UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Maccabi Haifa WDWWW 0
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Benfica WWWWW 2
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Estádio da Luz · 55,130 att.

Match Report

Superb Grimaldo lifts Benfica to victory over Maccabi Haifa

Alejandro Grimaldo scored a stunning long-range goal as Benfica eased to a 2-0 victory over Maccabi Haifa in their first Champions League fixture.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
2
43.8
Possession
56.2
7
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
319
Accurate Passes
438
404
Passes
520
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
15
0.0
Cross %
0.3
46
Long Balls
58
23
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
12
22
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
14
12
Effective Clearances
6
12
Clearances
6

Lineups

SLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 99Odisseas VlachodimosG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 66António SilvaCD-R
  4. 3Alejandro GrimaldoLB
  5. 6Alexander BahRB
  6. 27Rafa SilvaAM
  7. 13Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 61FlorentinoRM
  9. 88Gonçalo RamosF
  10. 20João MárioAM-L
  11. 7David NeresAM-R

HAI · 5-3-2

  1. 44Josh CohenG
  2. 19Dylan BatubinsikaCD
  3. 3Sean GoldbergCD-L
  4. 30Abdoulaye SeckCD-R
  5. 8Dolev HaziziaLB
  6. 2Daniel SundgrenRB
  7. 6Neta LaviCM
  8. 4Mohamed Ali CamaraCM-L
  9. 10Tjaronn CheryCM-R
  10. 21Dean DavidCF-L
  11. 9Frantzdy PierrotCF-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Mohammad Abu Fani replaces Ali Mohamed because of an injury.
  2. 44' Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Omer Atzili replaces Dean David.
  4. 45' Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  5. 49' Goal! Benfica 1, Maccabi Haifa 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
  6. 54' Goal! Benfica 2, Maccabi Haifa 0. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  7. 59' Neta Lavi (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 65' Substitution, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes replaces David Neres.
  10. 67' Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Suf Podgoreanu replaces Abdoulaye Seck.
  11. 78' Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Sun Menachem replaces Suf Podgoreanu because of an injury.
  12. 78' Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Frantzdy Pierrot.
  13. 79' Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Rafa.
  14. 79' Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces João Mário.

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