Juventus vs Benfica, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueBenfica progress to playoffs with 2-0 win at Juventus
Benfica secured their place in the Champions League playoffs with a 2-0 win away to Juventus, who were already assured of their playoff spot coming into the final game of the league phase on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 2': Attempt saved. Samuel Mbangula (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Conceição with a cross.
- 3': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Weah with a cross.
- 5': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Juventus).
- 5': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 8': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
- 8': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 8': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre Kalulu (Juventus).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 14': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Timothy Weah.
- 16': Substitution, Juventus. Manuel Locatelli replaces Pierre Kalulu because of an injury.
- 16': Goal! Juventus 0, Benfica 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
- 20': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 20': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
- 20': Timothy Weah (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Florentino.
- 27': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross.
- 33': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Florentino.
- 34': Attempt missed. Federico Gatti (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Francisco Conceição with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 36': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
- 36': Timothy Weah (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Juventus).
- 37': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
- 44': Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mattia Perin.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Benfica 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Benfica 1.
- 50': Attempt saved. Samuel Mbangula (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 51': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 52': Offside, Juventus. Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
- 55': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
- 55': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 55': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 58': Attempt saved. Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 58': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 59': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 60': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
- 61': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
- 61': Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Juventus. Nicolás González replaces Samuel Mbangula.
- 61': Substitution, Juventus. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Khéphren Thuram.
- 62': Offside, Juventus. Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 63': Nicolás González (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 65': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
- 66': Offside, Juventus. Kenan Yildiz is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 67': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 67': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Ángel Di María.
- 72': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
- 73': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a cross.
- 76': Attempt saved. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross.
- 78': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
- 78': Francisco Conceição (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Alexander Bah (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 80': Goal! Juventus 0, Benfica 2. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 83': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
- 84': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González with a cross.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González with a cross.
- 86': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by António Silva.
- 87': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
- 87': Timothy Weah (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Gatti.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Timothy Weah.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Benfica. João Rêgo replaces Tomás Araújo.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Orkun Kökçü.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. João Rêgo (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Juventus 0, Benfica 2.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 0, Benfica 2.
Statistics
 SLB |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 33.3 | Possession | 66.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 236 | Accurate Passes | 556 |
| 311 | Passes | 621 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 11 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 34 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 32 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 41,402
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 41,402
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 1 | +4 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Juventus (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mattia Perin (GK) |
| 15 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 4 | Federico Gatti |
| 16 | Weston McKennie |
| 22 | Timothy Weah |
| 10 | Kenan Yildiz |
| 26 | Douglas Luiz |
| 19 | Khéphren Thuram |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic  |
| 51 | Samuel Mbangula |
| 7 | Francisco Conceição |
Benfica (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 4 | António Silva |
| 6 | Alexander Bah |
| 44 | Tomás Araújo |
| 61 | Florentino |
| 10 | Orkun Kökçü |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 14 | Vangelis Pavlidis |
| 21 | Andreas Schjelderup |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
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