UEFA Europa League

Benfica vs Lech Poznan, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Benfica
  • 36': Jan Vertonghen
  • 57': Darwin Núñez
  • 58': Pizzi
  • 89': Julian Weigl
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4 - 0
Lech Poznan

    About

    Benfica are hosting Lech Poznan 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': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Nika Kacharava (Lech Poznan).
    • 2': Nika Kacharava (Lech Poznan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Offside, Lech Poznan. Karlo Muhar tries a through ball, but Nika Kacharava is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Chiquinho (Benfica).
    • 7': Jan Sykora (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
    • 9': Mohammed Awaed (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Filip Marchwinski (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jan Sykora.
    • 15': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Michal Skoras (Lech Poznan).
    • 16': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
    • 17': Filip Marchwinski (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
    • 21': Attempt saved. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Pires.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
    • 30': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Mohammed Awaed (Lech Poznan).
    • 32': Offside, Benfica. Nicolás Otamendi tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pizzi.
    • 35': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Tymoteusz Puchacz.
    • 36': Goal! Benfica 1, Lech Poznan 0. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
    • 37': Nika Kacharava (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Michal Skoras (Lech Poznan).
    • 41': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Substitution, Lech Poznan. Mikael Ishak replaces Nika Kacharava because of an injury.
    • 43': Hand ball by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
    • 45'+2': Foul by Chiquinho (Benfica).
    • 45'+2': Mohammed Awaed (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pizzi.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Lech Poznan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Lech Poznan 0.
    • 46': Foul by Tymoteusz Puchacz (Lech Poznan).
    • 46': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rafa.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
    • 51': Foul by Jan Sykora (Lech Poznan).
    • 51': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Everton (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pizzi.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pizzi.
    • 53': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
    • 53': Mikael Ishak (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Awaed (Lech Poznan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bogdan Butko.
    • 54': Corner, Lech Poznan. Conceded by Gabriel Pires.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Mohammed Awaed (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Sykora.
    • 57': Goal! Benfica 2, Lech Poznan 0. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pizzi.
    • 58': Goal! Benfica 3, Lech Poznan 0. Pizzi (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafa.
    • 60': Substitution, Benfica. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt replaces Pizzi.
    • 60': Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Darwin Núñez.
    • 60': Substitution, Benfica. Julian Weigl replaces Chiquinho.
    • 63': Substitution, Lech Poznan. Daniel Ramírez replaces Mohammed Awaed.
    • 63': Substitution, Lech Poznan. Vasyl Kravets replaces Jan Sykora.
    • 63': Substitution, Lech Poznan. Alan Czerwinski replaces Michal Skoras.
    • 66': Foul by Vasyl Kravets (Lech Poznan).
    • 66': Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Everton (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
    • 68': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Filip Bednarek.
    • 69': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lubomir Satka.
    • 70': Substitution, Benfica. Pedrinho replaces Everton.
    • 72': Foul by Filip Marchwinski (Lech Poznan).
    • 72': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Filip Marchwinski (Lech Poznan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
    • 75': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Tomasz Dejewski.
    • 75': Filip Marchwinski (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
    • 77': Substitution, Benfica. Franco Cervi replaces Rafa.
    • 80': Foul by Karlo Muhar (Lech Poznan).
    • 80': Gabriel Pires (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Corner, Lech Poznan. Conceded by Gilberto.
    • 82': Substitution, Lech Poznan. Jakub Moder replaces Filip Marchwinski.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Bogdan Butko (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Vasyl Kravets following a corner.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Pires.
    • 86': Foul by Pedrinho (Benfica).
    • 86': Karlo Muhar (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Offside, Lech Poznan. Jakub Moder tries a through ball, but Mikael Ishak is caught offside.
    • 89': Goal! Benfica 4, Lech Poznan 0. Julian Weigl (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ramírez (Lech Poznan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bogdan Butko.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Lech Poznan. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Lech Poznan 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Benfica 4, Lech Poznan 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 2
    42.9 Possession 57.1
    5 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    351 Accurate Passes 492
    428 Passes 576
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    10 Crosses 10
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    56 Long Balls 43
    31 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 12
    20 Tackles 22
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    20 Interceptions 10
    19 Effective Clearances 6
    19 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Estádio da Luz
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal

    Line-Ups

    SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    5 Jan Vertonghen
    30 Nicolás Otamendi
    3 Alejandro Grimaldo
    2 Gilberto
    21 Pizzi
    19 Chiquinho
    8 Gabriel
    9 Darwin Núñez
    7 Everton
    27 Rafa Silva
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Ferro, Franco Cervi, Nuno Tavares, Diogo Gonçalves, Julian Weigl, Jardel, Haris Seferovic, João Ferreira, Gonçalo Ramos, Helton Leite, Luca Waldschmidt, Pedrinho.

    LECH Lech Poznan (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    35 Filip Bednarek (GK)
    13 Tomasz Dejewski
    37 Lubomir Satka
    27 Tymoteusz Puchacz
    91 Bohdan Butko
    11 Filip Marchwinski Yellow Card
    6 Karlo Muhar
    8 Jan Sýkora
    21 Michal Skoras
    14 Nika Kacharava Yellow Card
    29 Mohammad Awwad
    Lech Poznan Substitutes:
    Jakub Moder, Vasyl Kravets, Alan Czerwinski, Jakub Kaminski, Thomas Rogne, Dani Ramírez, Mikael Ishak, Marko Malenica.

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