Club Brugge vs Benfica, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st LegBenfica 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
SLB |
BRU![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 24,136
Line-Ups
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 |
| 10 | Noa Lang |
| 17 | Tajon Buchanan |
| 19 | Kamal Sowah |
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 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 |
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