UEFA Europa League

Benfica vs Standard Liege, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Benfica
  • 49': Pizzi (P)
  • 66': Luca Waldschmidt (P)
  • 76': Pizzi
FT
3 - 0
Standard Liege

    About

    Benfica are hosting Standard Liege 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 Zinho Vanheusden.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Everton with a cross following a corner.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedrinho.
    • 8': Foul by Collins Fai (Standard Liège).
    • 8': Nuno Tavares (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
    • 9': Selim Amallah (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Obbi Oularé (Standard Liège).
    • 10': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Collins Fai (Standard Liège).
    • 12': Nuno Tavares (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pizzi.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Pedrinho (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Everton (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nuno Tavares.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pizzi.
    • 22': Collins Fai (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Everton (Benfica).
    • 25': Foul by Collins Fai (Standard Liège).
    • 25': Nuno Tavares (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
    • 27': Selim Amallah (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Zinho Vanheusden.
    • 31': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
    • 31': Nicolas Gavory (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Selim Amallah (Standard Liège).
    • 33': Pedrinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Pedrinho (Benfica).
    • 38': Selim Amallah (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Tavares.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
    • 43': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
    • 43': Nicolas Gavory (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Zinho Vanheusden.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Merveille Bokadi.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedrinho.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nicolas Gavory.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Standard Liège 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Standard Liège 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Pedrinho.
    • 47': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Benfica).
    • 47': Obbi Oularé (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Penalty Benfica. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 48': Penalty conceded by Merveille Bokadi (Standard Liège) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 48': Arnaud Bodart (Standard Liège) is shown the yellow card.
    • 49': Goal! Benfica 1, Standard Liège 0. Pizzi (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 52': Collins Fai (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
    • 53': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Benfica).
    • 53': Mehdi Carcela-González (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
    • 54': Foul by Noe Dussenne (Standard Liège).
    • 54': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Mehdi Carcela-González (Standard Liège) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Selim Amallah.
    • 59': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Zinho Vanheusden (Standard Liège) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Selim Amallah with a cross.
    • 59': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
    • 60': Foul by Obbi Oularé (Standard Liège).
    • 60': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
    • 65': Penalty Benfica. Nuno Tavares draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 65': Penalty conceded by Collins Fai (Standard Liège) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 65': Collins Fai (Standard Liège) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Goal! Benfica 2, Standard Liège 0. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
    • 68': Foul by Zinho Vanheusden (Standard Liège).
    • 68': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Substitution, Standard Liège. Aleksandar Boljevic replaces Obbi Oularé.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Zinho Vanheusden (Standard Liège) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Collins Fai.
    • 71': Offside, Standard Liège. Zinho Vanheusden tries a through ball, but Selim Amallah is caught offside.
    • 72': Substitution, Benfica. Julian Weigl replaces Gabriel Pires.
    • 72': Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Darwin Núñez.
    • 75': Substitution, Standard Liège. Joachim Carcela-Gonzalez replaces Gojko Cimirot.
    • 76': Substitution, Standard Liège. Konstantinos Laifis replaces Zinho Vanheusden.
    • 76': Goal! Benfica 3, Standard Liège 0. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Everton.
    • 78': Foul by Samuel Bastien (Standard Liège).
    • 78': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Merveille Bokadi.
    • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Goncalo Ramos replaces Pizzi.
    • 80': Substitution, Standard Liège. Felipe Nicolas Avenatti Dovillabichus replaces Selim Amallah.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Felipe Nicolas Avenatti Dovillabichus (Standard Liège) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Gavory with a cross.
    • 82': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
    • 82': Nicolas Gavory (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Collins Fai.
    • 84': Aleksandar Boljevic (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
    • 86': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
    • 86': Nicolas Gavory (Standard Liège) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Boljevic (Standard Liège) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
    • 87': Aleksandar Boljevic (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Goncalo Ramos (Benfica).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Carcela-González (Standard Liège) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Collins Fai.
    • 88': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 89': Foul by Collins Fai (Standard Liège).
    • 89': Goncalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Benfica. Nuno Tavares tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Goncalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Everton.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Standard Liège 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Standard Liège 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 1
    33.3 Possession 66.7
    6 SHOTS 16
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 2
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    251 Accurate Passes 609
    338 Passes 683
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    10 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    65 Long Balls 27
    31 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    14 Effective Tackles 11
    35 Tackles 20
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    18 Interceptions 6
    15 Effective Clearances 6
    15 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Estádio da Luz
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 4,750

    Line-Ups

    SLB Benfica (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    5 Jan Vertonghen
    30 Nicolás Otamendi
    71 Nuno Tavares
    17 Diogo Gonçalves Yellow Card
    21 Pizzi
    8 Gabriel
    7 Everton
    38 Pedrinho
    9 Darwin Núñez
    10 Luca Waldschmidt
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Rafa Silva, Gilberto, Jardel, Ferro, Franco Cervi, Helton Leite, Gonçalo Ramos, Chiquinho, Samuel Soares, Julian Weigl, Haris Seferovic, Adel Taarabt.

    STL Standard Liege (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    16 Arnaud Bodart (GK) Yellow Card
    20 Merveille Bokadi
    6 Noe Dussenne
    3 Zinho Vanheusden
    24 Nicolas Gavory
    21 Collins Fai Yellow Card
    8 Gojko Cimirot
    28 Samuel Bastien
    19 Selim Amallah
    10 Mehdi Carcela-González
    9 Mamadou Obbi Oularé
    Standard Liege Substitutes:
    Laurent Jans, Jeremy Landu, Felipe Avenatti, Joachim Carcela-Gonzalez, Duje Cop, Jean-Francois Gillet, Konstantinos Laifis, Damjan Pavlovic, Laurent Henkinet, Eddy Sylvestre, Aleksandar Boljevic.

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