UEFA Champions League

Club Brugge vs Benfica, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
Club Brugge
    FT
    0 - 2
    1st Leg
    Benfica
    • 51': João Mário (P)
    • 88': David Neres

    Benfica beat Brugge at the double away in Champions League

    Benfica set a foot in the Champions League next round after a 2-0 victory in Belgium over Brugge.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kamal Sowah.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a headed pass.
    • 4': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
    • 4': Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bjorn Meijer.
    • 6': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
    • 6': Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Offside, Club Brugge. Raphael Onyedika tries a through ball, but Jack Hendry is caught offside.
    • 8': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Denis Odoi (Club Brugge).
    • 9': Denis Odoi (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 10': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
    • 10': Noa Lang (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Noa Lang (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Raphael Onyedika.
    • 12': Foul by Clinton Mata (Club Brugge).
    • 12': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 16': Offside, Club Brugge. Noa Lang tries a through ball, but Bjorn Meijer is caught offside.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafa.
    • 26': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jack Hendry.
    • 26': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 29': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Foul by Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge).
    • 29': Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Rafa (Benfica) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by João Mário with a through ball following a set piece situation.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Denis Odoi (Club Brugge).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
    • 34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Chiquinho with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
    • 42': Offside, Club Brugge. Denis Odoi tries a through ball, but Kamal Sowah is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge).
    • 42': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
    • 43': Noa Lang (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Offside, Club Brugge. Noa Lang tries a through ball, but Denis Odoi is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Club Brugge 0, Benfica 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Club Brugge 0, Benfica 0.
    • 46': Foul by Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge).
    • 46': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 49': Penalty Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 49': Penalty conceded by Jack Hendry (Club Brugge) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 51': Goal! Club Brugge 0, Benfica 1. João Mário (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 52': Foul by Chiquinho (Benfica).
    • 52': Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hendry.
    • 57': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge).
    • 59': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by António Silva.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
    • 64': Clinton Mata (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clinton Mata.
    • 65': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Rafa.
    • 65': Substitution, Club Brugge. Casper Nielsen replaces Denis Odoi.
    • 65': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
    • 66': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge).
    • 69': Offside, Benfica. Alexander Bah tries a through ball, but Gonçalo Guedes is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
    • 72': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Raphael Onyedika.
    • 75': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jack Hendry.
    • 76': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Tajon Buchanan.
    • 79': Substitution, Club Brugge. Ferran Jutglà replaces Kamal Sowah.
    • 79': Foul by Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge).
    • 79': Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
    • 82': Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by António Silva.
    • 84': Hand ball by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
    • 86': Offside, Benfica. Chiquinho tries a through ball, but David Neres is caught offside.
    • 88': Goal! Club Brugge 0, Benfica 2. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 90': Offside, Benfica. Florentino tries a through ball, but David Neres is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 90'+2': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge).
    • 90'+3': Offside, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes tries a through ball, but David Neres is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces João Mário.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Club Brugge 0, Benfica 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Club Brugge 0, Benfica 2.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 4
    7 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 2
    54.8 Possession 45.2
    14 SHOTS 4
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    482 Accurate Passes 377
    572 Passes 473
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 0
    18 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    55 Long Balls 69
    33 Accurate Long Balls 40
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 7
    18 Tackles 15
    0.3 Tackle % 0.5
    14 Interceptions 15
    16 Effective Clearances 16
    16 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
    Location: Brugge, Belgium
    Attendance: 24,136

    Line-Ups

    BRU Club Brugge (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Simon Mignolet (GK)
    44 Brandon Mechele
    5 Jack Hendry
    14 Bjorn Meijer
    77 Clinton Mata
    20 Hans Vanaken
    15 Raphael Onyedika
    6 Denis Odoi Yellow Card
    10 Noa Lang
    17 Tajon Buchanan
    19 Kamal Sowah Yellow Card
    Club Brugge Substitutes:
    Mats Rits, Cisse Sandra, Abakar Sylla, Josef Bursik, Dedryck Boyata, Roman Yaremchuk, Ferran Jutglà, Antonio Nusa, Casper Nielsen.

    SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    30 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
    66 António Silva
    3 Alejandro Grimaldo
    6 Alexander Bah
    27 Rafa Silva
    22 Chiquinho
    61 Florentino
    88 Gonçalo Ramos
    8 Fredrik Aursnes
    20 João Mário
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Casper Tengstedt, Lucas Verissimo, Gonçalo Guedes, Samuel Soares, Morato, Julian Draxler, Andreas Schjelderup, David Neres, João Neves, Petar Musa, André Gomes, Gilberto.

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