Benfica are doing well to keep the ball and waste time. Time is running out for the visitors and they will need to be at their best to turn this tie on its head.
90' +1
Pacienda gets his head to another cross but he fires this one straight at Vlachodimos.
90'
Four minutes of stoppage time...
89'
After a nervous few minutes, Benfica have done really well to see this game out. Just one minute of regulation time to go!
87'
Seferovic breaks free for the second time tonight but he is forced wide and shoots over the bar. The powerful striker should have done better there, with less venom needed on his strike.
85'
M. Gaćinović enters the game and replaces S. Rode.
A. Živković enters the game and replaces A. Samaris.
Another change for Frankfurt sees Rode leave the field and he is replaced by Gacinovic.
Samaris' night is over and he is replaced by Zivkovic for the final five minutes of the game.
82'
A. Samaris gets yellow.
M. Hasebe gets yellow.
Samaris is shown a yellow card for a sloppy challenge on the touchline. He mistimed his tackle on Abraham and the referee wastes no time in giving him his card.
Hasebe is now shown a yellow card for dissent after he moaned about the tackled from Samaris.
79'
Benfica's two changes have altered the rhythm they had and Frankfurt are feeding off their mistakes. The damage appears to be done but nerves will be an issue if the German outfit score again.
75'
Frankfurt's defending has been poor at times tonight, but you have to admire their courage. They are going down fighting and a third goal is not beyond them this evening.
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72'
Gonçalo Paciência has scored a goal for Eintracht Frankfurt! Assist by J. de Guzmán.
De Guzman and Pacienda, the two substitutions, combine to give Frankfurt half a chance. That was a delightful ball from De Guzman, and he made the header so much easier for his team-mate.
GOAAALLLLL BENFICA 4-2 FRANKFURT - Pacienda gives Frankfurt a lifeline in this tie thanks to a superb header from the corner. De Guzman's set piece floated towards the back post and Pacienda used the power on the cross to then guide his header back across goal. Vlachodimos did his best to tip it over the bar but he could not get anywhere near the shot, even at full stretch.
71'
Frankfurt win a corner...
68'
Gonçalo Paciência enters the game and replaces A. Rebić.
Rebic also makes way, with Paciencia his replacement.
Benfica appeal for a penalty after Cervi goes down but replays suggest he slipped before being clipped. That is a great spot by the officials!
66'
Pizzi enters the game and replaces S. Corchia.
Corchia can not continue due to what looks like a hamstring issue. He leaves the field to a round of applause and on comes Pizzi.
60'
J. de Guzmán enters the game and replaces L. Jović.
H. Seferović enters the game and replaces Rafa.
Benfica make their first change of the night as Rafa makes way for Seferovic.
De Guzman enters the frame for Frankfurt, with Jovic making way.
56'
This has been a disastrous night for Frankfurt. 15 matches unbeaten before tonight but they are now going to be lucky to not concede more.
54'
João Félix has scored a goal for Benfica! Assist by Álex Grimaldo.
Grimaldo has been forced backwards due to Frankfurt's pace on the counter but he grabs an assist after his first run forward in the second half.
GOAAAAALLLLLL BENFICA 4-1 FRANKFURT - Felix has his hat-trick and he falls to his knees and it is clear to see this an emotional occasion for him. The youngster has been magnificent tonight and that was the easiest finish of the lot. Frankfurt look mentally drained and they switched off, allowing Grimaldo in behind and he picked out Felix. The forward drifted into the box before tapping home under the legs of Trapp.
50'
Rúben Dias has scored a goal for Benfica! Assist by João Félix.
Felix now has two goals and an assist to his name and he had to be brave there. His header could not have been better placed for Dias.
GOAAAALLLL BENFICA 3-1 FRANKFURT - Dias extends Benfica's lead after some poor defending from Frankfurt from a corner. Felix met the cross at the near post and his flick on found the centre-back who could not miss with a simple header. That should be the match!
48'
Just like they did in the first half, Frankfurt come charging out of the blocks but Jovic heads over from inside the box.
46'
We are back underway!
45' +1
HALF-TIME - BENFICA 2-1 FRANKFURT.
44'
What a crazy game this has turned out to be! Bring on the second half!!
Cervi claims the assist after teeing up Felix with a simple inside ball. He has offered a constant threat down the touchline and Frankfurt have struggled to contain him.
43'
João Félix has scored a goal for Benfica! Assist by F. Cervi.
WHAT A STRIKE!!!!!! BENFICA 2-1 FRANKFURT -Felix grabs his second of the night thanks to a stunning effort from the edge of the box. The Frankfurt defence fell asleep and allowed him room to shoot and he grabbed that opportunity with both hands as he rifled the ball into the bottom corner past Trapp.
40'
L. Jović has scored a goal for Eintracht Frankfurt! Assist by A. Rebić.
GOAAAALLLLL BENFICA 1-1 FRANKFURT - Jovic levels matters after a perfect counter attack from the visitors. Rebic won the ball back in midfield before piling down the wing. Out of nowhere the home defence split and that allowed Jovic to offer an angle before opening up his body to fire home.
Rebic deserves plenty of praise after winning the ball back originally. He then made a great run before staying composed to cross for Jovic.
36'
This game has flown by despite a lack of quality attacking play but that could improve at any second with both teams in fine form of late.
33'
Benfica are being sloppy in possession and they need to stay more composed in the final third. They have the lead and momentum is on their side, but a second goal will not come unless they start to improve their composure.
31'
Benfica appeal for another penalty after Cervi goes down following a collision with Abraham but the officials wave away the appeals.
28'
Benfica keeper Vlachodimos has had nothing to do yet and Frankfurt need to improve their threat on the counter. The issue is they still look stunned from the sending off and that does not come as a surprise.
26'
A. Rebić gets yellow.
Rebic is now in the book after a late challenge and he also looked to have said something to referee Anthony Taylor.
25'
Frankfurt need to watch themselves in the next few minutes. Tensions are high on the pitch and they already have Jovic in the book and N'Dicka in the stands.
23'
Hutter now has his work cut out with his side down to 10 men. He is also a centre-back down so a change in system may be required.
21'
Penalty goal scored by João Félix for Benfica!
GOAAALLLLL!!!!! BENFICA 1-0 FRANKFURT - Felix takes responsibility from the spot and he makes no mistake. The forward stepped up and kept his shot low, which gave Trapp no chance in the Frankfurt goal. The former Paris Saint-Germain man went the right way, but the shot was too strong.
20'
E. Ndicka goes off after a red card!
N'Dicka is shown a straight red card after a blatant push in the box on Gedson Fernandes. The Frankfurt man got the wrong side of the midfielder and panicked, with the Benfica star set to shoot inside the box.
16'
Despite making a strong start, Frankfurt are now struggling to get into the Benfica half.
11'
Neither keeper has been forced into a save so far but the home side are now starting to find their feet after a slow start.
Nothing comes of the set piece and it remains 0-0.
10'
Benfica win a free-kick on the edge in a dangerous position...
8'
Jovic will be doing all he can to upset the home fans, after all he is on loan from the Portuguese giants. He has been in sensational form of late and Benfica will need to be at their best in defence to stop him.
6'
Frankfurt have made a cracking start here, but their latest attack comes to nothing. Kostic made his way into the box but he was blocked off and Benfica do well to win a goal-kick.
5'
WIDE! Jovic wins another corner for Frankfurt and a superb cross is met by Abraham but the defender can only head past the far post.
4'
L. Jović gets yellow.
Jovic is already in the referee's book after trying to stop a counter attack near the halfway line.
3'
The visitors have made a strong start and already won a corner, but Benfica dealt with it easily before breaking down field.
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We are underway in Portugal!
Hello and welcome to tonight's live coverage of the Europa League clash between Benfica and Eintracht Frankfurt from the Estadio da Luz.
We have now reached the quarter-finals stage of the competition and this tie could steal the headlines tonight. This evening's contest will be the first meeting between the pair and both come into it in good form. Benfica have won four of their last five games, while Frankfurt are unbeaten in 15 matches.
Benfica overcame Dinamo Zagreb to reach the final eight, while Frankfurt proved too much for Inter Milan across two legs. The Portuguese outfit will be wary though as they have lost their last three matches when playing teams from the Bundesliga in Germany.
FRANKFURT (3-1-4-2): Kevin Trapp; David Abraham, Martin Hinteregger, Evan Ndicka; Makoto Hasebe; Danny da Costa, Sebastian Rode, Gelson Fernandes, Filip Kostic; Luka Jovic, Ante Rebic.
Gonçalo Paciencia, Jetro Willems, Jonathan de Guzman, Simon Falette, Frederik Ronnow, Lucas Torro, Mijat Gacinovic.
The two teams enter the field of play!!
That is all for tonight folks, thanks for joining us. Goodbye!
Even though they are 4-2 down, Frankfurt still have a chance of qualifying. At home they are an incredible strong outfit, but this result may have taken too much out of them. Their 15-match unbeaten run is now over, and Benfica have one foot in the semi-finals.
More goals should be expected in the second half, especially with Benfica having a man advantage. At 2-1 the tie is not over ahead of the second leg, but another Benfica goal could put the icing on the cake for the home side.
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