Vangelis Pavlidis scored his sixth goal in this season's Champions League to give Benfica a 1-0 win away to 10-man Monaco in the first leg of their knockout phase play-off tie on Wednesday. Benfica, who are currently second in the Portuguese league behind Lisbon rivals Sporting,

Benfica take control of their Champions League play-off with an away win against a Monaco side that have to play most of the second half with only 10 men.

Benfica took control of their Champions League play-off with an away win against a Monaco side that had to play most of the second half with only 10 men. The visitors went ahead thanks to a superb chipped finish from a tight angle by Vangelis Pavlidis after only three minutes of the second half.