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AEK Athens 2 Benfica 3: Semedo stunner settles five-goal thriller

Alfa Semedo marked his Champions League debut with a superb strike as 10-man Benfica overcame AEK Athens 3-2 in Group E.

Benfica ended their Champions League hoodoo as Alfa Semedo scored a stunning goal to secure a 3-2 victory at AEK Athens in Group E.

Viktor Klonaridis' second-half double looked to have clinched a share of the spoils for AEK, who had taken full advantage of Ruben Dias' red card late in the first half.

Yet Benfica, who were 2-0 up by the 15th minute thanks to Haris Seferovic and Alex Grimaldo, rallied through substitute Semedo's solo effort on his debut in the Champions League proper.