(1-0 Lorient)| 17¹ | A brilliant shot from SAVIOLA was dealt with by a fine stop from the 'keeper. |
| 24¹ | CARDOZO's shot was well held by the Lorient 'keeper. |
| 28¹ | AIMAR floated the ball to SAVIOLA who headed it wide. |
| 31¹ | CARDOZO fired the ball through a ruck of players but AUDARD was a match for it as he dived to his left. |
| 36¹ | The ref cautions VAHIRUA. |
| 39¹ | HOARAU beat BOSINGWA and drove the ball to VAHIRUA who fired his effort wide. |
| 2² | RAMIRES waltzed away from CONGRÉ and rifled a weak shot into the crowd. |
| 3² | A shot from BOSINGWA was booted off the line by MOREL. |
| 4² | A lovely effort from CARDOZO scraped the outside of the lefthand post. |
| 14² | HOARAU shot over. |
| 20² | SAVIOLA ran onto a great ball from PETIT but fumbled his effort wide of the righthand post. |
| 26² | RAMIRES poked a simple chance past the near post. |
| 27² | The hapless Lorient 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from MONTERRUBIO dropped just wide. |
| 28² | A left foot shot from RAMIRES was saved by the Lorient 'keeper. |
| 29² | The 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked shot from AMALFITANO. |
| 32² | MONTERRUBIO beat a number of Benfica players and stroked a golden opportunity just wide. |
| 32² | The Benfica 'keeper dived to his right to save an accurate drive from Lorient's VAHIRUA. |
| 33² | FÁBIO COENTRÃO headed the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box. |
| 35² | EDUARDO managed to block a powerful shot. |
| 41² | GOAL!! A neatly crafted set-piece enabled SAVIOLA to hammer the ball into the back of the net. (1-1) |