Barcelona vs Benfica, 2012-13 UEFA Champions League, 2012 First Phase

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Barcelona are hosting Benfica at Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Hand ball by Lima (Benfica).
1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Carles Puyol.
3': Offside, Barcelona. Adriano tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
7': Offside, Barcelona. Thiago Alcántara tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
8': Delay in match Artur Moraes (Benfica) because of an injury.
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': André Gomes (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona).
9': Foul by Lorenzo Melgarejo (Benfica).
11': Rafinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Attempt missed. Rodrigo (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ola John with a through ball.
11': Attempt blocked. Lima (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nolito.
12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Carles Puyol.
12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
13': Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Martín Montoya.
19': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafinha.
20': Attempt missed. Lima (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nolito with a cross following a corner.
20': Offside, Barcelona. Rafinha tries a through ball, but Cristian Tello is caught offside.
21': Carles Puyol (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Lima (Benfica).
23': Attempt blocked. Rafinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Tello with a cross.
24': Foul by Ezequiel Garay (Benfica).
25': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
26': Attempt missed. Luisão (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ola John with a cross following a corner.
27': Adriano (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Rodrigo (Benfica).
29': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Benfica).
29': Rafinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Adriano.
30': Attempt blocked. Ola John (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
32': Attempt saved. Lima (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nolito.
34': Foul by André Gomes (Benfica).
34': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt saved. Ola John (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lima with a through ball.
35': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pinto.
38': Attempt blocked. Nolito (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola John.
38': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Benfica).
38': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Carles Puyol (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Lima (Benfica).
39': André Gomes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Cristian Tello (Barcelona).
41': Offside, Benfica. Lorenzo Melgarejo tries a through ball, but Lima is caught offside.
43': Foul by Nolito (Benfica).
43': Martín Montoya (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Nolito (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Offside, Barcelona. Thiago Alcántara tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
45': Attempt saved. André Gomes (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Rodrigo (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.
0': Match ends, Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.
46': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.
46': Foul by Lima (Benfica).
46': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Attempt missed. Nolito (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lima with a cross.
47': David Villa (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by André Gomes (Benfica).
49': Attempt blocked. David Villa (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Song.
49': Offside, Barcelona. Rafinha tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
50': Rafinha (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
50': Offside, Benfica. Nemanja Matic tries a through ball, but Lima is caught offside.
51': Offside, Benfica. Maxi Pereira tries a through ball, but Lima is caught offside.
52': Attempt saved. Maxi Pereira (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ola John.
53': Attempt saved. David Villa (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Tello.
53': Cristian Tello (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Maxi Pereira (Benfica).
56': Attempt saved. David Villa (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
56': Attempt saved. Lima (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nolito.
56': Foul by Ezequiel Garay (Benfica).
56': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Ezequiel Garay (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Attempt missed. David Villa (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
58': Foul by Nolito (Benfica).
58': Martín Montoya (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Substitution, Barcelona. Lionel Messi replaces Rafinha.
59': Foul by Luisão (Benfica).
59': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Luisão (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Foul by Adriano (Barcelona).
60': Rodrigo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Adriano (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Foul by Alexandre Song (Barcelona).
63': Lorenzo Melgarejo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Attempt saved. Luisão (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nolito with a cross.
64': Substitution, Benfica. Bruno César replaces Nolito.
66': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pinto.
66': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Benfica).
66': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué replaces Adriano.
68': David Villa (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Ezequiel Garay (Benfica).
70': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Maxi Pereira.
70': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Benfica).
70': Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
71': Foul by Bruno César (Benfica).
71': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ezequiel Garay.
74': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Cristian Tello is caught offside.
74': Substitution, Benfica. Óscar Cardozo replaces Lima.
78': Substitution, Benfica. André Almeida replaces Rodrigo.
78': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Benfica).
78': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Nemanja Matic (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Deulofeu replaces Cristian Tello.
81': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
81': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Benfica).
85': Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
85': Delay in match Lionel Messi (Barcelona) because of an injury.
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Lionel Messi went off injured after Barcelona had used all subs.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carles Planas with a headed pass.
90'+3': Offside, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué tries a through ball, but David Villa is caught offside.
90'+5': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Martín Montoya.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Bruno César (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Cardozo.
90'+6': Foul by André Gomes (Benfica).
90'+6': Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Maxi Pereira (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ola John.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.

Statistics

SLB		BAR
23	Fouls	4
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	7
10	Corner Kicks	2
5	Saves	7
34.3	Possession	65.7
17	SHOTS	9
7	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
224	Accurate Passes	538
299	Passes	616
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
10	Accurate Crosses	1
29	Crosses	4
0.3	Cross %	0.3
36	Long Balls	50
18	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.5	Long Balls %	0.8
4	Blocked Shots	1
16	Effective Tackles	14
23	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
10	Effective Clearances	18
20	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 75,000

Line-Ups

Barcelona (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Pinto (GK)
21	Adriano
5	Carles Puyol
29	Carles Planas
19	Martín Montoya
25	Alex Song
28	Sergi Roberto
11	Thiago Alcantara
37	Cristian Tello
7	David Villa
30	Rafinha

Barcelona Substitutes:

Jonathan dos Santos, Sergio Busquets, Lionel Messi, Gerard Piqué, Víctor Valdés, Gerard Deulofeu, Sergi Gómez.

Benfica (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Artur Morães (GK)
24	Ezequiel Garay
4	Luisão
25	Lorenzo Melgarejo
14	Maxi Pereira
89	André Gomes
21	Nemanja Matic
9	Nolito
15	Ola John
11	Lima
19	Rodrigo

Benfica Substitutes:

André Almeida, Luisinho, Paulo Lopes, Bruno César, Nicolás Gaitán, Óscar Cardozo, Jardel.

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