UEFA Champions League

Benfica vs Barcelona, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Benfica
  • 3': Darwin Núñez
  • 69': Rafa Silva
  • 79': Darwin Núñez (P)
FT
3 - 0
Barcelona
  • Red Card 87': Eric García

About

Benfica are hosting Barcelona at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Benfica 1, Barcelona 0. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
  • 5': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
  • 5': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 11': Offside, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong tries a through ball, but Frenkie de Jong is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 12': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
  • 12': Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Foul by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona).
  • 16': Valentino Lazaro (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
  • 16': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
  • 20': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 20': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
  • 21': Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 27': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Lucas Veríssimo.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
  • 28': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a headed pass.
  • 33': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Gerard Piqué because of an injury.
  • 33': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 33': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
  • 34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
  • 37': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Lucas Veríssimo.
  • 37': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Eric García (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 39': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 39': Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Offside, Barcelona. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 45'+1': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Valentino Lazaro because of an injury.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Barcelona 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Barcelona 0.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 48': Foul by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona).
  • 48': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Lucas Veríssimo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Mário with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 50': Offside, Benfica. Julian Weigl tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 51': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 51': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from long range on the right. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
  • 52': Foul by Luuk de Jong (Barcelona).
  • 52': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 54': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 55': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Rafa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Ronald Araujo is caught offside.
  • 58': Foul by Memphis Depay (Barcelona).
  • 58': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
  • 60': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
  • 61': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
  • 62': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 62': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
  • 62': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 65': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
  • 65': Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
  • 66': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
  • 66': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Nico González replaces Sergio Busquets.
  • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Pedri.
  • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Luuk de Jong.
  • 69': Attempt saved. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk with a through ball.
  • 69': Goal! Benfica 2, Barcelona 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  • 72': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
  • 72': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Julian Weigl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Benfica. André Almeida replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 76': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Gilberto (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
  • 77': Penalty conceded by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 77': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
  • 78': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 79': Goal! Benfica 3, Barcelona 0. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 81': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Lucas Veríssimo (Benfica).
  • 85': Foul by Nico González (Barcelona).
  • 85': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Nico González (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Rafa.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Darwin Núñez.
  • 87': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 87': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Second yellow card to Eric García (Barcelona) for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Sergi Roberto.
  • 90': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
  • 90': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
  • 90'+3': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Barcelona 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Barcelona 0.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 0
59.6 Possession 40.4
8 SHOTS 12
1 ON GOAL 6
0.1 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
467 Accurate Passes 301
524 Passes 358
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
18 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.4
34 Long Balls 49
23 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.7 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 1
16 Effective Tackles 11
25 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 13
6 Effective Clearances 17
6 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 29,454

Line-Ups

SLB Benfica (3-4-3)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
5 Jan Vertonghen
4 Lucas Verissimo
20 João Mário
28 Julian Weigl
3 Alejandro Grimaldo Yellow Card
22 Valentino Lazaro
15 Roman Yaremchuk
9 Darwin Núñez
27 Rafa Silva Yellow Card
Benfica Substitutes:
Pizzi, Nemanja Radonjic, Souahilo Meïté, Rodrigo Pinho, Helton Leite, Gedson Fernandes, Adel Taarabt, Gonçalo Ramos, Everton, André Almeida, Gilberto, Morato.

BAR Barcelona (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
3 Gerard Piqué Yellow Card
4 Ronald Araújo
24 Eric García Yellow Card
5 Sergio Busquets
21 Frenkie de Jong
16 Pedri
2 Sergiño Dest Yellow Card
20 Sergi Roberto
9 Memphis Depay
17 Luuk de Jong
Barcelona Substitutes:
Gavi, Neto, Ricard Puig, Clément Lenglet, Philippe Coutinho, Yusuf Demir, Óscar Mingueza, Samuel Umtiti, Nico González, Ansu Fati, Iñaki Peña.

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