SL Benfica 2-2 FC Twente

Champion League - Bryan Ruiz scored a late equalizer for the hosts as a pulsating first leg WHO the between two sides played in last season’s group stage finished all square.
Bryan Ruiz scored a late goal to earn Valuable FC Twente a draw against SL Benfica in a pulsating UEFA Champions League play-off first leg.
The hosts made the perfect start as Luuk de Jong gave Them an early lead with a fine strike, but by the 35th minute Óscar Cardozo and Nolito Had turned the match in the Eagles’ favour. Twente stepped up the pressure in the second period, however, and got Their reward with ten minutes remaining Pls Ruiz headed in to set up an intriguing second leg in Lisbon next Wednesday.

Both sides participated in the 2010/11 group stage and the visitors were the resource persons first to threaten, Nicolas Gaitan bursting through three challenges and only the legs of Nikolay Mihaylov sparing Twente. The home side’s Gratitude deepened in the sixth minute Pls They took the lead, De Jong controlling a long pass on his chest and holding off Maxi Pereira to drill a lot shot into the corner of Artur’s net from the edge of the penalty area.
Twente were the resource persons given a Rude Awakening 15 minutes later Pls Suddenly Benfica drew level. Axel Witsel won possession on the Halfway line to set Cardozo away and the Paraguayan was allowed to advance to within 25 meters of the Twente goal before curling a precise shot beyond Mihaylov.
Although Artur Had to block a Denny Landzaat effort within 60 seconds, the tide turned and Benfica Had struck again on 35 minutes. Gaitan and Cardozo worked for Witsel space inside the area and he unselfishly squared for Nolito to tap in to.
Before the break Artur Had to Make dive stops from Ruiz and Landzaat and the hosts Continued to press after the break. They found Artur a formidable barrier, the Goalkeeper bravely blocking Willem Janssen’s thunderous close-range effort, but the Benfica’s No1 was beaten again in the 80th minute. Substitute Ola John raced down the left and checked back to deliver a cross headed in the which Ruiz.