Benfica vs Shakhtar Donetsk, 2019-20 UEFA Europa League, Round of 32

· 2nd Leg - Shakhtar Donetsk advance 5-4 on aggregate

Benfica

9': Pizzi
36': Rúben Dias
47': Rafa Silva

FT
3 - 3
2nd Leg - Shakhtar Donetsk advance 5-4 on aggregate

Shakhtar Donetsk

12': Rúben Dias (OG)
49': Taras Stepanenko
71': Alan Patrick

About

Benfica are hosting Shakhtar Donetsk at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mykola Matvyenko.
6': Attempt saved. Dyego Sousa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
7': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Taras Stepanenko.
7': Attempt blocked. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
7': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ismaily.
8': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
8': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
9': Goal! Benfica 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 0. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
12': Own Goal by Rúben Dias, Benfica. Benfica 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 1.
14': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Taison.
15': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
15': Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Foul by Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk).
18': Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Dyego Sousa (Benfica).
18': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mykola Matvyenko.
20': Attempt saved. Ismaily (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moraes.
20': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
22': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mykola Matvyenko.
23': Attempt missed. Dyego Sousa (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
24': Attempt blocked. Marlos Bonfim (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Patrick.
24': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
31': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
31': Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mykola Matvyenko.
36': Goal! Benfica 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 1. Rúben Dias (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
38': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
39': Foul by Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
39': Rúben Dias (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt saved. Dyego Sousa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
42': Foul by Chiquinho (Benfica).
42': Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Ismaily (Shakhtar Donetsk).
43': Rúben Dias (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Ismaily (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
45': Marcos Antonio (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
45'+1': Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Patrick with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 1.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 1.
46': Attempt blocked. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
47': Goal! Benfica 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 1. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dyego Sousa.
49': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Julian Weigl.
49': Goal! Benfica 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 2. Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Taison with a cross following a corner.
50': (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Rafa (Benfica).
50': Rafa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
54': Attempt missed. Marcos Antonio (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marlos Bonfim.
54': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
56': Attempt saved. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomas Tavares.
56': Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
57': Attempt saved. Sergey Krivtsov (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marlos Bonfim with a cross.
58': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mykola Matvyenko.
62': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Mateus Tetê replaces Marlos Bonfim.
64': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dyego Sousa with a cross.
65': Alan Patrick (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
65': Attempt blocked. Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Attempt saved. Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateus Tetê.
66': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Taison tries a through ball, but Moraes is caught offside.
66': Foul by Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk).
66': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Chiquinho.
68': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Alan Patrick (Shakhtar Donetsk).
68': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a set piece situation.
71': Goal! Benfica 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 3. Alan Patrick (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
74': Attempt missed. Mateus Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
75': Attempt missed. Ferro (Benfica) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
76': Ferro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
77': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Tomas Tavares.
78': Attempt saved. Ismaily (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dodô.
78': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Marcos Antonio (Shakhtar Donetsk).
79': Substitution, Benfica. Carlos Vinicius replaces Dyego Sousa.
79': Substitution, Benfica. Jota replaces Pizzi.
83': Foul by Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk).
83': Rúben Dias (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Attempt blocked. Jota (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vinicius.
84': Foul by Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk).
84': Tomas Tavares (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Attempt saved. Carlos Vinicius (Benfica) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a cross.
86': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
86': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Yevhen Konoplyanka replaces Taison.
86': Attempt saved. Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
87': Foul by Yevhen Konoplyanka (Shakhtar Donetsk).
87': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Yevhen Konoplyanka (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Alan Patrick (Shakhtar Donetsk).
89': Attempt saved. Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Antonio with a through ball.
89': Foul by Tomas Tavares (Benfica).
89': Yevhen Konoplyanka (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Davit Khocholava replaces Alan Patrick.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 3.
0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 3.

Statistics

SHK		SLB
14	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	6
50.1	Possession	49.9
13	SHOTS	16
8	ON GOAL	7
0.6	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
420	Accurate Passes	410
508	Passes	482
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	8
9	Crosses	33
0.3	Cross %	0.2
57	Long Balls	40
22	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	4
6	Effective Tackles	9
9	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	13
26	Effective Clearances	8
26	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 48,302

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-4-2)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
97	Ferro
6	Rúben Dias
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
84	Tomas Tavares
49	Adel Taarabt
28	Julian Weigl
27	Rafa Silva
21	Pizzi
20	Dyego Sousa
19	Chiquinho

Benfica Substitutes:

Franco Cervi, Haris Seferovic, Florentino, Carlos Vinícius, Mile Svilar, Nuno Tavares, Jota.

Shakhtar Donetsk (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Andriy Pyatov (GK)
22	Mykola Matviyenko
4	Serhiy Kryvtsov
31	Ismaily
98	Dodô
21	Alan Patrick
6	Taras Stepanenko
8	Marcos Antonio
10	Júnior Moraes
7	Taison
11	Marlos

Shakhtar Donetsk Substitutes:

Mateus Tetê, Sergiy Bolbat, Yevhen Konoplyanka, Maycon, Oleksiy Shevchenko, Davit Khocholava, Fernando.

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