Bayern Munich vs Benfica, 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
- 13': Arjen Robben
- 30': Arjen Robben
- 36': Robert Lewandowski
- 51': Robert Lewandowski
- 76': Franck Ribéry
FT
5 - 1
5 - 1
Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, Arjen Robben net doubles in Benfica rout
Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski scored two goals each as the German champions demolished Benfica 5-1.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Offside, FC Bayern München. Robert Lewandowski tries a through ball, but Franck Ribéry is caught offside.
- 3': Attempt missed. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 5': Hand ball by André Almeida (Benfica).
- 7': Foul by Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München).
- 7': Gabriel Pires (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Rafinha (FC Bayern München).
- 8': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Goal! FC Bayern München 1, Benfica 0. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
- 16': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München).
- 19': Attempt saved. Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérôme Boateng.
- 21': Foul by Rafinha (FC Bayern München).
- 21': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München).
- 22': Foul by Jonas (Benfica).
- 22': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.
- 23': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
- 24': Foul by Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München).
- 24': Gabriel Pires (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 27': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by David Alaba.
- 28': Attempt missed. Germán Conti (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Goal! FC Bayern München 2, Benfica 0. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 32': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München).
- 32': Gabriel Pires (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München).
- 33': Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 36': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arjen Robben.
- 36': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
- 36': Goal! FC Bayern München 3, Benfica 0. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
- 39': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by David Alaba (FC Bayern München).
- 40': Hand ball by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
- 42': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
- 42': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt missed. André Almeida (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Bayern München 3, Benfica 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Bayern München 3, Benfica 0.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Gedson Fernandes replaces Pizzi.
- 46': Goal! FC Bayern München 3, Benfica 1. Gedson Fernandes (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas.
- 50': Attempt saved. Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niklas Süle.
- 50': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
- 50': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by André Almeida.
- 51': Goal! FC Bayern München 4, Benfica 1. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by David Alaba.
- 53': Foul by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
- 53': Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Jonas (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lubomir Fejsa.
- 56': Attempt missed. David Alaba (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 57': Foul by Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München).
- 57': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Offside, FC Bayern München. Rafinha tries a through ball, but Thomas Müller is caught offside.
- 59': Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Jonas.
- 60': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Franck Ribéry.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pires.
- 66': Foul by Rafinha (FC Bayern München).
- 66': Gedson Fernandes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 70': Offside, FC Bayern München. Leon Goretzka tries a through ball, but Arjen Robben is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
- 71': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Renato Sanches replaces Arjen Robben.
- 76': Substitution, Benfica. Alfa Semedo replaces Lubomir Fejsa.
- 76': Goal! FC Bayern München 5, Benfica 1. Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Alaba.
- 78': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Sandro Wagner replaces Franck Ribéry.
- 81': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Woo-Yeong Jeong replaces Thomas Müller.
- 83': Foul by Renato Sanches (FC Bayern München).
- 83': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Alfa Semedo (Benfica).
- 87': Woo-Yeong Jeong (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Alfa Semedo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Offside, Benfica. Rafa tries a through ball, but André Almeida is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Alaba with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 5, Benfica 1.
- 90'+3': Match ends, FC Bayern München 5, Benfica 1.
Statistics
 BEN |
MUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.6 | Possession | 58.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 390 | Accurate Passes | 593 |
| 477 | Passes | 674 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 29 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 21 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 70,000
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 70,000
Line-Ups
Bayern Munich (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 17 | Jérôme Boateng |
| 4 | Niklas Süle |
| 32 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 27 | David Alaba |
| 13 | Rafinha |
| 18 | Leon Goretzka |
| 25 | Thomas Müller |
| 7 | Franck Ribéry  |
| 10 | Arjen Robben |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
Benfica (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 6 | Rúben Dias |
| 2 | Germán Conti |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 34 | André Almeida |
| 5 | Ljubomir Fejsa |
| 8 | Gabriel |
| 21 | Pizzi |
| 10 | Jonas |
| 11 | Franco Cervi |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
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