UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Benfica LWWWW 1
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Lyon LDLWW 3
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LYON213
Groupama Stadium · 51,077 att.

Match Report

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Lyon beat Benfica to revive last-16 chances

Olympique Lyonnais revived their hopes of reaching the Champions League last 16 when first-half goals by Joachim Andersen and Memphis Depay.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
2
47
Possession
53
15
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
371
Accurate Passes
449
462
Passes
538
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
22
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
43
Long Balls
75
17
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
13
27
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
10
Interceptions
12
17
Effective Clearances
21
17
Clearances
21

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Lineups

LYON · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Anthony LopesG
  2. 5Jason DenayerCD-L
  3. 3Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 28Youssouf KonéLB
  5. 14Léo DuboisRB
  6. 11Memphis DepayAM
  7. 29Lucas TousartLM
  8. 12Thiago MendesRM
  9. 9Moussa DembéléF
  10. 8Houssem AouarAM-L
  11. 17Jeff Reine-AdélaideAM-R

SLB · 4-4-2

  1. 99Odisseas VlachodimosG
  2. 97FerroCD-L
  3. 6Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 3Alejandro GrimaldoLB
  5. 84Tomas TavaresRB
  6. 8GabrielCM-L
  7. 61FlorentinoCM-R
  8. 11Franco CerviLM
  9. 83Gedson FernandesRM
  10. 95Carlos ViníciusCF-L
  11. 19ChiquinhoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Lyon 1, Benfica 0. Joachim Andersen (Lyon) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross following a corner.
  2. 16' Substitution, Benfica. Jardel replaces Ferro because of an injury.
  3. 33' Goal! Lyon 2, Benfica 0. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
  4. 43' Gabriel Pires (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Gedson Fernandes.
  6. 45' Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Memphis Depay because of an injury.
  7. 50' Florentino Luís (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Substitution, Lyon. Bertrand Traoré replaces Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.
  9. 73' Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Franco Cervi.
  10. 76' Goal! Lyon 2, Benfica 1. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pizzi with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  11. 78' VAR Decision: Goal Lyon 2-1 Benfica (Haris Seferovic).
  12. 89' Goal! Lyon 3, Benfica 1. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Lyon. Marcelo replaces Houssem Aouar.

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