Benfica 1–0 Bayern Munich Player Ratings: Antonio Silva Rated 8.5/10 as Benfica Top Club World Cup Group With Gritty Win Over Bundesliga Giants

Benfica produced a sturdy performance to secure a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in their final 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group game at the Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, on Tuesday, 24 June 2025. A solitary Andreas Schjelderup goal was enough to give the Portuguese giants all three points.

Benfica started taking the fight to a heavily rotated Bayern team in the early stages of the game. Their early pressure paid off in the 13th minute, as a well-worked move saw the ball fall to winger Andreas Schjelderup inside the box, allowing him to power the ball into the back of the net. Thomas Muller and Leroy Sane both missed huge chances towards the end of the first half, summing up a dismal half for Bayern.

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany made a string of changes at the break to bring on the regulars. The Bundesliga side had their share of chances in the second half, with Leroy Sane wasting a few big chances. Joshua Kimmich seemingly scored a beautiful goal in the 61st minute, but it was called out because of Harry Kane's offside disrupting it.

Despite throwing the kitchen sink at the Benfica box, Bayern Munich's players were just not clinical enough. The Portuguese side ground their way to get a win and top Group C, with Bayern finishing as the runners-up.

Here are the Benfica vs Bayern Munich Player Ratings.

Benfica Player Ratings

Here are our Benfica Player Ratings.

Goalkeeper

Anatoliy Trubin - 8/10

Trubin showed his sharpness in his goal, positioning himself well to make a few nice saves. Denied Sane in two one-on-ones, and also made a big save to deny Pavlovic from close range.

Defenders

Leandro Barreiro - 7.5/10

Leandro proved himself a hard-working figure on the right flank for his side. He neutralized a lot of Bayern Munich's movement with his crucial challenges, winning a number of key duels as well.

Antonio Silva - 8.5/10

Antonio Silva, who headlined the Benfica vs Bayern Munich player ratings, was disciplined and proactive in his defensive line. His positioning was impressive, and able to come up with a flurry of crucial clearances in the game. Did well to keep Kane and Muller quiet.

Nicolas Otamendi - 8/10

Otamendi had a ton of aggression with his approach, clattering the Bayern players with some rough challenges. He was booked for his aggression and made so many key clearances to frustrate the German side.

Samuel Dahl - 7.5/10

Dahl held his own in the left-back role, covering a lot of ground to stop Bayern's attacks in his side. He made a plethora of possession recoveries and won many duels to shut things down for the majority of the FIFA Club World Cup match.

Midfielders

Renato Sanches - 7.5/10

Sanches showed himself as a bullish and tenacious figure against his former team. He might've been booked, but bullied his way to win a lot of duels and move his side forward quickly on the transitions.

Frederik Aursnes - 7.5/10

Aursnes was an industrious figure in midfield, positioning himself smart to ruin Bayern's flow. The 29-year-old regained possession quite a few times and played a great pass to set up the opener.

Gianluca Prestianni - 6/10

Prestiannl did well in being disciplined with his passing, moving the ball forward swiftly help trouble Bayern on the counter-attacks. Wasn't able to really test Neuer before his substitution.

Forwards

Angel di Maria - 7/10

Angel Di Maria turned back the block by being a menacing threat on the wings for Benfica. He made a number of brilliant forward runs, outwitting defenders and also creating some promising chances.

Andreas Schjelderup - 7.5/10

The young Andreas Schjelderup was a menacing figure with his clever running and driving nature. Got in the right place to score his efficient goal and was a menace with his forward runs.

Vangelis Pavlidis - 4.5/10

Pavlidis had a relatively forgettable outing against Bayern. He failed to convert after going one-v-one in the first half and failed to get at the end of anything big after the breakthrough.

Substitutes

Orkun Kokcu - 5/10

Kokcu failed to really insert himself as a threat in the midfield, not being able to stop Bayern from dominating the late stages.

Karem Akturkoglu - 6/10

Arkurkugolu almost made an immediate impact, forcing a sharp save from Neuer quickly after coming on.

Adrian Bajrami - 6/10

Bajrami put in a decent late cameo to help his side get the job done.

Joao Rege - N/R

Tiago Gouveia - N/R

Manager

Bruno Lage - 8/10

Lage instilled a lot of confidence in his side to take the fight to Bayern from the get-go. Benfica's strong start resulted in a key early goal, allowing them to gain the advantage. After that, some brilliant defensive work and luck favoring his side, Benfica wrapped up the Club World Cup league stage as the group toppers.

Bayern Munich Player Ratings

Here are our Bayern Munich Player Ratings.

Goalkeeper

Manuel Neuer - 6/10

Neuer looked a bit shaky with his sweeping work, getting almost embarrassed on a few occasions. He made a few impressive saves, but couldn't do much for the goal.

Defenders

Sacha Boey - 4.5/10

Boey was horribly caught napping for the Schjelderup goal, losing mark on the winger. He worked hard to win quite a few duels, but was rusty with his attacking work and often switched off in key moments.

Dayot Upamecano - 6/10

Upamecano was a bit erratic with his positioning at times, causing a special problem for the opening goal. But he held himself relatively well against Pavlidis, winning possession many times.

Josip Stanisic - 5/10

Stanisic impressed with his passing and regained possession on quite a few occasions. But his questionable positioning landed Bayern in trouble multiple times as he failed to contain Benfica's attacking threat.

Raphael Guerreiro - 4.5/10

Guerreiro got totally outwitted for the opening goal, being horribly caught out of position. He lost out on quite a few duels and failed to provide much threat going forward.

Midfielders

Joao Palhinha - 4.5/10

João Palhinha was pretty diligent with his passing, nailing most of his forward passes. But Palhinha failed to asser this weight in the midfield, failing to win duels or win back possession.

Aleksandar Pavlovic -

Pavlovic used his high energy levels to be a real livewire in the midfield. He regained possession on many occasions and his crisp passing allowed Bayern to dominate the majoirity of possession.

Tom Bischof - 5/10

Tom failed to get involved as much as he'd like in the final third. His passing was discipline and he created some nice moves, but failed to test the goalkeeper.

Forwards

Serge Gnabry - 6/10

Gnabry actually made some nice runs into the final third, troubling the opposition defenders with his movement. Created a big chance for Sane that the winger wasted.

Leroy Sane - 3/10

Sane is leaving Bayern Munich soon and that showed in his sloppy performance. Lacked any ruthlessness in the final third, wasting a number of chances and being inefficient in front of the goal. Leroy Sane was arguably the worst player for his side.

Thomas Muller - 4/10

Muller had a dud game as a no.9, failing to trouble defenders or convert chances. Got more involved by dropping deep in the second half, but failed to create anything special.

Substitutes

Harry Kane - 5/10

Kane failed to prove his ruthlessness. Couldn't really win that many duels or convert things that came his way. Created a big late chance which Sane wasted.

Joshua Kimmich - 6.5/10

Despite coming on as a substitute, Kimmich was atop the Bayern Munich player ratings. The German midfielder scored a beautiful left-footed goal after coming on, only to see it get ruled out. His passing and ball retention work were also impressive.

Michael Olise - 6/10

Olise added a lot of creative spark to Bayern after coming. Created some nice chances and helped them move the ball forward swiftly.

Jonathan Tah - 6/10

Tah helped add a bit more steel to the Bayern backline after coming on.

Konrad Laimer - 6/10

Struck the post in the second half, but was offside in that move.

Manager

Vincent Kompany - 5/10

Kompany took a risk by resting a number of key regulars, which resulted in Benfica dominating his Bayern side in the first half. His substitutions had mixed results, with some substitutes performing really well and others failing. To make things worse, his players missed a number of chances to end the Club World Cup group stages in gloomy fashion. Bayern finished second in Group C.

Sportsdunia's Player of the Match goes to Antonio Silva.