Head coach Bruno Lage was about to address the media in preparation for his team's Champions League play-off second leg against Monaco when the earthquake hit.
LISBON was struck by a 4.7 magnitude earthquake just moments before a Benfica press conference took place on Monday.
Discussing his experience of the earthquake, he said: "If I tell you what I said to my assistant Lemos... "We were climbing the stairs when we heard a noise.
Should they beat Monaco on aggregate, Benfica will face either Liverpool or Barcelona in the last-16 of the Champions League.
The earthquake struck Portugal at around 1:24pm local time on Monday afternoon.
