Juventus vs Benfica, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League

Juventus

4': Arkadiusz Milik

FT
1 - 2

Benfica

43': João Mário (P)
55': David Neres

Juventus sink to 2-1 home loss to Benfica as Champions League hopes suffer further blow

Juventus are without a point from their first two Champions League matches after suffering a 2-1 home loss to Benfica.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, Juventus. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
3': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Benfica).
3': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
3': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Goal! Juventus 1, Benfica 0. Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross following a set piece situation.
6': Hand ball by Enzo Fernández (Benfica).
7': Offside, Juventus. Weston McKennie tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
9': Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
10': Attempt blocked. Leandro Paredes (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
10': Attempt blocked. Filip Kostic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross.
10': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
14': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
19': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
19': Offside, Juventus. Dusan Vlahovic tries a through ball, but Juan Cuadrado is caught offside.
20': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
20': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Neres with a cross following a corner.
26': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
26': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
26': Alexander Bah (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
29': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
31': Hand ball by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
33': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
34': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
34': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Mário.
37': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
37': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt blocked. Leandro Paredes (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Rafa (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by João Mário.
40': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
40': Penalty Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos draws a foul in the penalty area.
40': Penalty conceded by Fabio Miretti (Juventus) after a foul in the penalty area.
41': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
42': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Goal! Juventus 1, Benfica 1. João Mário (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
45': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
45': Mattia Perin (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': Bremer (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
45'+3': Attempt missed. Bremer (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
45'+4': Enzo Fernández (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Fabio Miretti (Juventus).
45'+4': First Half ends, Juventus 1, Benfica 1.
45': Second Half begins Juventus 1, Benfica 1.
47': Attempt missed. Alexander Bah (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafa.
48': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
49': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by António Silva.
49': Attempt blocked. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
49': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
50': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
51': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Juventus).
51': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Benfica).
53': Leandro Paredes (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
55': Goal! Juventus 1, Benfica 2. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
58': Substitution, Juventus. Ángel Di María replaces Fabio Miretti.
58': Substitution, Juventus. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Juan Cuadrado.
58': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus).
58': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
59': Danilo (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt blocked. Alexander Bah (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
60': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
61': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Dusan Vlahovic.
63': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
63': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mattia Perin.
65': Attempt missed. Florentino (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
65': Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
66': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
66': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
67': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bremer.
68': Attempt saved. David Neres (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafa.
68': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mattia Perin.
70': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Benfica).
70': Ángel Di María (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Filip Kostic.
70': Substitution, Juventus. Nicolò Fagioli replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
71': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Juventus) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
72': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
73': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Juventus).
73': Leandro Paredes (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by António Silva.
76': Foul by Ángel Di María (Juventus).
76': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
78': Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Danilo.
81': Substitution, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes replaces Enzo Fernández.
81': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
81': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces David Neres.
83': Offside, Juventus. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Mattia De Sciglio is caught offside.
85': Bremer (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
85': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Rafa.
86': Substitution, Benfica. Julian Draxler replaces João Mário.
87': Danilo (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
87': Attempt missed. Bremer (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
89': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus).
89': Attempt blocked. Florentino (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chiquinho.
90'+3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Juventus 1, Benfica 2.
0': Match ends, Juventus 1, Benfica 2.

Statistics

BEN		JUV
15	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
11	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	5
56.1	Possession	43.9
19	SHOTS	11
7	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
447	Accurate Passes	315
536	Passes	408
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
21	Crosses	24
0.1	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	60
31	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	5
15	Effective Tackles	6
27	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
7	Interceptions	9
21	Effective Clearances	18
21	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 34,015

Line-Ups

Juventus (3-5-2)

No.	Name
36	Mattia Perin (GK)
19	Leonardo Bonucci
6	Danilo
3	Bremer
20	Fabio Miretti
8	Weston McKennie
32	Leandro Paredes
17	Filip Kostic
11	Juan Cuadrado
9	Dusan Vlahovic
14	Arkadiusz Milik

Juventus Substitutes:

Carlo Pinsoglio, Ángel Di María, Mattia De Sciglio, Matìas Soulè, Daniele Rugani, Tommaso Barbieri, Giovanni Garofani, Moise Kean, Nicolo Fagioli, Federico Gatti.

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
66	António Silva
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
6	Alexander Bah
27	Rafa Silva
13	Enzo Fernández
61	Florentino Luís
88	Gonçalo Ramos
20	João Mário
7	David Neres

Benfica Substitutes:

Fredrik Aursnes, Henrique Araújo, Petar Musa, Rodrigo Pinho, Helton Leite, Mihailo Ristic, Paulo Bernardo, Diogo Gonçalves, Chiquinho, Gilberto, Julian Draxler, John Brooks.

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