Benfica vs AS Monaco, 2014-15 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League

Benfica

82': Anderson Talisca

FT
1 - 0

AS Monaco

Taslica strikes to earn Benfica win against AS Monaco

Taslica scored a valuable goal to give Benfica their first win in Champions League Group C as they claimed a hard fought 1-0 victory over Monaco on Tuesday night.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Maxi Pereira (Benfica).
3': Lacina Traoré (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt saved. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
4': Attempt saved. Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anderson Talisca.
5': Attempt missed. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anderson Talisca with a through ball.
8': Hand ball by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco).
8': Offside, Benfica. Luisão tries a through ball, but Anderson Talisca is caught offside.
12': Attempt missed. Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
15': Foul by Maxi Pereira (Benfica).
15': Lacina Traoré (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Salvio.
18': Attempt missed. André Almeida (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán.
18': Derley (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Andrea Raggi (Monaco).
19': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
22': Delay in match Anderson Talisca (Benfica) because of an injury.
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Foul by Lacina Traoré (Monaco).
23': Jardel (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt blocked. Lucas Ocampos (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
26': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Lacina Traoré (Monaco).
26': Lacina Traoré (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Foul by Jardel (Benfica).
27': Lacina Traoré (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
29': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Anderson Talisca (Benfica).
31': Attempt blocked. Lucas Ocampos (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
32': Anderson Talisca (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco).
35': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Derley.
36': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Andreas Samaris.
37': Attempt missed. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
38': Foul by Enzo Pérez (Benfica).
38': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Enzo Pérez (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
39': Offside, Monaco. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco tries a through ball, but Layvin Kurzawa is caught offside.
39': Anderson Talisca (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco).
39': Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Dangerous play by Lacina Traoré (Monaco).
41': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jardel.
41': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Monaco).
41': Luisão (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
44': Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco).
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Salvio.
45'+1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Andrea Raggi.
45'+1': Hand ball by Anderson Talisca (Benfica).
45'+2': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Monaco 0.
0': Match ends, Benfica 1, Monaco 0.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Monaco 0.
48': Foul by Jardel (Benfica).
48': Lacina Traoré (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabinho with a cross.
50': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
53': Attempt saved. Anderson Talisca (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán.
53': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Danijel Subasic.
54': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco).
54': Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Attempt blocked. Anderson Talisca (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Attempt blocked. Anderson Talisca (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Foul by Maxi Pereira (Benfica).
55': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Anderson Talisca.
56': Attempt missed. Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
56': Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
58': Attempt saved. Lacina Traoré (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Moutinho.
59': Attempt saved. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
61': Attempt blocked. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lacina Traoré.
61': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Luisão.
62': Attempt saved. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
62': Substitution, Benfica. Lima replaces Andreas Samaris.
63': Substitution, Monaco. Nabil Dirar replaces Lucas Ocampos.
63': Foul by Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica).
63': Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Attempt blocked. Lima (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Talisca with a cross.
65': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
67': Attempt blocked. Lacina Traoré (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco.
67': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Luisão.
68': Hand ball by Derley (Benfica).
69': Attempt missed. Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
69': Offside, Monaco. Jérémy Toulalan tries a through ball, but Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco is caught offside.
70': Foul by Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica).
70': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Offside, Monaco. Geoffrey Kondogbia tries a through ball, but Nabil Dirar is caught offside.
72': Substitution, Monaco. Anthony Martial replaces Lacina Traoré.
72': Enzo Pérez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco).
74': Derley (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
74': João Moutinho (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Foul by Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco).
75': Lima (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Attempt missed. Lima (Benfica) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jardel with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
77': Attempt saved. Nabil Dirar (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
78': Andrea Raggi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Derley (Benfica).
79': Delay in match Andrea Raggi (Monaco) because of an injury.
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Hand ball by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco).
81': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Derley (Benfica).
82': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ricardo Carvalho.
82': Goal! Benfica 1, Monaco 0. Anderson Talisca (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Derley with a headed pass following a corner.
84': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jardel.
85': Foul by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
85': Maxi Pereira (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Anthony Martial (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Benfica. Bryan Cristante replaces Derley.
86': Substitution, Monaco. Valère Germain replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia.
88': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jardel.
89': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
89': Attempt missed. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by André Almeida.
90'+1': Substitution, Benfica. Bebé replaces Nicolás Gaitán.
90'+3': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
90'+3': Lima (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Lima (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
90'+4': Foul by Enzo Pérez (Benfica).
90'+4': Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Offside, Monaco. Valère Germain tries a through ball, but Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco is caught offside.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Monaco 0.

Statistics

MON		BEN
16	Fouls	15
5	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	5
43.8	Possession	56.2
15	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
260	Accurate Passes	362
345	Passes	456
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	6
27	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.4
67	Long Balls	61
33	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	6
22	Effective Tackles	15
30	Tackles	24
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
25	Effective Clearances	35
25	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 32,565

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
20	Julio César De León (GK)
33	Jardel
4	Luisão
34	André Almeida
14	Maxi Pereira
7	Andreas Samaris
35	Enzo Pérez
10	Nicolás Gaitán
18	Eduardo Salvio
9	Derley
30	Anderson Talisca

Benfica Substitutes:

Loris Benito, César, Lima, Pizzi, Bryan Cristante, Bebé, Artur Morães.

AS Monaco (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Danijel Subasic (GK)
6	Ricardo Carvalho
24	Andrea Raggi
3	Layvin Kurzawa
2	Fabinho
22	Geoffrey Kondogbia
28	Jérémy Toulalan
11	Lucas Ocampos
17	Yannick Carrasco
19	Lacina Traoré
8	João Moutinho

AS Monaco Substitutes:

Maarten Stekelenburg, Bernardo Silva, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Anthony Martial, Valère Germain, Nabil Dirar, Aymen Abdennour.

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