UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Benfica WWLDW 1
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Real Sociedad WWDWL 3
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RSO303
Estadio Municipal de Anoeta · 36,815 att.

Match Report

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Real Sociedad outclass Benfica 3-1 to edge closer to last 16

Real Sociedad edged closer to a place in the knockout stage of the Champions League with a comfortable 3-1 win over Benfica in Group D on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
10
3
Saves
3
47.8
Possession
52.2
11
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
284
Accurate Passes
326
375
Passes
411
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
46
15
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
4
18
Effective Tackles
13
25
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
8
19
Effective Clearances
15
19
Clearances
15

Head to Head

RSO leads series 1-0

Lineups

RSO · 4-3-3

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

SLB · 3-4-3

  1. 1Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD
  3. 5MoratoCD-L
  4. 4António SilvaCD-R
  5. 20João MárioCM-L
  6. 61FlorentinoCM-R
  7. 8Fredrik AursnesLM
  8. 87João NevesRM
  9. 9Arthur CabralF
  10. 27Rafa SilvaCF-L
  11. 11Ángel Di MaríaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Benfica 0. Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aihen Muñoz following a corner.
  2. 11' Goal! Real Sociedad 2, Benfica 0. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 20' Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 21' Goal! Real Sociedad 3, Benfica 0. Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
  5. 29' Penalty missed! Still Real Sociedad 3, Benfica 0. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) hits the left post with a left footed shot.
  6. 31' Substitution, Benfica. David Jurásek replaces Florentino.
  7. 49' Goal! Real Sociedad 3, Benfica 1. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi following a set piece situation.
  8. 62' Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 64' Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Arthur Cabral.
  10. 70' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Carlos Fernández replaces Takefusa Kubo.
  11. 70' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Beñat Turrientes replaces Brais Méndez.
  12. 78' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Arsen Zakharyan replaces Ander Barrenetxea.
  13. 85' Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces João Mário.
  14. 85' Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Rafa.
  15. 85' Substitution, Benfica. Casper Tengstedt replaces Ángel Di María.
  16. 86' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Álvaro Odriozola replaces Aritz Elustondo.
  17. 86' Carlos Fernández (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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