UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Benfica WWWLW 2
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RB Leipzig WWWWW 2
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SLB112
RBL022
Red Bull Arena · 38,339 att.

Match Report

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Forsberg double sends Leipzig into UCL round of 16

Emil Forsberg struck twice late in the game to earn RB Leipzig a 2-2 draw against Benfica that saw them advance to the Champions League last 16.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
7
8
Saves
2
33.6
Possession
66.4
11
SHOTS
25
4
ON GOAL
10
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
243
Accurate Passes
558
326
Passes
642
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
12
9
Crosses
34
0.3
Cross %
0.4
54
Long Balls
52
21
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
5
31
Effective Clearances
11
31
Clearances
11

Head to Head

RBL leads series 2-0

Lineups

RBL · 3-5-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 26Ethan AmpaduCD
  3. 5Dayot UpamecanoCD-L
  4. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-R
  5. 10Emil ForsbergCM-L
  6. 27Konrad LaimerCM-R
  7. 31Diego DemmeAM
  8. 3Marcelo SaracchiLM
  9. 7Marcel SabitzerRM
  10. 11Timo WernerCF-L
  11. 18Christopher NkunkuCF-R

SLB · 4-4-2

  1. 99Odisseas VlachodimosG
  2. 97FerroCD-L
  3. 6Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 3Alejandro GrimaldoLB
  5. 34André AlmeidaRB
  6. 49Adel TaarabtCM-L
  7. 8GabrielCM-R
  8. 11Franco CerviLM
  9. 21PizziRM
  10. 19ChiquinhoCF-L
  11. 95Carlos ViníciusCF-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Benfica 1. Pizzi (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 52' Adel Taarabt (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nordi Mukiele replaces Ethan Ampadu.
  4. 59' Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Benfica 2. Carlos Vinicius (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adel Taarabt following a fast break.
  5. 64' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yvon Mvogo replaces Péter Gulácsi because of an injury.
  6. 70' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Patrik Schick replaces Marcelo Saracchi.
  7. 82' Substitution, Benfica. Raúl de Tomás replaces Carlos Vinicius.
  8. 89' Rúben Dias (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Benfica 2. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  10. 90'+3' Substitution, Benfica. Caio replaces Pizzi.
  11. 90'+5' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Benfica 2. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner with a cross.
  12. 90'+8' Substitution, Benfica. Jota replaces Franco Cervi.

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