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

· UEFA Champions League

Benfica

3': Darwin Núñez
69': Rafa Silva
79': Darwin Núñez (P)

FT
3 - 0

Barcelona

87': Eric García

About

Benfica are hosting Barcelona at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Goal! Benfica 1, Barcelona 0. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
5': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
5': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
11': Attempt blocked. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
11': Offside, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong tries a through ball, but Frenkie de Jong is caught offside.
12': Attempt missed. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
12': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
12': Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Foul by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona).
16': Valentino Lazaro (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
16': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
20': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
20': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
21': Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
27': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
27': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Lucas Veríssimo.
28': Attempt blocked. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
28': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
30': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a headed pass.
33': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Gerard Piqué because of an injury.
33': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
33': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
37': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Lucas Veríssimo.
37': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
39': Attempt missed. Eric García (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
39': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
39': Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Offside, Barcelona. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
45': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
45'+1': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Valentino Lazaro because of an injury.
45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Barcelona 0.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Barcelona 0.
48': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Mário.
48': Foul by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona).
48': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Attempt missed. Lucas Veríssimo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Mário with a cross following a set piece situation.
50': Offside, Benfica. Julian Weigl tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
51': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
51': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from long range on the right. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
52': Foul by Luuk de Jong (Barcelona).
52': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
54': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
55': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Rafa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Ronald Araujo is caught offside.
58': Foul by Memphis Depay (Barcelona).
58': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
60': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
61': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
62': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
62': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
62': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
64': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk with a headed pass following a corner.
65': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
65': Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
66': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Attempt blocked. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
66': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
68': Substitution, Barcelona. Nico González replaces Sergio Busquets.
68': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Pedri.
68': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Luuk de Jong.
69': Attempt saved. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk with a through ball.
69': Goal! Benfica 2, Barcelona 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
71': Attempt missed. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
72': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
72': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Julian Weigl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Benfica. André Almeida replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
76': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
77': Attempt blocked. Gilberto (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
77': Penalty conceded by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
77': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
78': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
79': Goal! Benfica 3, Barcelona 0. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
81': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Lucas Veríssimo (Benfica).
85': Foul by Nico González (Barcelona).
85': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Nico González (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Rafa.
86': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Darwin Núñez.
87': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
87': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Second yellow card to Eric García (Barcelona) for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Sergi Roberto.
90': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
90': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Offside, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
90'+3': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Barcelona 0.
0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Barcelona 0.

Statistics

BAR		BEN
15	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	0
59.6	Possession	40.4
8	SHOTS	12
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
467	Accurate Passes	301
524	Passes	358
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	5
18	Crosses	12
0.1	Cross %	0.4
34	Long Balls	49
23	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.7	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	1
16	Effective Tackles	11
25	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	13
6	Effective Clearances	17
6	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 29,454

Line-Ups

Benfica (3-4-3)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
5	Jan Vertonghen
4	Lucas Verissimo
20	João Mário
28	Julian Weigl
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
22	Valentino Lazaro
15	Roman Yaremchuk
9	Darwin Núñez
27	Rafa Silva

Benfica Substitutes:

Pizzi, Nemanja Radonjic, Souahilo Meïté, Rodrigo Pinho, Helton Leite, Gedson Fernandes, Adel Taarabt, Gonçalo Ramos, Everton, André Almeida, Gilberto, Morato.

Barcelona (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
3	Gerard Piqué
4	Ronald Araújo
24	Eric García
5	Sergio Busquets
21	Frenkie de Jong
16	Pedri
2	Sergiño Dest
20	Sergi Roberto
9	Memphis Depay
17	Luuk de Jong

Barcelona Substitutes:

Gavi, Neto, Ricard Puig, Clément Lenglet, Philippe Coutinho, Yusuf Demir, Óscar Mingueza, Samuel Umtiti, Nicolas Gonzalez, Ansu Fati, Iñaki Peña.

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