Getafe visited the Estádio da Luz in the first leg of the UEFA Cup round of 16.

Benfica were reduced to ten in the 9th after Cardozo's dismissal. De la Red scored his first goal in the competition in the 25th and Pablo Hernández made it two in the 67th; Mantorras pulled one back in the 76th.

Laudrup switched Granero for Mario Cotelo at the break, and brought on Manu del Moral for Braulio in the 61st and Celestini for De la Red in the 73rd.

Braulio in the 21st, Granero in the 35th, Licht in the 82nd, Casquero in the 85th and Pablo Hernández in the 92nd were booked for Getafe.

Grzegorz Gilewski refereed. Getafe returned from Lisbon with a 1-2 and the tie advantage.