UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 17, 2019
RB Leipzig WWWWD 2
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Benfica WWLWW 1
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Estádio da Luz · 46,460 att.

Match Report

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Werner's second-half double for Leipzig sinks Benfica

RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner scored two second-half goals to secure an impressive 2-1 win at Benfica in their Champions League match Tuesday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
1
52.6
Possession
47.4
12
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
458
Accurate Passes
422
551
Passes
500
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
18
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.4
54
Long Balls
53
27
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
1
18
Effective Tackles
13
21
Tackles
23
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
12
17
Effective Clearances
23
17
Clearances
23

Head to Head

RBL leads series 1-0

Lineups

SLB · 4-4-2

  1. 99Odisseas VlachodimosG
  2. 97FerroCD-L
  3. 6Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 3Alejandro GrimaldoLB
  5. 84Tomas TavaresRB
  6. 49Adel TaarabtCM-L
  7. 5Ljubomir FejsaCM-R
  8. 11Franco CerviLM
  9. 21PizziRM
  10. 73JotaCF-L
  11. 9Raúl de TomásCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 72Ivan ZlobinSUB
  2. 7CaioSUB
  3. 27Rafa SilvaSUB
  4. 92David TavaresSUB
  5. 33JardelSUB
  6. 14Haris SeferovicSUB
  7. 71Nuno TavaresSUB

RBL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 4Willi OrbánCD-L
  3. 6Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 23Marcel HalstenbergLB
  5. 22Nordi MukieleRB
  6. 31Diego DemmeCM-L
  7. 27Konrad LaimerCM-R
  8. 10Emil ForsbergLM
  9. 7Marcel SabitzerRM
  10. 11Timo WernerCF-L
  11. 9Yussuf PoulsenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Dayot UpamecanoSUB
  2. 18Christopher NkunkuSUB
  3. 20Matheus CunhaSUB
  4. 16Lukas KlostermannSUB
  5. 17Ademola LookmanSUB
  6. 8Amadou HaidaraSUB
  7. 28Yvon MvogoSUB

Timeline

  1. 39' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Konrad Laimer because of an injury.
  2. 57' Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 62' Jota (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 67' Substitution, Benfica. David Tavares replaces Jota.
  5. 69' Goal! Benfica 0, RB Leipzig 1. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
  6. 70' Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 76' Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Pizzi.
  8. 76' Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Franco Cervi.
  9. 78' Goal! Benfica 0, RB Leipzig 2. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  10. 79' VAR Decision: Goal Benfica 0-2 RB Leipzig (Timo Werner).
  11. 83' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
  12. 84' Goal! Benfica 1, RB Leipzig 2. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafa.
  13. 88' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku replaces Emil Forsberg.

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