Newcastle United 3–0 Benfica
- Gordon 32'
- Barnes 70'
- Barnes 83'
21 October 2025
The match in data
A 3–0 win for Newcastle United against Benfica on 21 October 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 3).
Player of the match: Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica), rated 69, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 9 final-third passes. Barrenechea produced 1.5 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Harvey Barnes, with 85.
Harvey Barnes scored twice.
Enzo Barrenechea
Benfica · 90'
Produced 1.52× and cost 0.44× their position's average
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 9 final-third passes 1.6×
- 66 passes 1.5×
- 7 misplaced passes 1.0×
- 3 duels lost 0.6×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 27 | 85 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 63 | 61 |
| Nick Pope | Goalkeeper | 90 | 60 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 85 | 57 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 27 | 52 |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 85 | 46 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Lewis Miley | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 63 | 39 |
| Sven Botman | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Bruno Guimarães | Midfielder | 90 | 34 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| William Osula | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo Barrenechea ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 69 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Anatoliy Trubin | Goalkeeper | 90 | 54 |
| Dodi Lukébakio | Forward | 90 | 49 |
| António Silva | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Georgiy Sudakov | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | Forward | 90 | 42 |
| Franjo Ivanović | Forward | 27 | 42 |
| Tomás Araújo | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | Midfielder | 90 | 33 |
| Richard Ríos | Midfielder | 90 | 30 |
| Amar Dedić | Defender | 63 | 22 |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Newcastle United player recovered the most balls?
Anthony Gordon, with 8 recoveries. Next: Kieran Trippier 7, Bruno Guimarães 7.
Anthony Gordon set the defensive tone for Newcastle United in the 3–0 victory over Benfica with 8 recoveries. Kieran Trippier and Bruno Guimarães were right behind with 7 each.
Which Benfica player made the most tackles?
Enzo Barrenechea, with 6 tackles. Next: Dodi Lukébakio 2, Vangelis Pavlidis 2.
Despite Benfica's 3–0 loss to Newcastle United, Enzo Barrenechea recorded 6 tackles. That tripled the defensive output of Dodi Lukébakio and Vangelis Pavlidis, who had 2 each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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