Portuguese Primeira Liga

Sporting CP vs Benfica, 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Sporting CP
    FT
    0 - 2
    Benfica
    • 14': Darwin Núñez
    • 90'+2': Gil Dias

    About

    Sporting CP are hosting Benfica at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 1': Éverton (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Éverton (Benfica).
    • 7': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pote with a through ball.
    • 11': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 12': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 13': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 13': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Benfica 1. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen with a through ball.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Santos.
    • 19': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
    • 19': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 27': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
    • 31': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Éverton with a cross following a corner.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a through ball.
    • 36': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Julian Weigl.
    • 37': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Éverton with a cross.
    • 38': Offside, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos tries a through ball, but Nicolás Otamendi is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
    • 39': João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Éverton (Benfica).
    • 41': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Éverton (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 44': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luís Neto with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Benfica 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 0, Benfica 1.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
    • 48': Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Nuno Santos with a cross.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 49': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
    • 49': João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
    • 50': João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
    • 51': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
    • 53': Offside, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos tries a through ball, but Diogo Gonçalves is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
    • 58': Offside, Benfica. Adel Taarabt tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
    • 59': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Manuel Ugarte replaces Luís Neto.
    • 59': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Islam Slimani replaces Pote.
    • 64': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
    • 64': Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 65': Éverton (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
    • 67': Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Éverton with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces João Palhinha.
    • 69': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Marcus Edwards replaces Pablo Sarabia.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Coates.
    • 70': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 72': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Gilberto.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a corner.
    • 73': Offside, Benfica. Éverton tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, Benfica. Gil Dias replaces Éverton.
    • 75': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Substitution, Benfica. Paulo Bernardo replaces Adel Taarabt.
    • 76': Foul by Gil Dias (Benfica).
    • 76': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 79': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Gilberto (Benfica) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 80': Paulo Bernardo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio.
    • 83': Substitution, Benfica. André Almeida replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Gilberto (Benfica) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
    • 84': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
    • 86': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
    • 86': Substitution, Benfica. João Mário replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
    • 88': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 89': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Nuno Santos.
    • 89': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
    • 89': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Paulo Bernardo (Benfica).
    • 90': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Gil Dias (Benfica).
    • 90'+1': Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Benfica 2. Gil Dias (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez following a fast break.
    • 90'+4': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Bragança.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 90'+6': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Benfica 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Benfica 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Benfica 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 9
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 2
    38.5 Possession 61.5
    10 SHOTS 15
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    273 Accurate Passes 483
    341 Passes 541
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    7 Accurate Crosses 6
    9 Crosses 34
    0.8 Cross % 0.2
    50 Long Balls 50
    23 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    12 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 8
    32 Effective Clearances 5
    32 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 40,714

    Liga Portugal Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 FC Porto 24 +39 65
    2 Sporting CP 24 +50 61
    3 Benfica 24 +37 58
    4 Braga 24 +27 45
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SCP Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Antonio Adán (GK)
    4 Sebastián Coates
    25 Gonçalo Inacio
    13 Luís Neto
    8 Matheus Nunes
    6 João Palhinha
    11 Nuno Santos
    24 Pedro Porro
    21 Paulinho Yellow Card
    28 Pedro Gonçalves
    17 Pablo Sarabia Yellow Card
    Sporting CP Substitutes:
    Islam Slimani, Bruno Tabata, Ruben Vinagre, Manuel Ugarte, Ricardo Esgaio, Daniel Bragança, João Virgínia, José Marsà, Marcus Edwards.

    SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    5 Jan Vertonghen
    30 Nicolás Otamendi
    3 Alejandro Grimaldo
    2 Gilberto
    88 Gonçalo Ramos
    28 Julian Weigl
    49 Adel Taarabt Yellow Card
    9 Darwin Núñez
    7 Everton Yellow Card
    17 Diogo Gonçalves
    Benfica Substitutes:
    João Mário, Helton Leite, Morato, Gil Dias, Paulo Bernardo, Souahilo Meïté, Roman Yaremchuk, André Almeida, Haris Seferovic.

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