UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Benfica vs Spartak Moscow, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Third Round

· 2nd Leg - Benfica advance 4-0 on aggregate
Benfica
  • 57': João Mário
  • 90'+2': Samuel Gigot (OG)
FT
2 - 0
2nd Leg - Benfica advance 4-0 on aggregate
Spartak Moscow

    About

    Benfica are hosting Spartak Moscow at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, 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.
    • 2': Alexander Lomovitskiy (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
    • 4': Foul by Alexander Lomovitskiy (Spartak Moscow).
    • 4': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moscow) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 10': Foul by Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moscow).
    • 10': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Zelimkhan Bakaev (Spartak Moscow).
    • 14': Foul by Nail Umiarov (Spartak Moscow).
    • 14': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Ayrton Lucas (Spartak Moscow).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
    • 19': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nail Umiarov.
    • 20': Offside, Benfica. João Mário tries a through ball, but Julian Weigl is caught offside.
    • 23': Foul by Ayrton Lucas (Spartak Moscow).
    • 23': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Nail Umiarov (Spartak Moscow).
    • 24': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 24': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Georgi Dzhikiya.
    • 25': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by Alexander Lomovitskiy (Spartak Moscow).
    • 25': Alexander Lomovitskiy (Spartak Moscow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Lucas Veríssimo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
    • 27': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Georgi Dzhikiya.
    • 31': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Spartak Moscow).
    • 31': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Hand ball by Zelimkhan Bakaev (Spartak Moscow).
    • 37': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Spartak Moscow).
    • 37': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Nail Umiarov (Spartak Moscow) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roman Zobnin.
    • 40': Foul by Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moscow).
    • 40': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Georgi Dzhikiya.
    • 43': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Spartak Moscow).
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Ayrton Lucas (Spartak Moscow) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev.
    • 45'+1': Alexander Lomovitskiy (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Spartak Moscow 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Spartak Moscow 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Morato replaces Jan Vertonghen.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Ponce (Spartak Moscow) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Georgi Dzhikiya.
    • 47': Ezequiel Ponce (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Lucas Veríssimo (Benfica).
    • 48': Ayrton Lucas (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Zelimkhan Bakaev (Spartak Moscow) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Lomovitskiy.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moscow) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 54': Ayrton Lucas (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
    • 57': Goal! Benfica 1, Spartak Moscow 0. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 59': Alexander Lomovitskiy (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
    • 64': Alexander Lomovitskiy (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
    • 65': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
    • 65': Substitution, Benfica. Éverton replaces Pizzi.
    • 65': Substitution, Spartak Moscow. Reziuan Mirzov replaces Zelimkhan Bakaev.
    • 65': Substitution, Spartak Moscow. Alex Kral replaces Nail Umiarov.
    • 68': Foul by Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moscow).
    • 68': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moscow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Georgi Dzhikiya.
    • 70': Alex Kral (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
    • 70': Julian Weigl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Corner, Spartak Moscow. Conceded by Rafa.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a through ball.
    • 78': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
    • 81': Substitution, Spartak Moscow. Alexander Sobolev replaces Ezequiel Ponce.
    • 81': Substitution, Spartak Moscow. Mikhail Ignatov replaces Jordan Larsson.
    • 81': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Alexander Lomovitskiy (Spartak Moscow).
    • 82': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
    • 82': Georgi Dzhikiya (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Alex Kral (Spartak Moscow).
    • 83': Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Alexander Sobolev (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Lucas Veríssimo (Benfica).
    • 85': Alexander Lomovitskiy (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
    • 85': Attempt missed. Reziuan Mirzov (Spartak Moscow) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces Rafa.
    • 86': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Mikhail Ignatov (Spartak Moscow).
    • 88': Offside, Spartak Moscow. Mikhail Ignatov tries a through ball, but Reziuan Mirzov is caught offside.
    • 90': Offside, Benfica. Gilberto tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Own Goal by Samuel Gigot, Spartak Moscow. Benfica 2, Spartak Moscow 0.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Spartak Moscow 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Benfica 2, Spartak Moscow 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    0 Saves 3
    31.4 Possession 68.6
    7 SHOTS 10
    3 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    257 Accurate Passes 645
    339 Passes 718
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    3 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 44
    24 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    18 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 9
    16 Effective Clearances 6
    16 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

    Venue: Estádio da Luz
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 16,312

    Line-Ups

    SLB Benfica (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    30 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
    5 Jan Vertonghen
    4 Lucas Verissimo
    28 Julian Weigl Yellow Card
    20 João Mário
    3 Alejandro Grimaldo
    17 Diogo Gonçalves
    88 Gonçalo Ramos
    21 Pizzi
    27 Rafa Silva
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Gil Dias, Souahilo Meïté, Adel Taarabt, Morato , Roman Yaremchuk, Florentino, Luca Waldschmidt, Gilberto, Helton Leite, Gedson Fernandes, Carlos Vinícius, Everton.

    SPM Spartak Moscow (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    98 Aleksandr Maksimenko (GK)
    14 Georgi Dzhikiya
    2 Samuel Gigot
    6 Ayrton Lucas
    92 Nikolai Rasskazov
    47 Roman Zobnin
    18 Nail Umiarov
    17 Aleksandr Lomovitski Yellow Card
    11 Jordan Larsson Yellow Card
    9 Ezequiel Ponce
    10 Zelimkhan Bakaev
    Spartak Moscow Substitutes:
    Jorrit Hendrix, Ilya Gaponov, Alex Král, Aleksandr Sobolev, Timur Akmurzin, Ilya Kutepov, Ruslan Litvinov, Reziuan Mirzov, Andrey Eshchenko, Artyom Rebrov, Mikhail Ignatov.

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