UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Real Sociedad WWWLW 1
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Benfica WWLWW 0
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Estádio da Luz · 56,002 att.

Match Report

Real Sociedad beat Benfica to go top of Champions league Group D

A second-half goal by Brais Mendez gave Real Sociedad a 1-0 win away to Benfica that moved them above Inter Milan, who beat FC Salzburg 2-1 earlier on Tuesday, to the top of Champions League Group D on goal difference.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
62.2
Possession
37.8
12
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
519
Accurate Passes
284
594
Passes
358
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
19
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.1
51
Long Balls
46
27
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
16
21
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
7
14
Effective Clearances
24
14
Clearances
24

Lineups

SLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 4António SilvaCD-R
  4. 13David JurásekLB
  5. 6Alexander BahRB
  6. 27Rafa SilvaAM
  7. 8Fredrik AursnesLM
  8. 87João NevesRM
  9. 33Petar MusaF
  10. 20João MárioAM-L
  11. 7David NeresAM-R

RSO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Álex RemiroG
  2. 24Robin Le NormandCD-L
  3. 5Igor ZubeldiaCD-R
  4. 3Aihen MuñozLB
  5. 18Hamari TraoréRB
  6. 4Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 8Mikel MerinoLM
  8. 23Brais MéndezRM
  9. 10Mikel OyarzabalF
  10. 7Ander BarrenetxeaLF
  11. 14Takefusa KuboRF

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Petar Musa.
  2. 45' Substitution, Benfica. Orkun Kökçü replaces João Mário.
  3. 59' Substitution, Benfica. Juan Bernat replaces David Jurásek.
  4. 63' Goal! Benfica 0, Real Sociedad 1. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ander Barrenetxea.
  5. 69' Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces David Neres.
  6. 70' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Aritz Elustondo replaces Hamari Traoré.
  7. 71' Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 76' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Carlos Fernández replaces Takefusa Kubo.
  10. 76' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Arsen Zakharyan replaces Ander Barrenetxea.
  11. 77' Juan Bernat (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 81' Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Alexander Bah.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Mohamed-Ali Cho replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.

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