UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Benfica WWWWL 2
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Club Brugge DDWDD 0
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SLB022
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1st Leg · Jan Breydelstadion · 24,136 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert

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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

BRU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 44Brandon MecheleCD-L
  3. 5Jack HendryCD-R
  4. 14Bjorn MeijerLB
  5. 77Clinton MataRB
  6. 20Hans VanakenAM
  7. 15Raphael OnyedikaLM
  8. 6Denis OdoiRM
  9. 10Noa LangF
  10. 17Tajon BuchananAM-L
  11. 19Kamal SowahAM-R

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. 22ChiquinhoLM
  8. 61FlorentinoRM
  9. 88Gonçalo RamosF
  10. 8Fredrik AursnesAM-L
  11. 20João MárioAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Denis Odoi (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 29' Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 51' Goal! Club Brugge 0, Benfica 1. João Mário (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  5. 65' Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Rafa.
  6. 65' Substitution, Club Brugge. Casper Nielsen replaces Denis Odoi.
  7. 65' Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  8. 79' Substitution, Club Brugge. Ferran Jutglà replaces Kamal Sowah.
  9. 88' Goal! Club Brugge 0, Benfica 2. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  10. 90'+4' Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces João Mário.

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