Pavlidis makes history in Benfica’s humiliating defeat to Qarabag | OneFootball

Benfica lost 3-2 to Qarabag in the first round of the Champions League. Vangelis Pavlidis scored one of the goals and entered directly into the history of the Luz club as one of the top 10 scorers for the Eagles in UEFA’s prestigious competition.

Pavlidis has eight goals in 13 Champions League matches, all of them, interestingly, while wearing the Benfica shirt. The striker, an international for the Greek national team, joins António Simões in tenth place, both with eight accurate shots in the competition.

One spot above are Rafa Silva and João Mário. The players who have played at Luz both have nine goals in the Champions League, and Pavlidis promises to challenge and try to beat those numbers, especially after the surprising defeat to the Azerbaijanis.

In this 25/26 sports season, Vangelis Pavlidis – currently valued at 35 million euros – has already played 10 official matches for the Eagles: five in the Champions League, four in the league, and one in the Super Cup. The Greek striker has scored four goals.

Benfica returns to the pitch next Saturday, September 20, at 6:00 pm, in Vila das Aves, against AVS. The match is part of the sixth round of Liga Portugal Betclic. The Eagles will play again in the Champions League on September 30, against Chelsea, in London.

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