Benfica vs Barcelona, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions League
90'+8': Arthur CabralRaphinha strike earns Barca win at Benfica and top-8 spot
Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time to hand Barcelona a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday after a hat-trick from Vangelis Pavlidis gave the hosts a two-goal halftime lead.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gavi.
- 2': Goal! Benfica 1, Barcelona 0. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras with a cross.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras with a through ball following a fast break.
- 8': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 8': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedri.
- 11': Penalty Barcelona. Alejandro Balde draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 11': Penalty conceded by Tomás Araújo (Benfica) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 12': VAR Decision: Penalty Barcelona.
- 13': Goal! Benfica 1, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 16': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
- 16': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pau Cubarsí.
- 20': Attempt saved. Gavi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florentino.
- 22': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Goal! Benfica 2, Barcelona 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
- 26': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 26': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 27': Offside, Benfica. Nicolás Otamendi is caught offside.
- 28': Penalty Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 28': Penalty conceded by Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 30': Goal! Benfica 3, Barcelona 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 31': Offside, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
- 36': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 36': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 37': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 38': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
- 39': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 45': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Benfica 3, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 3, Barcelona 1.
- 46': Offside, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt saved. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedri with a through ball.
- 50': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona).
- 50': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gavi.
- 52': Attempt saved. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florentino.
- 53': Offside, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup with a through ball.
- 55': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
- 58': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
- 58': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
- 61': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
- 61': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Marc Casadó.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Gavi.
- 64': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 64': Goal! Benfica 3, Barcelona 2. Raphinha (Barcelona) header from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 66': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 66': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Own Goal by Ronald Araujo, Barcelona. Benfica 4, Barcelona 2.
- 69': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Benfica. Alexander Bah replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 71': Substitution, Benfica. Ángel Di María replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Jules Koundé.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Alejandro Balde.
- 76': Penalty Barcelona. Lamine Yamal draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 76': Penalty conceded by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 76': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Goal! Benfica 4, Barcelona 3. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 79': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri.
- 80': Substitution, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Orkun Kökçü.
- 80': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 82': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 85': Foul by Benjamín Rollheiser (Benfica).
- 85': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 86': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
- 86': Goal! Benfica 4, Barcelona 4. Eric García (Barcelona) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a headed pass.
- 88': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by António Silva.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 89': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Zeki Amdouni.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 89': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
- 90': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Martín replaces Lamine Yamal.
- 90'+2': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
- 90'+2': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 90'+4': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Goal! Benfica 4, Barcelona 5. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferran Torres following a fast break.
- 90'+8': Arthur Cabral (Benfica) is shown the red card.
- 90'+8': Fermín López (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Barcelona 5.
- 0': Match ends, Benfica 4, Barcelona 5.
Statistics
 BAR |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 74.4 | Possession | 25.6 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 658 | Accurate Passes | 177 |
| 731 | Passes | 250 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 21 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 29 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 13 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 19 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 63,225
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 63,225
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 7 | +13 | 21 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 7 | +15 | 18 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 7 | +12 | 16 |
| 4 | Internazionale | 7 | +7 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Benfica (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 4 | António Silva |
| 3 | Álvaro Carreras |
| 44 | Tomás Araújo |
| 61 | Florentino Luís |
| 10 | Orkun Kökçü |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 14 | Vangelis Pavlidis |
| 21 | Andreas Schjelderup |
| 17 | Kerem Aktürkoglu |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 2 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 23 | Jules Koundé  |
| 6 | Gavi |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 17 | Marc Casadó |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 11 | Raphinha |
| 19 | Lamine Yamal |
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