minute when Loïc Nego put through his own net to make it 1-0, and Andronikos Kakoullis stretched that lead in the 42nd minute, finishing Jaden Sean Montnor's assist for 2-0. The half-time score was Omonia Nicosia 2-0 Benfica.

Benfica pulled one back in the 49th minute through Vangelis Pavlidis, then kept pushing after Omonia made two changes on 61 minutes and Benfica made three on 69. Aursnes levelled on 76 minutes, and Prestianni, who had come on in the 69th minute, scored on 85 minutes from Dodi Lukebakio, who had arrived in the 83rd minute. Omonia made two more changes on 81 minutes, but Benfica saw the game out after taking the lead.

Benfica had 64% of possession, 710 passes to Omonia's 395 and 23 shots to 7. They also led 10-5 for shots on target and 3.31 to 0.91 for expected goals, while Omonia had 4 corners to Benfica's 5 and 7 saves to 4. Omonia were caught offside twice to Benfica's once, and the foul count was 12-11.

Tomás Araújo was booked in the 62nd minute, João Palhinha in the 83rd, Souffian El Karouani in the 88th and Gianluca Prestianni in the 90th for Benfica. Loïs Diony was booked three minutes into stoppage time for Omonia Nicosia.