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Angel Di Maria's (not shown) near-post corner beat everyone before going in at the far postAngel di Maria scored directly from a corner as Benfica beat Red Bull Salzburg 3-1 to secure third place in their Champions League group and qualify for the Europa League.
Di Maria also set up Rafa Silva to give Benfica the two-goal lead they needed to leapfrog Salzburg into third.
Luka Sucic pulled a goal back after the break but Arthur Cabral struck in stoppage time to send Benfica through.
Real Sociedad won the group after a goalless draw with Inter Milan.
At 35 years and 301 days, former Manchester United winger Di Maria is now the second oldest Argentinian scorer in the Champions League, surpassing Lionel Messi, who was 35 years and 123 days old when he scored for Paris St-Germain in 2022.
Former defender Javier Zanetti was 37 when he scored in Inter Milan's 4-3 win over Tottenham in 2010.
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Elsewhere, Sevilla are out of Europe completely after they finished bottom of Group B following defeat at Lens, who qualify for the Europa League.
Przemyslaw Frankowski's penalty put Lens ahead but Sergio Ramos equalised with a spot-kick of his own to become the Champions League's all-time top-scoring defender with 17.
Sevilla needed to win to leapfrog Lens but it was the French side who grabbed the winner in stoppage time through Angelo Fulgini.
It means seven-time Europa League winners Sevilla will not play European competition in the second half of the season for the first time since 2013.
Arsenal, who had already secured top spot in Group B, drew 1-1 with second-placed PSV Eindhoven.
Line-ups
RB Salzburg
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 24SchlagerBooked at 90mins
- 6Baidoo
- 4Piatkowski
- 31Pavlovic
- 70Dedic
- 27Gourna-DouathBooked at 10mins
- 18BidstrupSubstituted forSimicat 90+5'minutes
- 10Sucic
- 30GloukhSubstituted forKameriat 82'minutesBooked at 82mins
- 45DorgelesSubstituted forKoïtaat 55'minutes
- 21RatkovBooked at 51minsSubstituted forDos Santos Pedroat 55'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Mantl
- 5Okoh
- 8Kameri
- 11Dos Santos Pedro
- 15Diambou
- 17Ulmer
- 19Konaté
- 20Koïta
- 23Simic
- 32Forson
- 39Morgalla
- 41Krumrey
Benfica
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Trubin
- 8Aursnes
- 44Lemos Araújo
- 30Otamendi
- 5Rodrigues da SilvaBooked at 45mins
- 87Gonçalves Neves
- 10KökçüSubstituted forGonçalo Guedesat 68'minutes
- 11Di María
- 27Fernandes Ferreira da SilvaSubstituted forMorris Luísat 90+4'minutes
- 20João MárioSubstituted forMendonça Cabralat 90+1'minutes
- 19TengstedtSubstituted forMusaat 45'minutesBooked at 72mins
Substitutes
- 9Mendonça Cabral
- 13Jurásek
- 17Gonçalo Guedes
- 22Lima Silva Machado
- 24Jumpe Soares
- 33Musa
- 38da Silva Marcelino
- 45Kokubo
- 47Antunes Gouveia
- 61Morris Luís
Referee:Daniel Siebert
Attendance:27,134
Live Text
Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Benfica 3.
Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Benfica 3.
Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Petar Musa.
Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Roko Simic replaces Mads Bidstrup.
Attempt missed. Sékou Koïta (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces Rafa.
Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Benfica 3. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces João Mário.
Alexander Schlager (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mads Bidstrup.
Attempt missed. Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sékou Koïta following a fast break.
Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Fernando (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
Attempt missed. Sékou Koïta (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sékou Koïta (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
Attempt missed. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
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