Benfica vs Bayern Munich, 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueBayern's Renato Sanches scores, earns applause on return to Benfica
Bayern Munich midfielder Renato Sanches had a goal and an assist in his return to Benfica in a 2-0 victory on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Jardel.
- 4': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Goal! Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 1. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Alaba.
- 12': Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by David Alaba (FC Bayern München).
- 13': Attempt saved. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a through ball.
- 16': Attempt saved. Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arjen Robben.
- 18': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München).
- 18': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Attempt missed. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by James Rodríguez.
- 21': Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Arjen Robben.
- 22': Attempt missed. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 22': Hand ball by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
- 22': Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 25': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München).
- 25': Gedson Fernandes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pizzi.
- 28': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.
- 28': Attempt missed. Jardel (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
- 39': Foul by Jardel (Benfica).
- 39': Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Jardel (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt saved. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Ribéry.
- 40': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a cross.
- 44': Offside, Benfica. Gedson Fernandes tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 1.
- 47': Hand ball by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
- 52': Attempt missed. Renato Sanches (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 52': Foul by Mats Hummels (FC Bayern München).
- 52': Haris Seferovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Mats Hummels (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 2. Renato Sanches (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Rodríguez.
- 57': Foul by Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München).
- 57': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gedson Fernandes.
- 58': Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Jardel (Benfica).
- 59': Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by James Rodríguez (FC Bayern München).
- 60': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross.
- 60': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.
- 61': Attempt saved. Jardel (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Gedson Fernandes (Benfica).
- 61': James Rodríguez (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Benfica. Gabriel Pires replaces Eduardo Salvio.
- 62': Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Pizzi.
- 62': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Franck Ribéry.
- 63': Offside, FC Bayern München. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München).
- 64': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 65': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Jardel.
- 69': Offside, FC Bayern München. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt missed. Gedson Fernandes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Franco Cervi.
- 71': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pires (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 76': Substitution, Benfica. Andrija Zivkovic replaces Gedson Fernandes.
- 76': Foul by Rúben Dias (Benfica).
- 76': James Rodríguez (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München).
- 78': Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Leon Goretzka replaces James Rodríguez.
- 80': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
- 80': Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Offside, FC Bayern München. Robert Lewandowski tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
- 82': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
- 82': Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Seferovic with a cross.
- 87': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pires (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 88': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Javi Martínez.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pires (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 90'+1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jérôme Boateng.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Serge Gnabry.
- 90'+2': Foul by Franco Cervi (Benfica).
- 90'+2': Renato Sanches (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 2.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Benfica 0, FC Bayern München 2.
Statistics
MUN | BEN | |
---|---|---|
8 | Fouls | 9 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
4 | Saves | 4 |
56.1 | Possession | 43.9 |
14 | SHOTS | 14 |
6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
525 | Accurate Passes | 377 |
620 | Passes | 476 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
7 | Crosses | 16 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
75 | Long Balls | 53 |
43 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
14 | Tackles | 17 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
20 | Interceptions | 19 |
22 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
22 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,274
Line-Ups
Benfica (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
33 | Jardel |
6 | Rúben Dias |
3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
34 | André Almeida |
5 | Ljubomir Fejsa |
21 | Pizzi |
83 | Gedson Fernandes |
14 | Haris Seferovic |
11 | Franco Cervi |
18 | Eduardo Salvio |
Bayern Munich (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
5 | Mats Hummels |
17 | Jérôme Boateng |
27 | David Alaba |
32 | Joshua Kimmich |
8 | Javi Martínez |
11 | James Rodríguez |
35 | Renato Sanches |
9 | Robert Lewandowski |
7 | Franck Ribéry |
10 | Arjen Robben |
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