
Barcelona vs Benfica 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Barcelona draw with Benfica as UCL round of 16 spot still on hold
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Barcelona and Benfica played out a thrilling goalless draw in the Champions League in Xavi Hernandez's second match in charge.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 36': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 49': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Benfica. Darwin Núñez replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 59': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces João Mário.
- 66': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Yusuf Demir.
- 70': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Éverton.
- 70': Substitution, Benfica. Valentino Lazaro replaces Rafa.
- 81': Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Clément Lenglet.
- 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Ronald Araújo because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Odysseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Benfica 0.
Game Information
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 49,572
UEFA Champions League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 1 |
10 | AC Milan | 6 | 1 | 2 |
6 | FC Salzburg | 6 | 3 | 2 |
4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Statistics
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BEN![]() |
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13 | Fouls | 14 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
8 | Offsides | 3 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
65.1 | POSSESSION | 34.9 |
14 | SHOTS | 7 |
3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
547 | Accurate Passes | 256 |
644 | Passes | 348 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
22 | Crosses | 6 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
44 | Long Balls | 60 |
19 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
23 | Tackles | 23 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
7 | Interceptions | 14 |
3 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
3 | Clearances | 19 |
Barcelona (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
3 | Gerard Piqué ![]() |
15 | Clément Lenglet |
4 | Ronald Araújo |
21 | Frenkie de Jong |
5 | Sergio Busquets |
18 | Jordi Alba |
11 | Yusuf Demir |
9 | Memphis Depay |
30 | Gavi |
28 | Nicolas Gonzalez |
Benfica (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) ![]() |
30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
5 | Jan Vertonghen |
34 | André Almeida |
20 | João Mário ![]() |
28 | Julian Weigl |
3 | Alejandro Grimaldo ![]() |
2 | Gilberto |
15 | Roman Yaremchuk |
7 | Everton |
27 | Rafa |
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