UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Club Brugge DLDWL 1
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Benfica LWWWW 5
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BRU011
SLB235
2nd Leg - Benfica advance 7-1 on aggregate · Estádio da Luz · 60,960 att.

Match Report

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Benfica crush Brugge 5-1 to reach Champions League quarterfinals

Clinical Benfica thrashed shell-shocked Club Brugge 5-1 to knock them out of the Champions League and reach the quarter finals 7-1 on aggregate.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
1
40.4
Possession
59.6
13
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
335
Accurate Passes
556
403
Passes
609
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
38
27
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
5
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
6
9
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
12
9
Effective Clearances
15
9
Clearances
15

Head to Head

SLB leads series 1-0

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

BRU · 3-5-2

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 44Brandon MecheleCD
  3. 94Abakar SyllaCD-L
  4. 77Clinton MataCD-R
  5. 20Hans VanakenCM-L
  6. 17Tajon BuchananCM-R
  7. 27Casper NielsenAM
  8. 14Bjorn MeijerLM
  9. 19Kamal SowahRM
  10. 10Noa LangCF-L
  11. 70Roman YaremchukCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Roman Yaremchuk (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Noa Lang (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 38' Goal! Benfica 1, Club Brugge 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos with a cross following a fast break.
  5. 43' Abakar Sylla (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+2' Goal! Benfica 2, Club Brugge 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Mário.
  7. 45' Substitution, Club Brugge. Raphael Onyedika replaces Noa Lang.
  8. 49' Bjorn Meijer (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 57' Goal! Benfica 3, Club Brugge 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  10. 62' Substitution, Club Brugge. Ferran Jutglà replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
  11. 62' Substitution, Club Brugge. Denis Odoi replaces Clinton Mata.
  12. 63' Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Chiquinho.
  13. 63' Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Alexander Bah.
  14. 71' Goal! Benfica 4, Club Brugge 0. João Mário (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  15. 74' Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces João Mário.
  16. 74' Substitution, Benfica. Morato replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
  17. 74' Substitution, Club Brugge. Mats Rits replaces Hans Vanaken.
  18. 75' Substitution, Club Brugge. Antonio Nusa replaces Kamal Sowah.
  19. 77' Goal! Benfica 5, Club Brugge 0. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Neves.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  20. 87' Goal! Benfica 5, Club Brugge 1. Bjorn Meijer (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
  21. 88' Substitution, Benfica. Lucas Veríssimo replaces António Silva.

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