Everton were torn apart by Benfica's South American contingent in a 5-0 Europa League thrashing in Lisbon. More
90+4 Final whistle, a humiliation for poor Everton, who are still second after AEK lost to BATE.
90+1 Di Maria, who is on the right now so he can pick on Coleman, does one of those reverse flick things where he clips his left outside his right ankle to ping a cross in. Make it stop.
86' Now Di Maria lofts a wicked chip over Howard but it goes over.
85' More fun from Benfica on the right, Di Maria to Cardozo with the backheel and Ramires swings it in but just over!
84' BENFICA SUBS: Jorge Jesus plays the Rafa Benitez game of subbing players when they're on hat-tricks by hauling off Saviola.
83' Oh dear Everton are all over the place on the flanks again, Gosling horrendously out of position as Di Maria races on to a long ball, Hibbert just gives up as Di Maria slides it across goal for Saviola to get his second. 5-0.
78' Jo on the left, he's in the box and clips it in for Saha who spins his marker and fires in a half-volley that beats the keeper and comes off the post!
77' BENFICA SUB: Cardozo's super piece of skill is his last action of this match, he misses out on his hat-trick as he comes off for Coentrao.
76' Long ball sends Cardozo clear, brilliant touch to kill it with his left foot, Bergkamp-esque but the flag is up for offside!
75' Saha booked for a foul on Ramires.
71' EVERTON SUB: Jose Baxter, on bail after drugs and fake cash were found in a car he was travelling in, comes on for the tiring Yakubu.
69' BENFICA SUB: Martins, who has scored in each of his three games, is on for Pablo Aimar, who gets a standing ovation.
66' Everton are in danger of suffering some form of record defeat as Benfica swarm forward again.
64' Lovely play by Aimar and Saviola and Cardozo is totally unmarked with Coleman almost giving up at left back, he must make it a hat-trick but his touch evades him and he has to cut inside, he can still finish but Howard blocks the low drive!
60' EVERTON SUB: Bilyaletdinov off, Saha on.
54' Di Maria pops up on the right now and he fires a beautiful dipping shot that curls on to the bar and bounces clear!!
52' Aimar to take from the right then, good ball to the edge of the six-yard box and Luisao somehow loses Distin and Fellaini to head it into the ground and it bounces over Gosling at the far post and in! Ouch. 4-0.
51' Di Maria on the left, he's hemmed in by Gosling but he lets him put the cross in that almost swings under the Everton crossbar but Howard backpedals and tips it over!!
48' Saviola chases down the left after a through-ball from Aimar, he shrugs off Gosling and clips a super ball to the far post that takes out Hibbert and Distin and leaves Cardozo unmarked to head under Howard for a second in a minute!! 3-0! Everton are a mess and Benfica are tearing them apart.
47' Aimar on the edge of the box, clever play to release Saviola on the left and he drills a low cross in that Cardozo knocks into the empty net for 2-0!!
46' Second half underway!
45+1 Half-time and Benfica lead 1-0 through that Saviola goal.
35' Throw to Everton hurled into the box and it drops to Cahill with Luisao all over the place but Cahill can't control it and Benfica survive! The whistle goes, somewhat bizarrely, whe Bilyaletdinov is played in on the left, a foul in the box by Rodwell it seems but I can't see anything wrong with that.
34' Yakubu on the right clips a hanging cross over AND BILYALETDINOV WITH A SUPER VOLLEY BUT JUST OVER! What an effort! Unlucky the Russian.
33' Gosling gets the first booking of the match for that very late tackle that could easily have broken Peixoto's ankle.
32' Gosling clatters into Peixoto but play on as Di Maria swings in a super cross for Ramires arriving at the far post but he heads wide of the right-hand post!
26' Aimar puts in the corner, high to the edge of the box where Luisao is unmarked, he takes a touch, the shot is blocked but Luiz can finish, blocked by two or three blue shirts and Everton clear!
25' Great skill by Di Maria on the left to skin Gosling, he puts in a super low cross for CARDOZO BUT DISTIN SLIPPING HACKS IT OVER HIS OWN BAR! That could have gone anywhere, but he had to make the interception.
24' It's on the right-centre of the box, 25 yards out maybe, Bilyaletdinov to take with his left, inswinger it will be... David Luiz heads clear, it was a bit flat that delivery. Offside from the second ball.
19' Aimar puts the corner in but headed clear. Di Maria on the left has space and sends over a super cross to Luisao at the far post but he gets it all wrong and puts it wide! Another great chance for Benfica!
14' Di Maria with a dangerous low ball into the box that Cardozo could get but cleared. Di Maria on the left again with a hanging cross to the far post and Coleman is caught out as SAVIOLA SMASHES THE VOLLEY INTO THE GROUND AND IT BOUNCES ACROSS HOWARD INTO THE LEFT-HAND CORNER! 1-0 to Benfica and it is Javier Saviola with the goal.
11' Fellaini swings the cross in for Yakubu but the flag is up.
9' Coleman tries to get forward but is brought down by Ramires. Now the flag goes up when it is played long for Saviola but he looked level to me!
6' Aimar to take and he swings it close to the edge of the six-yard box AND LUISAO FLIES IN WITH THE HEADER but it bounces wide! The Brazilian stopper lost his marker Yakubu and should have scored!
1' Match underway!!
- EVERTON TEAM: Howard, Gosling, Coleman, Hibbert, Distin, Fellaini, Bilyaletdinov, Cahill, Rodwell, Jo, Yakubu; Subs: Nash, Saha, Duffy, Agard, Baxter, Wallace, Akpan
- BENFICA TEAM: Julio Cesar, Ruben Amorim, Cesar Peixoto, Luisao, David Luiz, Ramires, Di Maria, Javi Garcia, Aimar, Oscar Cardozo, Saviola; Subs: Quim, Maxi Pereira, Carlos Martins, Fabio Coentrao, Weldon, Nuno Gomes, Sidnei
- Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Everton's tricky Europa League trip to Benfica in a 6pm kick-off.
90+1 Di Maria, who is on the right now so he can pick on Coleman, does one of those reverse flick things where he clips his left outside his right ankle to ping a cross in. Make it stop.
86' Now Di Maria lofts a wicked chip over Howard but it goes over.
85' More fun from Benfica on the right, Di Maria to Cardozo with the backheel and Ramires swings it in but just over!
83' Oh dear Everton are all over the place on the flanks again, Gosling horrendously out of position as Di Maria races on to a long ball, Hibbert just gives up as Di Maria slides it across goal for Saviola to get his second. 5-0.
78' Jo on the left, he's in the box and clips it in for Saha who spins his marker and fires in a half-volley that beats the keeper and comes off the post!
64' Lovely play by Aimar and Saviola and Cardozo is totally unmarked with Coleman almost giving up at left back, he must make it a hat-trick but his touch evades him and he has to cut inside, he can still finish but Howard blocks the low drive!
54' Di Maria pops up on the right now and he fires a beautiful dipping shot that curls on to the bar and bounces clear!!
52' Aimar to take from the right then, good ball to the edge of the six-yard box and Luisao somehow loses Distin and Fellaini to head it into the ground and it bounces over Gosling at the far post and in! Ouch. 4-0.
51' Di Maria on the left, he's hemmed in by Gosling but he lets him put the cross in that almost swings under the Everton crossbar but Howard backpedals and tips it over!!
48' Saviola chases down the left after a through-ball from Aimar, he shrugs off Gosling and clips a super ball to the far post that takes out Hibbert and Distin and leaves Cardozo unmarked to head under Howard for a second in a minute!! 3-0! Everton are a mess and Benfica are tearing them apart.
47' Aimar on the edge of the box, clever play to release Saviola on the left and he drills a low cross in that Cardozo knocks into the empty net for 2-0!!
34' Yakubu on the right clips a hanging cross over AND BILYALETDINOV WITH A SUPER VOLLEY BUT JUST OVER! What an effort! Unlucky the Russian.
32' Gosling clatters into Peixoto but play on as Di Maria swings in a super cross for Ramires arriving at the far post but he heads wide of the right-hand post!
26' Aimar puts in the corner, high to the edge of the box where Luisao is unmarked, he takes a touch, the shot is blocked but Luiz can finish, blocked by two or three blue shirts and Everton clear!
25' Great skill by Di Maria on the left to skin Gosling, he puts in a super low cross for CARDOZO BUT DISTIN SLIPPING HACKS IT OVER HIS OWN BAR! That could have gone anywhere, but he had to make the interception.
19' Aimar puts the corner in but headed clear. Di Maria on the left has space and sends over a super cross to Luisao at the far post but he gets it all wrong and puts it wide! Another great chance for Benfica!
14' Di Maria with a dangerous low ball into the box that Cardozo could get but cleared. Di Maria on the left again with a hanging cross to the far post and Coleman is caught out as SAVIOLA SMASHES THE VOLLEY INTO THE GROUND AND IT BOUNCES ACROSS HOWARD INTO THE LEFT-HAND CORNER! 1-0 to Benfica and it is Javier Saviola with the goal.
6' Aimar to take and he swings it close to the edge of the six-yard box AND LUISAO FLIES IN WITH THE HEADER but it bounces wide! The Brazilian stopper lost his marker Yakubu and should have scored!
- EVERTON TEAM: Howard, Gosling, Coleman, Hibbert, Distin, Fellaini, Bilyaletdinov, Cahill, Rodwell, Jo, Yakubu; Subs: Nash, Saha, Duffy, Agard, Baxter, Wallace, Akpan
- BENFICA TEAM: Julio Cesar, Ruben Amorim, Cesar Peixoto, Luisao, David Luiz, Ramires, Di Maria, Javi Garcia, Aimar, Oscar Cardozo, Saviola; Subs: Quim, Maxi Pereira, Carlos Martins, Fabio Coentrao, Weldon, Nuno Gomes, Sidnei
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71′ Don't worry Everton will bounce back from this. They're missin Jagielka and Arteta alot. Once they are back Everton will be unstoppable.
Once a Blue!!!!
ALWAYS a Blue!!!!!!!

sarah
Everton put a completely new back four out in this game and even Distinn who is our most experienced defender and a very good player has only played a hand full of games.
Nobody will ever know but put fulham in Everton's group against Benfica one of the mosty famous clubs in Europe and I am sure Benfica woul win.
One-Nil or Five-Nil it is still a defeat and I would like to point out 3 goals in five minutes early in the second half.

A completely makeshift Everton defence but at our best I believe we can match teams like Benfica.
Can not wait for the game at Goodison but don't be surprised if both of these teams qualify.

No wonder...not the strong squad of Everton!! Jagielka,Arteta,Naville,Pinaar, Osmond are injured...

and i thought fulhams night was bad..

once we get are full squad back were gonnna kick your @#$% Benfica

u make England look shiit everton fix up

Nice consistent performance from our teams from liverpool this week - let's have more of it!

Glorioso Benfica...well done, what a good smack it was and goes to prove we are back to the glorious days. This will make everyone realise we are ready to re-claim our status as one of the best clubs in the world; And for all of you Everton supporters that are making excuses about this game, lets wait and see who will run the show next time around OK??? I have no doubt you stand no chance against this GLORIOSO SLB... Benfica4ever...VIVA O BENFICA!!!

Aaahhh Sod it lads its not the end of the world......

New this would be an easy home win especially after the shambles against Wolves on Saturday. Thanks Benfica for winning me some well earned sondoolieeees!! Must remember to bet against Everton and Liverpool more often as they are both @#$%!!

i,m glad to see so many benfica suporters hear , that means we are and we still the biggest team in the world .MORE THAN 200.000 paying fans and just in portugal 6 million fans.

we are the best .
5-0 is a great score for benfica , this year no one stop us
viva o benfica .

Everton second's team ?
Ahahah , They lost 5-0 but they could have lost by more .
Benfica in the Portuguese League has been very successful , 8-1 , 4-0 , 5-0 , 4-0 , 3-1 , 2-1 , 1-0
In Europa League Qualification Benfica wins 4-0 , in Pre-Season Benfica was won 4 tournaments of Pre-Season .
If you say that Everton played with their second team and lost it, it's responsibility of the coach.
Those are only excuses, as I have said Benfica but has a strong team.

BENFICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,benfica4ever.™

lol @ everton, the small peoples club!!

Moyes great in the premiership useless in Europe, Everton always get owned, specially by attacking flamboyant teams, everton play a defensive game and suffer for it...guarantee they get beaten at goodison by that team as well Saviola, Aimar, Cardozo, javi Garcia, Ramires and David Luis are all world class players, Everton have Hibbert who is an extremely poor footballer and just look at there bench...pathetic...

Interesting comments on this site, can you let me know what teams you actually support? I support Everton despite the result. Now look at the team that was put out on the park and then let's have a debate instead of stupid comments.

#80' Benfica react to that chance by taking the Mickey Quinn out of Everton with some lovely one-touch passing and a couple of backheels.
A bit cheeky really, as if they face a full-strength Everton later in this campaign they could be in for a fright. - HAHA Hillarious! Poor deluded commentator...
# 83' Oh dear Everton are all over the place on the flanks again, Gosling horrendously out of position as Di Maria races on to a long ball, Hibbert just gives up as Di Maria slides it across goal for Saviola to get his second. 5-0.
Another one bites the dust!!! HAhahahahaha - SLB keeps on running over the oposition... FIVE for keeps XD c ya later 5osers.... btw - if you want to find Madeleine, get the parents to re-open the investigation! It's their duty! thepetitionsite com/m/sign/184896331

#80' Benfica react to that chance by taking the Mickey Quinn out of Everton with some lovely one-touch passing and a couple of backheels.
A bit cheeky really, as if they face a full-strength Everton later in this campaign they could be in for a fright. - HAHA Hillarious! Poor deluded commentator...
# 83' Oh dear Everton are all over the place on the flanks again, Gosling horrendously out of position as Di Maria races on to a long ball, Hibbert just gives up as Di Maria slides it across goal for Saviola to get his second. 5-0.
Another one bites the dust!!! HAhahahahaha - SLB keeps on running over the oposition... FIVE for keeps XD.... btw - if you want to find Madeleine, get the parents to re-open the investigation! It's their duty! w thepetitionsite com/m/sign/184896331
