UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Benfica DWWWW 6
–
Maccabi Haifa WWWLW 1
1st2ndT
SLB156
HAI101
Sammy Ofer Stadium · 30,464 att.

Match Report

JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images

Benfica beat Maccabi Haifa 6-1 to top Champions League group ahead of PSG

Benfica completed a 6-1 win at Maccabi Haifa on Wednesday to stunningly overhaul PSG at the top of Champions League Group H.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

6
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
4
57.3
Possession
42.7
17
SHOTS
10
10
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
537
Accurate Passes
366
606
Passes
447
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
11
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.2
64
Long Balls
52
51
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.8
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
6
15
Effective Tackles
19
27
Tackles
29
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
9
12
Effective Clearances
11
12
Clearances
11

Head to Head

SLB leads series 1-0

Lineups

HAI · 4-3-3

  1. 44Josh CohenG
  2. 3Sean GoldbergCD-L
  3. 30Abdoulaye SeckCD-R
  4. 27Pierre CornudLB
  5. 22Yosef Raz MeirRB
  6. 6Neta LaviCM
  7. 16Mohammad Abu FaniLM
  8. 4Mohamed Ali CamaraRM
  9. 9Frantzdy PierrotF
  10. 10Tjaronn CheryLF
  11. 21Dean DavidRF

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. 8Fredrik AursnesLM
  8. 61FlorentinoRM
  9. 88Gonçalo RamosF
  10. 20João MárioAM-L
  11. 7David NeresAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Maccabi Haifa 0, Benfica 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a headed pass following a corner.
  2. 26' Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 1. Tjaronn Chery (Maccabi Haifa) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 32' Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  4. 32' Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
  5. 45'+2' David Neres (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 2. Petar Musa (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
  7. 63' Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Omer Atzili replaces Raz Meir.
  8. 63' Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Mavis Tchibota replaces Dean David.
  9. 69' Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 3. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  10. 73' Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 4. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Neres with a through ball.
  11. 77' Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Frantzdy Pierrot.
  12. 77' Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Ofri Arad replaces Ali Muhammad.
  13. 82' Substitution, Benfica. Henrique Araújo replaces Rafa.
  14. 82' Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces David Neres.
  15. 85' Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Sun Menachem replaces Pierre Cornud.
  16. 85' Mohammad Abu Fani (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 88' Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 5. Henrique Araújo (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a through ball.
  18. 88' Substitution, Benfica. Lucas Veríssimo replaces António Silva.
  19. 89' Sun Menachem (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+2' Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Benfica 6. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chiquinho.
  21. 90'+3' Omer Atzili (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card.

UEFA Champions League News

All news
News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services Bruno Fernandes' home burgled during Man United loss against Como Bruno Fernandes returned from Italy after losing to Como with Manchester United in the early hours of Thursday morning and had to deal with a robbery at his house. News PA Wayne Rooney: Bruno Fernandes, Man United players acting like 'babies' Wayne Rooney has lambasted Manchester United's squad for acting like "babies" and urged Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martínez to look in the mirror. News James Olley In-the-dark Kane trying not to 'stress' over Monday's Ballon d'Or reveal Bayern striker Harry Kane said he would prefer to know ahead of time whether he has won the Ballon D'Or, adding he is still in the dark over Monday's decision.