UEFA Women's Champions League

Benfica vs Barcelona, 2022-23 UEFA Women's Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Women's Champions League
Benfica
  • 62': Jéssica Silva
  • 81': Cloé Lacasse
FT
2 - 6
Barcelona
  • 7': Irene Paredes
  • 45'+2': Clàudia Pina
  • 48': Aitana Bonmatí
  • 58': Ana-Maria Crnogorevic
  • 80': Ana Seica (OG)
  • 90': Mariona Caldentey

About

Benfica are hosting Barcelona at Caixa Futebol Campus, Seixal, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Ana Vitória (Benfica Women).
  • 2': Mapi León (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Ana Vitória (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Clàudia Pina (Barcelona Femenino).
  • 3': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Catarina Amado.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 6': Carole Costa (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino).
  • 7': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Rute Costa.
  • 7': Goal! Benfica Women 0, Barcelona Femenino 1. Irene Paredes (Barcelona Femenino) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Foul by Keira Walsh (Barcelona Femenino).
  • 8': Kika Nazareth (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Cloé Lacasse.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Lucy Bronze (Barcelona Femenino) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Clàudia Pina with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Fridolina Rolfö (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí.
  • 13': Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Foul by Lúcia Alves (Benfica Women).
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Rute Costa (Benfica Women).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Ana Seiça.
  • 20': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Carole Costa.
  • 20': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Christy Ucheibe.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 25': Foul by Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino).
  • 25': Kika Nazareth (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Clàudia Pina (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patri Guijarro.
  • 28': Ana Vitória (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Keira Walsh (Barcelona Femenino).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Clàudia Pina (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Patri Guijarro.
  • 29': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Rute Costa.
  • 30': Offside, Benfica Women. Christy Ucheibe tries a through ball, but Cloé Lacasse is caught offside.
  • 32': Cloé Lacasse (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Lucy Bronze (Barcelona Femenino).
  • 32': Offside, Benfica Women. Catarina Amado tries a through ball, but Jéssica Silva is caught offside.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Catarina Amado (Benfica Women).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Kika Nazareth (Benfica Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carole Costa.
  • 36': Corner, Benfica Women. Conceded by Mapi León.
  • 37': Foul by Catarina Amado (Benfica Women).
  • 37': Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Lúcia Alves.
  • 40': Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Lúcia Alves (Benfica Women).
  • 41': Attempt saved. Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patri Guijarro.
  • 43': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Carole Costa.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mapi León with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 45': Offside, Barcelona Femenino. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic tries a through ball, but Aitana Bonmatí is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Benfica Women 0, Barcelona Femenino 2. Clàudia Pina (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica Women 0, Barcelona Femenino 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica Women 0, Barcelona Femenino 2.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 48': Goal! Benfica Women 0, Barcelona Femenino 3. Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keira Walsh.
  • 50': Foul by Mapi León (Barcelona Femenino).
  • 50': Jéssica Silva (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ana Vitória (Benfica Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kika Nazareth following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Hand ball by Catarina Amado (Benfica Women).
  • 51': Foul by Cloé Lacasse (Benfica Women).
  • 51': Lucy Bronze (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fridolina Rolfö.
  • 53': Foul by Patri Guijarro (Barcelona Femenino).
  • 53': Kika Nazareth (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Ana Seiça (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Clàudia Pina (Barcelona Femenino).
  • 56': Offside, Benfica Women. Pauleta tries a through ball, but Catarina Amado is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fridolina Rolfö.
  • 58': Goal! Benfica Women 0, Barcelona Femenino 4. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí.
  • 60': Offside, Barcelona Femenino. Lucy Bronze tries a through ball, but Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic is caught offside.
  • 61': Foul by Catarina Amado (Benfica Women).
  • 61': Fridolina Rolfö (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Catarina Amado (Benfica Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Goal! Benfica Women 1, Barcelona Femenino 4. Jéssica Silva (Benfica Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pauleta.
  • 65': Foul by Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino).
  • 65': Rute Costa (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Mariona Caldentey replaces Aitana Bonmatí.
  • 66': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Ingrid Engen replaces Patri Guijarro.
  • 66': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Salma Paralluelo replaces Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic.
  • 66': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Marta Torrejón replaces Irene Paredes.
  • 67': Substitution, Benfica Women. Nycole Raysla replaces Jéssica Silva.
  • 67': Substitution, Benfica Women. Andreia Norton replaces Christy Ucheibe.
  • 67': Substitution, Benfica Women. Valéria replaces Lúcia Alves.
  • 68': Foul by Ana Vitória (Benfica Women).
  • 68': Fridolina Rolfö (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Ana Vitória (Benfica Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keira Walsh.
  • 69': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Rute Costa.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Marta Torrejón (Barcelona Femenino) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mapi León with a cross.
  • 70': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Rute Costa.
  • 72': Penalty Benfica Women. Cloé Lacasse draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': Penalty conceded by Fridolina Rolfö (Barcelona Femenino) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 73': Penalty saved! Nycole Raysla (Benfica Women) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Clàudia Pina (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Geyse Ferreira.
  • 75': Foul by Fridolina Rolfö (Barcelona Femenino).
  • 75': Kika Nazareth (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Mariona Caldentey (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keira Walsh.
  • 76': Foul by Cloé Lacasse (Benfica Women).
  • 76': Marta Torrejón (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Clàudia Pina (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Andreia Norton (Benfica Women).
  • 79': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Bruna Vilamala replaces Clàudia Pina.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruna Vilamala.
  • 80': Own Goal by Ana Seiça, Benfica Women. Benfica Women 1, Barcelona Femenino 5.
  • 80': Substitution, Benfica Women. Andreia Faria replaces Kika Nazareth.
  • 81': Goal! Benfica Women 2, Barcelona Femenino 5. Cloé Lacasse (Benfica Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ana Vitória following a fast break.
  • 85': Foul by Andreia Norton (Benfica Women).
  • 85': Fridolina Rolfö (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Offside, Barcelona Femenino. Bruna Vilamala tries a through ball, but Geyse Ferreira is caught offside.
  • 88': Ana Seiça (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino).
  • 89': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Catarina Amado.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 90': Goal! Benfica Women 2, Barcelona Femenino 6. Mariona Caldentey (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Geyse Ferreira.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ana Seiça (Benfica Women).
  • 90'+2': Mariona Caldentey (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Andreia Norton (Benfica Women).
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Penalty conceded by Fridolina Rolfö (Barcelona Femenino) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6': Penalty saved! Ana Vitória (Benfica Women) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Benfica Women 2, Barcelona Femenino 6.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica Women 2, Barcelona Femenino 6.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League

Venue: Caixa Futebol Campus
Location: Seixal, Portugal
Attendance: 850

UEFA Women's Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 6 +23 15
2 Manchester City 6 +5 15
3 Hammarby IF 6 -12 6
4 St. Pölten 6 -16 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

BEN Benfica (4-3-3)

No. Name
66 Ana Rute Costa (GK)
15 Carole Costa
3 Ana Seica
13 Lúcia Alves
19 Catarina Amado Yellow Card
18 Kika Nazareth
16 Christy Ucheibe
21 Pauleta
77 Jéssica Silva
20 Cloé Lacasse
10 Ana Vitória Yellow Card
Benfica Substitutes:
Valeria, Daniela Silva, Andreia Faria, Sílvia Rebelo, Nycole Raysla, Katelin Talbert, Maria Negrão, Beatriz Nogueira, Lara Pintassilgo, Andreia Norton, Carolina Vilao, Marta Cintra.

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Sandra Paños (GK)
4 Mapi León
2 Irene Paredes
16 Fridolina Rolfö
15 Lucy Bronze
21 Keira Walsh
12 Patri Guijarro
14 Aitana Bonmatí
18 Geyse
6 Clàudia Pina
7 Ana-Maria Crnogorevic
Barcelona Substitutes:
Asisat Oshoala, Emma Ramírez, Bruna Vilamala, Salma Paralluelo, Meritxell Font, Ingrid Syrstad Engen, Nuria Rábano, Laia Codina, Mariona Caldentey, Gemma Font, Marta Torrejón.

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