Benfica vs Juventus, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueBenfica end Juventus' Champions League hopes in seven-goal thriller
Benfica's Rafa Silva scored two superb goals as they edged Juventus 4-3 in a thriller at Estadio da Luz on Wednesday to seal a last-16 spot.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Juan Cuadrado.
- 7': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 8': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 8': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus).
- 10': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Federico Gatti.
- 12': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
- 13': Offside, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
- 14': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Federico Gatti.
- 17': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Weston McKennie.
- 17': Goal! Benfica 1, Juventus 0. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Federico Gatti.
- 21': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
- 21': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 21': Goal! Benfica 1, Juventus 1. Moise Kean (Juventus) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic following a corner.
- 24': VAR Decision: Goal Benfica 1-1 Juventus (Dusan Vlahovic).
- 26': Penalty conceded by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 28': Goal! Benfica 2, Juventus 1. João Mário (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 31': Federico Gatti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
- 33': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Florentino.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
- 35': Goal! Benfica 3, Juventus 1. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
- 40': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
- 44': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
- 45'+1': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
- 45'+1': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Benfica 3, Juventus 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 3, Juventus 1.
- 45': Substitution, Juventus. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Moise Kean.
- 46': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
- 47': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Juventus) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 49': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Danilo.
- 50': Goal! Benfica 4, Juventus 1. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a through ball.
- 54': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Benfica).
- 55': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
- 59': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 60': Substitution, Juventus. Alex Sandro replaces Leonardo Bonucci.
- 60': Substitution, Juventus. Fabio Miretti replaces Juan Cuadrado.
- 61': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
- 61': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 61': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 62': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Danilo (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a headed pass.
- 66': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
- 69': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 70': Substitution, Juventus. Matìas Soulé replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
- 70': Substitution, Juventus. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Filip Kostic.
- 72': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Samuel Iling-Junior.
- 73': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 73': Matìas Soulé (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 73': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
- 77': Goal! Benfica 4, Juventus 2. Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Matìas Soulé (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 79': Goal! Benfica 4, Juventus 3. Weston McKennie (Juventus) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 81': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Alexander Bah.
- 84': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Benfica).
- 84': Matìas Soulé (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Enzo Fernández (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 85': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Florentino.
- 86': Rafa (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos following a fast break.
- 87': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Rafa.
- 87': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 88': Attempt missed. Matìas Soulé (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross.
- 90'+1': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 90'+1': Enzo Fernández (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces João Mário.
- 90'+4': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 90'+4': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Weston McKennie.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Juventus 3.
- 0': Match ends, Benfica 4, Juventus 3.
Statistics
 JUV |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 417 |
| 402 | Passes | 492 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 25 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 20 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,131
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,131
Line-Ups
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 |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 20 | João Mário |
Juventus (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 6 | Danilo  |
| 15 | Federico Gatti |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 8 | Weston McKennie |
| 5 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 17 | Filip Kostic |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 18 | Moise Kean |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
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