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

· UEFA Champions League

AS Monaco

FT
0 - 0

Benfica

76': Lisandro López

Monaco and Benfica play out stalemate as Lisandro Lopez sees red

Both sides wasted clear-cut chances early in the first half before Benfica defender Lisandro Lopez was sent off 15 minutes from time for a dangerous tackle on Joao Moutinho.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
5': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitar Berbatov.
5': Andrea Raggi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Anderson Talisca (Benfica).
5': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Luisão.
7': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
8': Foul by Eliseu (Benfica).
8': Nabil Dirar (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Eliseu (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Offside, Monaco. João Moutinho tries a through ball, but Nabil Dirar is caught offside.
10': Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Foul by Lisandro López (Benfica).
11': Foul by Lisandro López (Benfica).
11': Nabil Dirar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Anderson Talisca (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco).
13': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
15': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco).
15': Lima (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Anderson Talisca (Benfica).
18': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Eduardo Salvio.
19': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Monaco).
19': Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt missed. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán with a cross.
21': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
23': Attempt blocked. Lima (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Salvio with a cross.
26': Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Foul by Lisandro López (Benfica).
26': Lisandro López (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Delay in match Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) because of an injury.
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Eliseu (Benfica).
28': Attempt saved. Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Moutinho.
31': Anderson Talisca (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco).
31': Attempt missed. André Almeida (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Enzo Pérez.
32': Attempt missed. Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by João Moutinho.
33': Delay in match Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) because of an injury.
34': Substitution, Monaco. Anthony Martial replaces Dimitar Berbatov because of an injury.
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Offside, Monaco. Nabil Dirar tries a through ball, but Anthony Martial is caught offside.
35': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fabinho.
36': Attempt blocked. Lima (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lisandro López with a headed pass.
36': Foul by Eduardo Salvio (Benfica).
36': Lucas Ocampos (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Eduardo Salvio.
39': Attempt blocked. Enzo Pérez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Andrea Raggi.
39': Attempt saved. Lima (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anderson Talisca with a cross.
41': Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
41': Lisandro López (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
45': Foul by Anderson Talisca (Benfica).
45': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
45': Maxi Pereira (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Benfica 0.
0': Match ends, Monaco 0, Benfica 0.
45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Benfica 0.
47': Foul by Lima (Benfica).
47': Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
48': Lisandro López (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nabil Dirar.
50': Offside, Monaco. Nabil Dirar tries a through ball, but Anthony Martial is caught offside.
50': Hand ball by Lima (Benfica).
51': Enzo Pérez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco).
52': Attempt missed. Anderson Talisca (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
53': Foul by Enzo Pérez (Benfica).
53': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Delay in match João Moutinho (Monaco) because of an injury.
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
54': Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Foul by Lima (Benfica).
57': Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt blocked. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
58': Attempt blocked. Nabil Dirar (Monaco) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Layvin Kurzawa with a cross.
58': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Layvin Kurzawa.
59': Attempt saved. Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Eliseu.
59': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Danijel Subasic.
60': Offside, Benfica. Lisandro López tries a through ball, but Lima is caught offside.
60': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
60': Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Offside, Benfica. André Almeida tries a through ball, but Lima is caught offside.
62': Substitution, Monaco. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco replaces Lucas Ocampos.
63': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Lima (Benfica).
64': Foul by Anderson Talisca (Benfica).
64': Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Offside, Monaco. João Moutinho tries a through ball, but Layvin Kurzawa is caught offside.
67': Attempt saved. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anderson Talisca with a through ball.
67': Attempt saved. André Almeida (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduardo Salvio.
68': Attempt missed. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
68': Substitution, Benfica. Bebé replaces Anderson Talisca.
71': Attempt missed. Enzo Pérez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eduardo Salvio.
71': Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
72': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Maxi Pereira.
72': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
74': Attempt missed. Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lisandro López.
75': Foul by Lisandro López (Benfica).
75': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Lisandro López (Benfica) is shown the red card.
77': Hand ball by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
78': Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco).
78': Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Delay in match Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) because of an injury.
79': Substitution, Benfica. César replaces Nicolás Gaitán.
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Hand ball by Enzo Pérez (Benfica).
82': Eliseu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
82': Substitution, Monaco. Bernardo Silva replaces João Moutinho.
83': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
85': Foul by Enzo Pérez (Benfica).
85': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
87': Attempt saved. Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
87': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Artur Moraes.
88': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Samaris replaces Enzo Pérez.
90': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
90': Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+2': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Maxi Pereira.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Andrea Raggi (Monaco) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'+5': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco).
90'+5': Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Offside, Monaco. Ricardo Carvalho tries a through ball, but Anthony Martial is caught offside.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 0, Benfica 0.

Statistics

BEN		MON
20	Fouls	17
3	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
4	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	4
49.3	Possession	50.7
13	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
284	Accurate Passes	284
374	Passes	383
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	3
16	Crosses	25
0.3	Cross %	0.1
56	Long Balls	71
24	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	5
17	Effective Tackles	20
25	Tackles	29
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
45	Effective Clearances	19
45	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 12,776

Line-Ups

AS Monaco (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Danijel Subasic (GK)
6	Ricardo Carvalho
24	Andrea Raggi
3	Layvin Kurzawa
2	Fabinho
28	Jérémy Toulalan
22	Geoffrey Kondogbia
8	João Moutinho
9	Dimitar Berbatov
11	Lucas Ocampos
7	Nabil Dirar

AS Monaco Substitutes:

Maarten Stekelenburg, Yannick Carrasco, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Wallace, Anthony Martial, Elderson Echiéjilé, Bernardo Silva.

Benfica (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Artur Morães (GK)
2	Lisandro López
4	Luisão
19	Eliseu
14	Maxi Pereira
35	Enzo Pérez
34	André Almeida
10	Nicolás Gaitán
18	Eduardo Salvio
11	Lima
30	Anderson Talisca

Benfica Substitutes:

Goncalo Guedes, Bebé, César, Pizzi, Paulo Lopes, Derley, Andreas Samaris.

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