Bayern Munich vs Benfica, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueJamal Musiala heads winner for Bayern Munich against Benfica
Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala headed home in the second half to give the hosts a 1-0 victory over Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday as they bounced back from two consecutive defeats in the competition.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Renato Sanches (Benfica).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Álvaro Carreras.
- 12': Hand ball by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica).
- 12': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
- 13': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
- 16': Offside, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni is caught offside.
- 20': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Anatolii Trubin (Benfica).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Foul by Harry Kane (FC Bayern München).
- 24': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Offside, Benfica. Issa Kaboré is caught offside.
- 26': Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Benfica).
- 26': Issa Kaboré (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 29': Foul by Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München).
- 29': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dayot Upamecano.
- 32': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
- 33': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
- 36': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Michael Olise (FC Bayern München).
- 38': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
- 38': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 38': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 38': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
- 42': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
- 42': Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
- 45': Attempt saved. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konrad Laimer with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Bayern München 0, Benfica 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Bayern München 0, Benfica 0.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Jan-Niklas Beste replaces Zeki Amdouni.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Issa Kaboré.
- 47': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
- 47': Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 52': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
- 52': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Offside, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 56': Substitution, Benfica. Ángel Di María replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 56': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Leroy Sané replaces Michael Olise.
- 57': Offside, Benfica. Ángel Di María is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt missed. João Palhinha (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 58': Hand ball by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 59': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 59': Attempt missed. Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 59': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 60': Foul by Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München).
- 60': Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München).
- 62': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 64': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
- 67': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
- 67': Goal! FC Bayern München 1, Benfica 0. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 70': Foul by Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München).
- 70': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica).
- 71': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Serge Gnabry.
- 73': Foul by Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München).
- 73': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt saved. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 76': Attempt missed. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
- 79': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Orkun Kökçü.
- 80': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
- 80': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München).
- 81': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 83': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 86': Substitution, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Renato Sanches.
- 86': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Jan-Niklas Beste.
- 87': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Jamal Musiala.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 1, Benfica 0.
- 0': Match ends, FC Bayern München 1, Benfica 0.
Statistics
 SLB |
MUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 9 | Saves | 0 |
| 26.5 | Possession | 73.5 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 252 | Accurate Passes | 810 |
| 316 | Passes | 870 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 4 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 25 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 26 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 39 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 75,000
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 75,000
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | +19 | 24 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 8 | +14 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | +10 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 2 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 19 | Alphonso Davies |
| 27 | Konrad Laimer |
| 42 | Jamal Musiala |
| 16 | João Palhinha |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Serge Gnabry |
| 17 | Michael Olise |
Benfica (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 4 | António Silva |
| 44 | Tomás Araújo |
| 3 | Álvaro Carreras |
| 28 | Issa Kaboré  |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 10 | Orkun Kökçü |
| 85 | Renato Sanches |
| 17 | Kerem Aktürkoglu |
| 7 | Zeki Amdouni |
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