UEFA Champions League Qualifying

PAOK vs Benfica, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Third Round

· UEFA Champions League Qualifying
PAOK
  • 63': Dimitris Giannoulis
  • 75': Andrija Zivkovic
FT
2 - 1
Benfica
  • 90'+4': Rafa Silva

About

PAOK are hosting Benfica at Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Chuba Akpom (PAOK Salonika).
  • 1': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika).
  • 1': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 3': Foul by Ioannis Michailidis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 3': Pedrinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pizzi with a headed pass.
  • 13': Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Pedrinho (Benfica).
  • 14': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
  • 14': Omar El Kaddouri (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Offside, PAOK Salonika. José Crespo tries a through ball, but Dimitrios Pelkas is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Rúben Dias (Benfica).
  • 16': Stefan Schwab (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Ioannis Michailidis (PAOK Salonika) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Schwab.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Everton (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Omar El Kaddouri.
  • 21': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Dimitrios Giannoulis.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
  • 22': Christos Tzolis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
  • 23': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fernando Varela.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
  • 26': Christos Tzolis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
  • 26': Foul by Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika).
  • 26': Pedrinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Everton with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pizzi.
  • 28': Hand ball by Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika).
  • 28': Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 29': Pizzi (Benfica) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 30': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Omar El Kaddouri.
  • 31': Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Benfica).
  • 31': Offside, PAOK Salonika. Omar El Kaddouri tries a through ball, but Christos Tzolis is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Dimitrios Giannoulis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 32': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Dimitrios Giannoulis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Weigl with a cross.
  • 34': Offside, Benfica. Odysseas Vlachodimos tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
  • 34': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Everton.
  • 36': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by André Almeida.
  • 39': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika).
  • 42': Attempt saved. Pedrinho (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
  • 42': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Zivko Zivkovic.
  • 43': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
  • 43': Ioannis Michailidis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': André Almeida (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Foul by Ioannis Michailidis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 44': Pedrinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Ioannis Michailidis (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, PAOK Salonika 0, Benfica 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins PAOK Salonika 0, Benfica 0.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Everton with a cross.
  • 52': Chuba Akpom (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Benfica).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Omar El Kaddouri (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Sverrir Ingason (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Christos Tzolis (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Schwab.
  • 55': Hand ball by Christos Tzolis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 56': Foul by Pedrinho (Benfica).
  • 56': Omar El Kaddouri (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Offside, PAOK Salonika. Sverrir Ingason tries a through ball, but Chuba Akpom is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Everton (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedrinho.
  • 57': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Zivko Zivkovic.
  • 57': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Benfica).
  • 57': Ioannis Michailidis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Dimitrios Giannoulis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
  • 63': Goal! PAOK Salonika 1, Benfica 0. Dimitrios Giannoulis (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chuba Akpom.
  • 65': Hand ball by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
  • 65': Substitution, Benfica. Darwin Núñez replaces Pedrinho.
  • 67': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Andrija Zivkovic replaces Dimitrios Pelkas.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 70': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Karol Swiderski replaces Chuba Akpom.
  • 70': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sverrir Ingason.
  • 72': Substitution, Benfica. Carlos Vinicius replaces Haris Seferovic.
  • 73': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by José Crespo.
  • 75': Goal! PAOK Salonika 2, Benfica 0. Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitrios Giannoulis.
  • 76': Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Adel Taarabt.
  • 77': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
  • 77': Sverrir Ingason (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fernando Varela.
  • 79': Foul by Stefan Schwab (PAOK Salonika).
  • 79': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Stefan Schwab (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Anderson Esiti replaces Christos Tzolis.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Everton.
  • 80': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Zivko Zivkovic.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 82': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Dimitrios Giannoulis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 83': Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sverrir Ingason.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Anderson Esiti (PAOK Salonika).
  • 90'+2': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Anderson Esiti (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Goal! PAOK Salonika 2, Benfica 1. Rafa (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Hand ball by Carlos Vinicius (Benfica).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, PAOK Salonika 2, Benfica 1.
  • 0': Match ends, PAOK Salonika 2, Benfica 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
10 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 4
72.8 Possession 27.2
16 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
550 Accurate Passes 155
641 Passes 246
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
8 Accurate Crosses 0
27 Crosses 6
0.3 Cross % 0.0
44 Long Balls 66
23 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 19
16 Tackles 31
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 17
10 Effective Clearances 33
10 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: Toumba Stadium
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece

Line-Ups

PAOK PAOK (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
88 Zivko Zivkovic (GK)
5 Fernando Varela Yellow Card
49 Ioannis Michailidis Yellow Card
4 Sverrir Ingason
7 Omar El Kaddouri
22 Stefan Schwab Yellow Card
10 Dimitris Pelkas Yellow Card
23 Dimitris Giannoulis
15 José Ángel Crespo
11 Christos Tzolis
47 Chuba Akpom
PAOK Substitutes:
Karol Swiderski, Diego Biseswar, Andrija Zivkovic, Enea Mihaj, Anderson Esiti, Nika Ninua, Alexandros Paschalakis.

SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
5 Jan Vertonghen
6 Rúben Dias
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
34 André Almeida Yellow Card
38 Pedrinho
49 Adel Taarabt
28 Julian Weigl
14 Haris Seferovic
7 Everton
21 Pizzi
Benfica Substitutes:
Darwin Núñez, Gabriel, Rafa Silva, Carlos Vinícius, Gilberto, Luca Waldschmidt, Helton Leite.

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