Barcelona vs Benfica, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League

Barcelona

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Benfica

Barcelona draw with Benfica as UCL round of 16 spot still on hold

Barcelona and Benfica played out a thrilling goalless draw in the Champions League in Xavi Hernandez's second match in charge.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
7': Attempt saved. Yusuf Demir (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias.
8': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
9': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Yusuf Demir (Barcelona).
10': Hand ball by Éverton (Benfica).
13': Attempt missed. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias.
15': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gavi.
17': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
19': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
19': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
21': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Offside, Barcelona. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Yusuf Demir is caught offside.
24': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
24': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
24': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt missed. Gavi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias.
27': Attempt saved. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias.
29': Offside, Barcelona. Gavi tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
31': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
31': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
32': Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Offside, Benfica. Alejandro Grimaldo tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
34': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Éverton with a cross.
34': Attempt blocked. Gilberto (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
35': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
35': Yusuf Demir (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt blocked. Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
38': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
38': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
40': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
41': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Yusuf Demir (Barcelona) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
43': Attempt blocked. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
43': Offside, Barcelona. Gavi tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
44': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
44': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
45': Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.
45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.
46': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
46': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
47': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavi.
49': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
49': Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
49': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
53': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
56': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
56': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
57': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
58': Offside, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet tries a through ball, but Nicolás González Iglesias is caught offside.
58': Foul by Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona).
58': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Substitution, Benfica. Darwin Núñez replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
59': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces João Mário.
60': Offside, Benfica. Adel Taarabt tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
63': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
63': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi following a fast break.
66': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Yusuf Demir.
67': Attempt saved. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
68': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
70': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Éverton.
70': Substitution, Benfica. Valentino Lazaro replaces Rafa.
73': Attempt missed. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
74': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
80': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
81': Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
82': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
82': Offside, Benfica. Adel Taarabt tries a through ball, but Pizzi is caught offside.
83': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gilberto.
83': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Ronald Araújo is caught offside.
85': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
85': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
86': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Clément Lenglet.
86': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Ronald Araújo because of an injury.
87': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
87': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
89': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
89': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
90'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Odysseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
90'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Valentino Lazaro.
90'+5': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
90'+5': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.
0': Match ends, Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.

Statistics

BEN		BAR
14	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	8
3	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	3
34.9	Possession	65.1
7	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
256	Accurate Passes	547
348	Passes	644
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	5
6	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	44
21	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	13
23	Tackles	23
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	7
19	Effective Clearances	3
19	Clearances	3

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 49,572

Line-Ups

Barcelona (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
3	Gerard Piqué
15	Clément Lenglet
4	Ronald Araújo
21	Frenkie de Jong
5	Sergio Busquets
18	Jordi Alba
11	Yusuf Demir
9	Memphis Depay
30	Gavi
28	Nicolas Gonzalez

Barcelona Substitutes:

Sergiño Dest, Luuk de Jong, Óscar Mingueza, Iñaki Peña, Ricard Puig, Neto, Eric García, Samuel Umtiti, Philippe Coutinho, Alejandro Balde, Ousmane Dembélé.

Benfica (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
5	Jan Vertonghen
34	André Almeida
20	João Mário
28	Julian Weigl
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
2	Gilberto
15	Roman Yaremchuk
7	Everton
27	Rafa Silva

Benfica Substitutes:

Haris Seferovic, Ferro, Mile Svilar, Valentino Lazaro, Pizzi, Gonçalo Ramos, Helton Leite, Morato, Gedson Fernandes, Souahilo Meïté, Adel Taarabt, Darwin Núñez.

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