Getafe hosted Benfica in the second leg of the round of 16 holding a favourable 2-1 from the first leg in Lisbon.

Albín scored his first goal in the UEFA Cup in the 77th and sealed the tie with an aggregate 3-1.

Laudrup brought on Signorino for Kepa in the 69th, Cortés for Mario Cotelo in the 74th and Juanfran for Gavilán in the 79th.

Goalkeeper Abbondanzieri was booked in the 38th, Mario Cotelo in the 60th and Licht in the 73rd for Getafe; for Benfica, Katsouranis in the 14th, Maxi Pereira in the 55th, Edcarlos in the 68th and Léo in the 88th.

Viktor Kassai refereed. Getafe reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. Tena and Juanfran played their first game in the competition.