Benfica vs Lyon, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueLyon keeper's blunder hands Benfica 2-1 victory
An 86th minute blunder by Olympique Lyon keeper Anthony Lopes handed Benfica Lisbon a late goal for a 2-1 victory on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
- 3': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Goal! Benfica 1, Lyon 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franco Cervi.
- 6': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Franco Cervi.
- 9': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
- 9': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
- 10': Haris Seferovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Marcelo (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 14': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Lyon).
- 15': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
- 15': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
- 18': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Jason Denayer (Lyon) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 19': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 20': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Rafa because of an injury.
- 21': Offside, Lyon. Youssouf Kone tries a through ball, but Martin Terrier is caught offside.
- 23': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
- 26': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
- 26': Rúben Dias (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Moussa Dembele (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Foul by Gedson Fernandes (Benfica).
- 27': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Kone (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
- 30': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 32': Foul by Florentino Luís (Benfica).
- 32': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Offside, Lyon. Léo Dubois tries a through ball, but Moussa Dembele is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tomas Tavares.
- 38': Foul by Youssouf Kone (Lyon).
- 38': Tomas Tavares (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Youssouf Kone (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Foul by Gedson Fernandes (Benfica).
- 39': Lucas Tousart (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
- 41': Martin Terrier (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Pizzi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 43': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Benfica. Pizzi tries a through ball, but Gedson Fernandes is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Foul by Rúben Dias (Benfica).
- 45'+2': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Lyon 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Lyon 0.
- 47': Foul by Tomas Tavares (Benfica).
- 47': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Martin Terrier (Lyon).
- 48': Tomas Tavares (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Offside, Benfica. Haris Seferovic tries a through ball, but Gedson Fernandes is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
- 52': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Martin Terrier (Lyon).
- 54': Tomas Tavares (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Substitution, Lyon. Thiago Mendes replaces Martin Terrier.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Dembele.
- 58': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 58': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Gedson Fernandes (Benfica).
- 59': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Gedson Fernandes (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Benfica. Carlos Vinicius replaces Haris Seferovic.
- 61': Foul by Florentino Luís (Benfica).
- 61': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Thiago Mendes (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
- 64': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
- 64': Gedson Fernandes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Lyon. Bertrand Traoré replaces Maxwel Cornet.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 70': Goal! Benfica 1, Lyon 1. Memphis Depay (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross.
- 72': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
- 72': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
- 73': Rúben Dias (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a fast break.
- 77': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
- 77': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Benfica. Raúl de Tomás replaces Franco Cervi.
- 78': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Lyon).
- 79': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
- 80': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Thiago Mendes (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Denayer.
- 82': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 83': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
- 83': Gedson Fernandes (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Pizzi (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 85': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Lyon).
- 85': Tomas Tavares (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Goal! Benfica 2, Lyon 1. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom left corner.
- 87': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
- 87': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Youssouf Kone (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay following a set piece situation.
- 87': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
- 87': Raúl de Tomás (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Lyon. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde replaces Houssem Aouar.
- 88': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 89': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
- 89': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
- 90'+1': Thiago Mendes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 90'+2': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Tomas Tavares.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
- 90'+5': Tomas Tavares (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Lyon 1.
- 0': Match ends, Benfica 2, Lyon 1.
Statistics
 LYON |
SLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 56.6 | Possession | 43.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 464 | Accurate Passes | 322 |
| 538 | Passes | 420 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 26 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 12 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 7 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 53,035
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 53,035
Line-Ups
Benfica (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 97 | Ferro |
| 6 | Rúben Dias |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 84 | Tomas Tavares |
| 61 | Florentino |
| 8 | Gabriel |
| 11 | Franco Cervi |
| 83 | Gedson Fernandes  |
| 14 | Haris Seferovic |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
Lyon (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 6 | Marcelo |
| 28 | Youssouf Koné |
| 14 | Léo Dubois |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 29 | Lucas Tousart |
| 7 | Martin Terrier |
| 27 | Maxwel Cornet |
| 11 | Memphis Depay |
| 9 | Moussa Dembélé |
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